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Nutrition and Food Groups
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Nutrition and Food Groups
Explore the food groups, solve the food clues, and plan a balanced plate. Foods can provide more than one nutrient, and people’s needs differ. Choose a variety of foods that works for you.
Read the plate
Use the meal details in the questions to answer.
1.A meal includes broccoli and strawberries. Which food belongs to the vegetable group, and which belongs to the fruit group?
2.The meal includes brown rice. Which food group does brown rice belong to?
- Grains
- Dairy
- Fruits
- Protein foods
3.The plate has chicken and black beans. Name one nutrient that both can provide to help the body grow and repair itself.
Food-group detective
Sort foods by their main food group. Some foods can fit more than one group, but use the best match for each clue.
4.Match each food with its main food group.
- Oatmeal
- Yogurt
- Spinach
- Egg
- Orange
- Vegetables
- Protein foods
- Fruits
- Grains
- Dairy
5.True or false: Whole-wheat bread is a whole-grain food. Explain one way to check whether a packaged bread is whole grain.
6.Complete the sentence: Foods from the fruit and vegetable groups can provide vitamins, minerals, and that help support good health.
7.Choose one snack combination: apple slices with peanut butter; yogurt with blueberries; or whole-grain crackers with cheese. Name both foods and both food groups in your chosen snack.
8.Wyatt wants to make her lunch more varied. She has a turkey sandwich on whole-grain bread and a bottle of water. Suggest one fruit or vegetable she could add and name its food group.
9.Plan a balanced meal of your own. Include at least three different food groups, name a food from each group, and explain why eating a variety of foods is helpful.
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