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The Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia
 Children and Adolescents should be encouraged to:
- Eat plenty of vegetables, legumes and fruit.
- Eat plenty of cereals, preferably wholegrain.
- Include lean meat, fish, poultry and/or alternatives.
- Include milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives.
- Reduced fat milks are not recommended for children under 2 years because of their high energy needs, but reduced fat varieties should be encouraged for older children and adolescents.
- Choose water as a drink.
And care should be taken to:
- Limit saturated fat and moderate total fat intake (low fat diets are not suitable for infants).
- Choose foods low in salt.
- Consume only moderate amounts of sugars and foods containing added sugars.
To obtain free copies of this pamphlet, contact the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing on toll free 1800 020 103 extension 8654 or email: phd.publications@health.gov.au
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