Food Groups
Nutrients
Portion Sizes
Healthy Choices
Fun Facts
100

This food group includes bread, rice, and pasta

What are grains?

100

This nutrient helps build strong muscles.

What is protein?

100

You should eat the most servings from this food group daily.

What are grains?  

100

This drink is the healthiest choice for hydration.

What is water?

100

 The shape of the food pyramid is this.

What is a triangle?

200

 Milk, cheese, and yogurt belong to this group.

What is dairy?

200

Calcium keeps these body parts strong.

What are bones & teeth?

200

The recommended number of dairy servings per day for kids.

What is 2-3 servings?

200

Eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables helps you get these.

What are different vitamins & minerals?

200

This colour in the rainbow of fruits & veggies helps your heart.

What is red?

300

Apples, bananas, and carrots belong to this food group.

What are fruits & vegetables?

300

 Fiber helps with this bodily function.

What is digestion?

300

A serving of vegetables is about this size.

What is ½ cup or a handful?

300

Swapping white bread for whole grain gives you more of this.

What is fiber?

300

The food pyramid was replaced by this plate-shaped guide in some countries.

What is MyPlate?

400

Eggs, beans, and nuts are part of this group.

What is protein?

400

This vitamin helps your immune system (found in citrus fruits)

What is Vitamin C?

400

True or False: A portion of meat should be the size of your palm.

True

400

A healthy alternative to potato chips.

What are veggie sticks or nuts?

400

The term for eating foods from all groups in the right amounts.

What is a balanced diet?

500

Butter and oil belong to this small section at the top of the pyramid.

What are fats & sugars?

500

 Iron helps carry this in your blood.

What is oxygen?

500

You should eat the least from this part of the pyramid.

What are fats & sugars?

500

The term for balancing the foods you eat with physical activity

What is energy balance?

500

 This vitamin is called the "sunshine vitamin."

What is Vitamin D?

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