Draft Australian Dietary Guidelines (PDF, 3MB) - Eat For Health

Table 2.7: Recommended number of serves of number of serves of milk, yoghurt, cheeseand/or alternatives (mostly reduced fat) per day ** Additional portions of the five food groups or discretionary choices are needed only by people who are taller or more active to meet additional energy requirements.Source; Australian Guide to Healthy Eating [114]Table 2.8: Standard serve size equivalents for milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives (mostlyreduced fat)Source; Australian Guide to Healthy Eating [114]Analysis of the 1995 National Nutrition Survey [44] included a category called ‘milk products anddishes’ which included items such as milks, yoghurts, cheese, cream, ice-cream and milk-basedcustards, as well as milk substitutes such as soy drinks and soy cheeses. On the day of the survey,93% of subjects consumed foods from this category, the average intake being 322g for adult malesand 258g for adult women. Older men consumed less of these foods than younger men, butconsumption remained relatively stable in women across age groups.To meet recommended food group intakes for adults [10] consumption of milk, yoghurt andcheese products would need to approximately double overall, with a halving of higher fat varietiesand a four-fold increase in reduced fat varieties of milk, cheese and yoghurt. Alternatives, such ascalcium-enriched soy drinks could be substituted for these dairy foods.DRAFT Australian Dietary Guidelines- December 2011 66