Clinical and Health Sciences, Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
Nutrients. 2023 Mar 30;15(7):1692. doi: 10.3390/nu15071692.
Australian healthy food baskets are typically modelled off the Government Guidelines for healthy eating. However, these baskets have not been updated recently, nor has there been a Mediterranean Diet basket developed for an Australian population despite research suggesting high adherence is possible and subsequent health benefits observed. Food baskets typically only present the nutrition profile or the cost of a basket, seldom both.
Baskets were developed based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, The Mediterranean Diet and typical Australian dietary intake (Western Diet). Four reference families were created based on data from Australian censuses and population statistics. Seven-day meal plans for reference families were entered into Foodworks software and aimed to meet 100% of nutrition and energy requirements. Basket costs were calculated from Coles Australia online.
The AGHE basket met all NRVs except for VLCN3 for the 7-year-old male (73% adequate intake). The Mediterranean Diet met all NRVs except zinc (44-year-old male) ranging from 98 to 257% of the RDI. The Western Diet failed to meet NRVs for numerous nutrients. The MedDiet baskets were generally cheaper ($78 for a one-person household to $285 for a four-person household) than AGHE and Western Diet.
Meeting nutrition requirements over seven days for zinc can be challenging for males. Fortified products provide an opportunity to improve nutrient profile; however, nutrient intake should equilibrate over time. Further, cost saving strategies can increase affordability. This research suggests a MedDiet is not more costly than a typical Western Diet or healthy AGHE diet.
澳大利亚的健康食品篮通常是根据政府的健康饮食指南来建模的。然而，这些篮子最近没有更新，也没有为澳大利亚人开发地中海饮食篮子，尽管有研究表明高依从性是可能的，并且观察到了随后的健康益处。食品篮通常只提供营养概况或篮子的成本，很少同时提供两者。
篮子是根据澳大利亚饮食指南、地中海饮食和典型的澳大利亚饮食摄入量（西方饮食）开发的。根据澳大利亚人口普查和人口统计数据，创建了四个参考家庭。为参考家庭制定了为期七天的膳食计划，并旨在满足 100%的营养和能量需求。篮子的成本是根据澳大利亚科尔斯超市的在线数据计算的。
AGHE 篮子除了 7 岁男孩的 VLCN3（73%的充足摄入量）外，满足了所有 NRV。地中海饮食满足了除锌以外的所有 NRV（44 岁男性），范围从 RDI 的 98%到 257%。西方饮食未能满足许多营养素的 NRV。地中海饮食篮子通常比 AGHE 和西方饮食篮子更便宜（单人家庭为 78 美元，四人家庭为 285 美元）。
对于男性来说，在七天内满足锌的营养需求可能具有挑战性。强化产品提供了改善营养状况的机会；然而，营养摄入应该随着时间的推移而平衡。此外，节省成本的策略可以提高可负担性。这项研究表明，地中海饮食并不比典型的西方饮食或健康的 AGHE 饮食更昂贵。
