Food Groups
Balanced Meals
Drink it up!
Smart Snacks
Food & Your Body
100

This food group helps build strong muscles and includes chicken, beans, and eggs.

What is Protein?

100

This guide shows how to build a healthy meal using a plate.

What is MyPlate?

100

This drink is the best choice to keep your body hydrated.

What is WATER?

100

Which is the healthier snack: apple slices or candy?

What are Apple Slices?

100

Eating healthy foods can help you do better at this in school.

What is Focus / Learn?

200

Apples, carrots, and broccoli belong to these two colorful food groups.

What are Fruits & Vegetables?

200

Half your plate should be filled with these two foods.

What are Fruits & Vegetables?

200

You should drink MORE water when you are doing this.

What is Exercising / being active?

200

This snack gives you energy AND helps you feel full longer: chips or peanut butter?

What is Peanut Butter?

200

This nutrient helps your brain think and remember.

What is: Healthy Food / Protein / Nutrients

300

This food group gives your body energy and includes bread, rice, and pasta.

What are Grains?

300

True or False: Eating many different colors of foods is good for your body.

What is True?

300

True or False: Soda is better for you than water.

What is False?

300

This is a healthy snack you might pack for school.

What is: Fruit, Yogurt, Cheese, Nuts, Veggies, Hummus?

300

True or False: Food only affects your body, not your mood.

What is False?

400

Milk, yogurt, and cheese belong to this food group that helps build strong bones.

What is Dairy?

400

Which meal is more balanced: pizza only or chicken, rice, and veggies?

What is Chicken, rice, and veggies?

400

Name one healthy drink besides water.

What is Milk or 100% fruit juice (in small amounts)?

400

True or False: Snacks can be part of a healthy diet.

What is True?

400

When you don’t eat enough healthy food, you might feel this.

What is Tired/grumpy/low energy?

500

True or False: You only need to eat foods from one food group to stay healthy.

What is False? 

500

Name one reason eating a balanced meal is important.

What is Energy, growth, strong bones, healthy muscles, or brain power?

500

Your body is mostly made of this—about 60%!

What is Water?

500

A balanced snack usually includes at least two of these (hint: protein, fruit, grain).

What are Food Groups?

500

Name one way food helps your body stay strong.

What is Builds muscles, strengthens bones, gives energy, helps you grow?