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Plan healthy eating on a budget

Plan healthy eating on a budget

Module
National Code
EGEHLT107
State Code
AZ781
DTWD Status
Approved
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
30/09/2025
Field of Education
Nominal Hours
20
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan healthy and affordable meals that promote good health and wellbeing.

The unit of competency is applied by individuals who make health-conscious, affordable choices in their personal dietary habits.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
Identify healthy eating options
  • 1.1 Identify healthy foods
  • 1.2 Establish the range of foods a person needs to eat in order to retain optimum health
  • 1.3 Identify the difference between processed and unprocessed foods
  • 1.4 Identify healthy eating quantities
  • 1.5 Identify the positive outcomes of eating healthy food
Develop strategies that increase value for money in food purchasing
  • 2.1 Compare the weight of products
  • 2.2 Compare the size of products
  • 2.3 Compare prices of products
  • 2.4 Compare the basic nutritive values of products
Determine the importance of drinking enough water
  • 3.1 Identify the benefits and problems resulting from the amount of water we drink
  • 3.2 Identify ways to ensure people drink enough water
  • 3.3 Identify safe sources of drinking water
Plan a healthy meal
  • 4.1 Choose a meal from a selection of nutritious recipes
  • 4.2 Select ingredients for a chosen meal
  • 4.3 Interpret oral or written instructions in a recipe
  • 4.4 Identify food safety and food handling procedures
Plan a healthy dietary change
  • 5.1 Identify the risks of sudden dieting
  • 5.2 Determine the benefits of gradual healthy changes
  • 5.3 Identify the benefits of professional advice on dietary change
  • 5.4 Set healthy dietary goals for a week, a month and a year
  • 5.5 Identify the self-healing abilities of the body
Apply teamwork skills to a food-based occasion
  • 6.1 Use communication skills to create a food-based occasion
  • 6.2 Co-operate with others to prepare and share food
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AX599 EGEHLT103A Plan healthy eating on a budget Unit of competency
Associated Qual/Courses
State Code National Code Title Type
BGW62 52916WA Certificate I in Entry to General Education (EGE) Accredited course