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Food Groups, My Plate, and the Old Food Pyramid

USDA Food Plate Read about the new US Department of Agriculture food plate that suggests the proportion of various food groups in our diet. It lets us know the relative proportions of the food groups that we should eat each day.	USDA Food Plate Quiz Answer questions about the new US Department of Agriculture food plate. Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf with the quiz and the answers.	Food Groups Mini Book A Printable Writing Book A tiny, printable book about simple words related to the food groups -- for early readers and writers. The book has 2 pages to print and makes 8 pages for the student to cut out, color, and write in. The words are: food, grains, vegetables, fruit, dairy, protein, and "What is your favorite food?	My Plate Fill-in-the-Blanks Worksheet A printable fill-in-the blanks quiz on the USDA food icon, "My Plate". Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf with the quiz and the answers.
Food Groups Wheel Make a food groups wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. When you spin the wheel, the food groups and daily recommended servings appear, one at a time: Grains, Vegetables, Fruit, Milk, Meat and Beans, and Oils. The student then answers questions about them.	Which One is Different? Food Groups In each group of food pictures, circle the picture that doesn't belong to that food group. The food groups are fruits, milk, vegetables, meats, and grains. Or go to the answers.	Write Eight Foods by Component Think of and write the names of foods that contain mostly protein, carbohydrates, and oil. Sample answers: meat, bread, butter.	Write Eight Foods by Type Think of and write a food from each of the following categories: fruit, vegetable, dairy, meat, grain, beans, oil, and sweets. Sample answers: apple, carrot, chicken, bread, white beans, olive oil, cake.
Fruit and Vegetable Quiz: Grades K-1 A scavenger hunt for students in Grades K-1, using the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary.	Nutrition and Diet Quiz: Grades 2-3 A scavenger hunt for students in Grades 2-3, using the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary.	Fruit A list of fruit (with pictures).	Vegetables A list of vegetables (with pictures).
Label Fruit Label the orange, lemon, apple, strawberry, watermelon, avocado, banana, pear, cherry, and grapes in English. Answers	Vegetables Label the peas, potato, celery, carrot, pumpkin, onion, cucumber, corn, broccoli, mushroom, and tomato in English. Answers	Meat and Seafood (Label Me! Printout) Label the meats in English. Answers	Dairy Foods (Label Me! Printout) Label the dairy foods in English. Answers
Omnivore Definition - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz Answer 8 multiple choice questions on the definition of omnivore; a lesson in using a dictionary. Go to the answers.	Idea Matrix Puzzle: Food Words In this sorting and classifying activity, the student fills in the blanks (and some categories) in an idea matrix using a word bank. Classify and sort the words by category and word structure. Word bank: beets, cake, cashew, corn, fruit, hot dog, lemon, orange, Red, sausage, Starts with C, sundae, waffle. Or go to answers. Or go to a pdf of the puzzle and the answers.

The (Old) Food Pyramid

Food Pyramid Print out and take a quiz on the US government's recommended diet.	Healthy Choices Worksheet A printable worksheet on which you can record what you eat, where each of the foods are with respect to food group, and how much exercise you do each day. Or go to pdf version of the page (site members only).	Food Groups A short, printable book about food and nutrition for fluent readers. There are pages on nutrition, food groups, the food pyramid, grains, vegetables, fruits, milk products, meat/nuts/beans, healthy choices/daily exercise, and favorite foods.	Food Pyramid Words Mini Book A Printable Writing Book A tiny, printable book about simple words related to the food pyramid -- for early readers and writers. The book has 2 pages to print and makes 8 pages for the student to cut out, color, and write in. The words are: food, grains, vegetables, fruit, milk, meat, beans, and "What is your favorite food?
Food Pyramid Label the fruit, vegetables, oils, milk, cheese, eggs, meat, fish, rice, cereal, bread, pasta, and sweets in English. Answers	Food and Nutrients: My Plate Printable Read-and-Answer Worksheet A printable worksheet on the food icon, "My Plate," food groups, and the nutrients in food, with a short text, a "My Plate" picture, and questions to answer. Or go to the answers.	Food Pyramid (Old): Printable Read-and-Answer Worksheet A printable worksheet on the food pyramid, food groups, and the nutrients in food, with a short text, a food pyramid picture, and questions to answer. Or go to the answers.

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