Nutritional Health Worksheets - What's On My Plate?

These worksheets can be valuable tools for teaching kids about nutrition, physical activity, and making better food choices. To encourage healthy and happy students, I have used these worksheets every year in my classroom.

Here's a brief overview of each worksheet and its potential benefits:

What’s On My Plate Worksheet:

• This worksheet helps students visualize the four food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, and protein) and dairy.
• Encourages students to create balanced and healthy meals by cutting out and pasting pictures of different foods onto their plate.
• Promotes understanding of portion control and balanced eating.

Healthy Foods Worksheet:

• Encourages students to identify and categorize healthy foods from magazines or clipart into food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy).
• Reinforces the concept of healthy eating and the importance of including a variety of food groups in their diet.

Unhealthy Foods Worksheet:

• Raises awareness about foods high in sugar and fat, which can contribute to unhealthy eating habits.
• Teaches students to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy food choices by coloring high-sugar foods in red and high-fat foods in yellow.

Foods To Try Worksheet:

• Encourages students to try new fruits and vegetables, promoting a diverse and balanced diet.
• Helps students track their experiences with different foods and develop preferences for healthier options.

Active Life Worksheet:

• Emphasizes the importance of physical activity in a healthy lifestyle.
• Encourages students to list or illustrate activities they enjoy, promoting awareness of the benefits of an active lifestyle.
• Reinforces the idea that exercise can be fun and enjoyable.

What’s a Fruit…Vegetable Worksheet:

• Helps students differentiate between fruits and vegetables, which can be a common source of confusion.
• Enhances food literacy and knowledge about the types of foods they are eating.
  

These worksheets offer hands-on activities to engage students and facilitate their understanding of healthy eating and an active lifestyle. They can be valuable additions to your classroom, supporting your efforts to promote the well-being of your students. Remember to adapt and customize these worksheets based on the age and comprehension level of your students for the best results.

Colored pictures provided for the “What’s On My Plate” Worksheet are:

Pear, Rice, Milk, Pork, Bell Pepper, Bread, Apple, Carrots, Chicken, Grapes, Potatoes, Cheese, Beef, Broccoli, Watermelon, Beans, Fish, Yogurt, Soy Milk, Chestnuts, Orange, Eggs

Black-line pictures provided for the “Healthy Foods” Worksheet are :

Strawberry, Watermelon, Pear, Apple, Banana, Grape, Corn, Carrot, Pea, Broccoli, Bell Pepper, Bagel, Bread, Potato, Pretzel, Rice, Hot Dog/Sausage, Egg, Bacon, Chicken Nuggets, Bean, Fish, Milk, Cheese, Yogurt

Colored pictures provided for the “Active Life” Worksheet are:

Bike, Soccer Ball, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis Ball, Ping Pong Paddle, Swimming, Running, Yoga

ѼSetting Goals Activity

ѼCharacter Counts Poster

ѼTooth Fairy Pouch with Poem

Nutritional Health Worksheets – What’s On My Plate? by Innovative Teacher is licensed and cannot be distributed/shared without the purchase of an additional license.

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