Table 1 Food groups and daily consumption standards in the Diet Quality Tracker

Non starchy vegetables

0

<1

80

Upper limit represents the minimum number of serves recommended in the ADG.

1

≥1 < 2

2

≥2 < 3

3

≥3 < 4

4

≥4 < 5

5

≥5

Grains

0

<1

335

Upper limit represents the minimum number of serves recommended in the ADG.

1

≥1 < 2

2

≥2 < 3

3

≥3 < 4

4

≥4 < 5

5

≥5

Fruit

0

0

285

Upper limit represents the minimum number of serves recommended in the ADG.

1

>0 < 0.5

2

≥0.5 < 1

3

≥1 < 1.5

4

≥1.5 < 2

5

≥2

Legumes

0

0

335

Evidence of association for weight loss [55, 56]

1

>0 < 0.25

2

≥0.25 < 0.5

3

≥0.5 < 0.75

4

≥0.75 < 1

5

≥1

Milk/Yoghurt

0

0

500

Upper limit represents the minimum number of serves recommended in the ADG.

1

>0 ≤ 2 or >4

2

>2 ≤ 2.5

3

>2.5 ≤ 3

4

>3 ≤ 3.5

5

>3.5 ≤ 4

Protein rich foods

0

0

335

Upper limit represents the minimum number of serves recommended in the ADG.

1

>0 ≤ 2 or >3

2

>2 ≤ 2.25

3

>2.25 ≤ 2.5

4

>2.5 ≤ 2.75

5

>2.75 ≤ 3

Starchy vegetables

0

0

335

Recommendation in HealthTrack study to limit to 1 serve per day.

1

>0 ≤ 0.125 or >1

2

>0.125 ≤ 0.25

3

>0.25 ≤ 0.5

4

>0.5 ≤ 0.75

5

>0.75 ≤ 1

Spreads/oils

0

0

200

Upper limit represents the maximum number of serves recommended in ADG. (allowance under Protein rich foods)

1

>0 ≤ 2 or >4

2

>2 ≤ 2.5

3

>2.5 ≤ 3

4

>3 ≤ 3.5

5

>3.5 ≤ 4

Alcoholic beverages

0

>2

10 g/d

Recommendation provided by the NHMRC.

1

≤2

Discretionary foods/beverages

0

>3

600

Allowance developed based on reported median intakes of “discretionary” items in HealthTrack study.

1

>2 ≤ 3

2

>1 ≤ 2

3

≤1