{"id":3097,"date":"2023-05-15T00:29:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T13:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/2023\/05\/15\/type-2-diabetes-meal-plan\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T10:04:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T23:04:25","slug":"type-2-diabetes-meal-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeprogram.org.au\/health-hub\/type-2-diabetes-meal-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Meal Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

What should children and adults aim to eat in a healthy meal plan?<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are many similarities between the healthy diets of adults and children. The goal of a healthy diet is to consistently eat a variety of foods that provide important nutrients, such as fibre, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats and protein, while avoiding foods that contain too many carbohydrates, added sugar, sodium and saturated fats.<\/span><\/p>\n

The key difference between a meal plan for children and adults is portion sizes. The <\/span>Australian Dietary Guidelines<\/span><\/i> provide two healthy eating guides that outline these differences <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adults<\/span><\/h3>\n

Number of servings for each food group<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nAge range (years)<\/b><\/td>\nVegetables<\/b><\/td>\nFruit<\/b><\/td>\nGrain<\/b><\/td>\nMeat (or alternatives)<\/b><\/td>\nDairy (or alternatives)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men<\/b><\/td>\n19-50<\/b><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51-70<\/b><\/td>\n5 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70+<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n4 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n3 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women<\/b><\/td>\n19-50<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51-70<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70+<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Children<\/span><\/h3>\n

Number of servings for each food group<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nAge range (years)<\/b><\/td>\nVegetables<\/b><\/td>\nFruit<\/b><\/td>\nGrain<\/b><\/td>\nMeat (or alternatives)<\/b><\/td>\nDairy (or alternatives)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boys<\/b><\/td>\n2-3<\/b><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-8<\/b><\/td>\n4 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n1 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9-11<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12-13<\/b><\/td>\n5 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n3 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14-18<\/b><\/td>\n5 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n3 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Girls<\/b><\/td>\n2-3<\/b><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-8<\/b><\/td>\n4 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n1 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n1 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9-11<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12-13<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n3 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14-18<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n2 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n3 1\/2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Standard Serving Sizes<\/span><\/h3>\n