Diet guidelines for meat and full-fat dairy have changed. What and how much should we now eat?

Full-fat dairy can safely return to your shopping list but you might want to think about cutting back on red meat. "This style of eating is naturally low in saturated and trans fats, salt and added sugar, and rich in unsaturated fats, along with wholegrains, fibre and antioxidants," a Heart Foundation spokesperson said. Balancing the five food groups The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend we eat a variety of foods from across the five food groups: Vegetables of different types and colours of different types and colours Fruit — from citrus and stone fruit to berries and others — from citrus and stone fruit to berries and others Grain foods, mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal-fibre varieties, such as breads, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles, polenta, couscous, oats, quinoa and barley, mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal-fibre varieties, such as breads, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles, polenta, couscous, oats, quinoa and barley Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, and legumes/beans and,,,, and, and Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or their dairy-free alternatives "By eating the recommended amounts from the five food groups. The Heart Foundation suggests a healthy plate would be made up of 50 per cent vegetables and fruits and around 25 per cent wholegrains, with the rest coming from healthy proteins like fish, seafood, legumes, nuts, seeds, dairy foods and healthy oils. "This dietary imbalance means current Australian eating patterns are a leading risk factor for death and disability in Australia," a Heart Foundation spokesperson said.