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Table 3 Composition of the current (unhealthy) and healthy (recommended) diets for the reference householda per fortnight

From: Healthy diets ASAP – Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing methods protocol

Food or drink

Quantity

Current (unhealthy) diet

Bottled water, still (ml)

5296

Artificially sweetened ‘diet’ soft drink

2391

Fruit

  Apples, red, loose (g)

3497

  Bananas, Cavendish, loose (g)

899

  Oranges, loose (g)

1664

  Fruit salad, canned in juice (g)

2046

  Fruit juice

3026

Vegetables

  Potato, white, loose (g)

1460

  Sweetcorn, canned, no added salt (g)

206

  Broccoli, loose (g)

422

  White cabbage, loose (g)

235

  Iceberg lettuce, whole (g)

795

  Carrot, loose (g)

753

  Pumpkin (g)

240

  Four bean mix, canned (g)

74

  Diced tomatoes, canned, in tomato juice(g)

234

  Onion, brown, loose (g)

84

  Tomatoes, loose (g)

488

  Frozen mixed vegetables, pre-packaged (g)

1184

  Frozen peas, pre-packaged (g)

273

  Baked beans, canned (g)

369

  Salad vegs in sandwich

120

  Veg in tinned meat and vegetable casserole (g)

646

Grain (cereal) foods

  Wholegrain cereal biscuits Weet-bix™ (g)

430

  Wholemeal bread, pre-packaged (g)

1054

  Rolled oats, whole (g)

870

  White bread, pre-packaged (g)

3033

  Cornflakes (g)

680

  White pasta, spaghetti (g)

1326

  White rice, medium grain (g)

1622

  Dry water cracker biscuit (g)

258

  Bread in sandwich

120

Meats, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds

  Beef mince, lean (g)

267

  Lamb loin chops (g)

257

  Beef rump steak (g)

1056

  Tuna, canned in vegetable oil (g)

1052

  Whole barbeque chicken, cooked (g)

1661

  Eggs (g)

872

  Meat in tinned meat and vegetable casserole (g)

646

  Chicken in sandwiches

120

Milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives

  Cheddar cheese, full fat (g)

624

  Cheddar cheese, reduced fat (g)

44

  Milk, full fat (ml)

5961

  Milk, reduced fat (ml)

2929

  Yoghurt, full fat plain (g)

204

  Yoghurt, reduced fat, flavoured (vanilla) (g)

676

  Flavoured milk (ml)

2416

  Canola margarine (g)

170

  Sunflower oil (ml)

7

  Olive oil (ml)

7

Discretionary choices

  Beer, full strength (ml)

4661

  White wine, sparkling (ml)

863

  Whisky (ml)

266

  Red wine (ml)

1078

  Butter (g)

280

  Muffin, commercial (g)

1455

  Cream-filled sweet biscuit, pre-packaged (g)

496

  Muesli bar, pre-packaged (g)

373

  Peanuts, salted (g)

255

  Pizza, commercial (g)

1182

  Savoury flavoured biscuits (g)

222

  Confectionary (g)

418

  Chocolate (g)

441

  Sugar sweetened beverages (Coca Cola) (ml)

12,012

  Meat pie, commercial (g)

1638

  Frozen lasagne, pre-packaged (g)

4322

  Hamburger, commercial (g)

2413

  Beef sausages (g)

1048

  Ham (g)

189

  Potato crisps, pre-packaged (g)

518

  Potato chips, hot, commercial (g)

670

  Ice cream (g)

1830

  White sugar (g)

564

  Salad dressing (ml)

277

  Tomato sauce (ml)

569

  Chicken soup, canned (g)

1340

  Orange juice (ml)

3027

  Fish fillet crumbed, pre-packaged (g)

302

  Instant noodles, wheat based (g)

381

Healthy (recommended) diet

Bottled water, still (ml)

5296

Fruit

  Apples, red, loose (g)

5460

  Bananas, Cavendish, loose (g)

5460

  Oranges, loose (g)

5460

Vegetables

  Potato, white, loose (g)

2320

  Sweetcorn, canned, no added salt (g)

1160

  Broccoli, loose (g)

1470

  White cabbage, loose (g)

1470

  Iceberg lettuce, whole (g)

1470

  Carrot, loose (g)

2205

  Pumpkin (g)

2205

  Four bean mix, canned (g)

1005

  Diced tomatoes, canned, in tomato juice(g)

1638

  Onion, brown, loose (g)

1638

  Tomatoes, loose (g)

1638

  Frozen mixed vegetables, pre-packaged (g)

1638

  Frozen peas, pre-packaged (g)

1638

  Baked beans, canned (g)

1005

  Salad vegs in sandwich

120

Grain (cereal) foods

  Wholegrain cereal biscuits Weet-bix™ (g)

2216

  Wholemeal bread, pre-packaged (g)

4272

  Rolled oats, whole (g)

6648

  White bread, pre-packaged (g)

893

  Cornflakes (g)

670

  White pasta, spaghetti (g)

2042

  White rice, medium grain (g)

2042

  Dry water cracker biscuit (g)

781

  Bread in sandwich

120

Meats, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds

  Beef mince, lean (g)

1168

  Lamb loin chops (g)

1169

  Beef rump steak (g)

1172

  Tuna, canned in vegetable oil (g)

1841

  Whole barbeque chicken, cooked (g)

1471

  Eggs (g)

2208

  Peanuts, roasted, unsalted (g)

780

  Chicken in sandwiches

120

Milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives

  Cheddar cheese, full fat (g)

704

  Cheddar cheese, reduced fat (g)

516

  Milk, full cream (ml)

6438

  Milk, reduced fat (ml)

12,000

  Yoghurt, full fat plain (g)

2576

  Yoghurt, reduced fat, flavoured (vanilla) (g)

5100

  Canola margarine (g)

412

  Sunflower oil (ml)

291

  Olive oil (ml)

291

  1. aThe reference household comprises four people: adult male 19–50 yrs. old; adult female 19–50 yrs. old; boy 14 yrs. old; girl 8 yrs. old