nutrition education tool:Consider
the advantages of a nutrition education tool:
| When all the discs are fully interleaved, a multi-segmented pie chart is constructed. Each segment in the pie chart can change size and shape. |
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The final product resembles the new Australian Guide to Healthy Eating produced by the Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health. |
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| Note that 3/4
of the area of the pie above is occupied by breads and
cereals and fruits and vegetables. Less than 1/4 of the
area of the pie is occupied by meat, milk, eggs, dairy
foods and legumes and a small proportion of the area is
occupied by useless foods high in fat, sugar, salt and/or
alcohol. The proportions in the image above represent a healthy diet. |
In the pie
above less than 1/4 of the area is occupied by fruits and
vegetables. Meat, milk, eggs, dairy foods and legumes
occupy more than 1/4 of the area of the pie. Useless foods high
in fat, sugar, salt and/or alcohol occupy about 20% of
the area of the pie. The proportions in the image above do not represent a healthy diet. |
The pie above
represents an unhealthy way of eating. While breads and
cereals occupy a large area of the pie, fruits and
vegetables occupy a very small proportion of the area. Useless foods which are high in fat, sugar, salt and/or alcohol
occupy quite a large area of the pie. Overall the pie
above represents and high fat, high sugar, high salt, low
fibre diet which is not conducive to long term health. Unfortunately, this pie represents that way in which many Australians eat today. |