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. 2018 Nov 2;10(11):1617. doi: 10.3390/nu10111617

Table 1.

Original item selection aligned with session objectives.

Session Lesson Objectives Key Program Messages Food Literacy Behaviour Checklist Items
Basic healthy eating
  • Be aware of and understand the Australian Dietary Guidelines.

  • Identify foods that belong in the five core food groups and discretionary foods.

  • Explain why eating a variety of foods from each of the core food groups each day is important for good health and wellbeing.

  • Utilise the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating to determine the number of recommended serves of each food group for their age and gender.

  • Set goals to motivate the trial of healthier eating.

  • Eat a variety of food every day.

  • Drink plenty of water and limit sugar-sweetened beverages.

  • Know your recommended serves from each food group.

  • Eat more vegetables and fruit.

  • Small changes can make a difference.

  • Plan meals to include all food groups.

  • Do you think about healthy food choices when deciding what to feed your family or household?

  • Use the plate method to include all food groups.

Label reading and food selection
  • Demonstrate the skills required to read and interpret a food label to compare products based on health and price.

  • Determine if a food product is high or low in a specific nutrient (e.g., fat, sugar, salt, and fibre).

  • Identify the links between foods, nutrients, and chronic disease.

  • Review goals to motivate the trial of healthier eating.

  • The nutrition information panel is the most accurate information about a product.

  • Drink plenty of water and limit sugar-sweetened beverages.

  • Use the Nutrition Information Panel to make food.

  • Use other parts of the food label to select healthy foods.

Meal planning and budgeting
  • Identify money-saving strategies to use when food shopping.

  • Explain the four steps involved in meal planning.

  • Develop a meal plan to effectively plan and manage a household food menu and budget.

  • Determine methods to modify recipes to increase the nutritional value of a meal.

  • Identify ways to substitute ingredients and improvise to assist with meal planning and food budgeting.

  • Identify the links between foods, nutrients, and chronic disease.

  • Review goals to motivate the trial of healthier eating.

  • Use unit pricing to compare products.

  • Buying foods from the five food groups helps to make your budget go further and improve your health.

  • Meal-planning can save you money and time.

  • Modify your recipes to make them healthier.

  • Plan meals ahead of time.

  • Making a food plan or list before you go shopping.

  • Plan meals to include all food groups.

  • Compare prices to save money.

  • Compare prices to save money on healthy foods.

  • Feel confident about managing your money to buy healthy food.

  • Waste or throw out food.

Food safety, preparation, and cooking
  • Identify how to prepare and store food safely.

  • Prepare at least one new recipe.

  • Learn and practice a wide range of basic cooking skills and techniques.

  • Follow safe food storage, hygiene, and preparation practices to avoid illness.

  • Cooking food at home is healthier, cheaper, and fast to prepare.

  • Eat takeaways or fast food outside or at home.

  • Cook meals at home using healthy ingredients.

  • Feel confident about cooking a variety of healthy meals.

  • Make a successful recipe from basic foods.

  • Modify recipes to make them healthier.

  • Wash hands before cooking.