Nutrient Match: Food Examples Worksheet for Kids

How to use this worksheet

Look at the nutrient categories listed on the page together and briefly talk about what each one does for the body, like protein helping muscles grow. Have your child look at each food picture, decide which nutrient category it best fits, and draw a line or write it under the matching heading. Once the matching is done, ask your child to think of two more foods for each nutrient category and write them down. Review the completed page together, talking through why each food belongs where it does.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Plan a balanced meal together that includes at least one food from each nutrient category.
• 2Read food labels together and spot which nutrients are listed.
• 3Draw a plate divided into sections and fill it with pictures of foods from each nutrient group.
• 4Cook or prepare a simple recipe together, naming the nutrients in each ingredient as you go.