MyPlate Worksheets — Free Printable Food Group Worksheets + Keys
Seven classroom sheets — a K–2 coloring page, sort, matching, blank plate, word search, circle-the-answer, odd one out. Copy the set for your class, no signup.
Free printable MyPlate worksheets
Seven classroom worksheets for the five MyPlate food groups, from a K–2 coloring page up to a middle-school odd one out. Every sheet has name and date lines and prints on plain Letter paper. Every worksheet here is free to print and copy for a whole class. No signup, no license. The answer keys for all seven sheets are on this page with a free account, and the QR code on every printed sheet points back here.
Food Group Sort Worksheet
Twenty word-bank foods, five groups. Students sort each one onto the right part of the plate.
Blank MyPlate Worksheet: Fill In the Plate
The empty plate. Students label all five sections, then write or draw a food that belongs in each.
Food Group Matching Worksheet
Ten foods on the left, five groups on the right. Draw the lines, two per group.
MyPlate Coloring Page
The five-section plate, named and ready to color in the MyPlate colors, then draw a food in each.
Food Group Word Search
Fifteen hidden words, all five food groups plus ten foods, across, down, and diagonal, with the word list grouped by food group.
Which Food Group? Worksheet
Fifteen foods. Circle the food group for each. Includes the tricky ones teachers ask about.
Food Group Odd One Out Worksheet
Eight rows of four foods. Circle the odd one and name the group the other three share.
Answer keys
Every key comes from the same data the printed sheets are built from, so they always match. Sign in with a free account to see all seven — the sort, blank plate, coloring page, matching, which-food-group, odd-one-out, and the solved word-search grid.
The foods classes argue about are on these sheets on purpose. A potato is a vegetable (a starchy one), popcorn is a whole grain, tofu is a protein food, fortified soy milk counts in the dairy group, green beans go with the vegetables rather than with the beans, and corn and tomatoes are vegetables too. Beans themselves appear on no sheet at all: USDA counts them as both a vegetable and a protein food, so there is no single right answer to grade. The food groups guide has the reasoning behind every one.
Teacher FAQ
Are these worksheets free to print and copy for my class?
Yes. Print as many copies as your class needs — the free-to-copy license is stated on every sheet, and printing needs no account. The answer keys unlock with a free account. MyPlate.food is an independent educational tool; food groups follow public USDA MyPlate guidance.
Where are the answer keys?
On this page, right below the worksheets — sign in with a free account and all seven appear. Each worksheet's own page carries its key the same way, and the QR code printed on every sheet points here, so the key is one scan away when you're grading.
What grade levels are these for?
The coloring page is for the youngest classes (K–2). The sort, matching, and word search fit upper-elementary students learning the five food groups. 'Which food group?' and odd-one-out stretch into middle school — they use the foods classes argue about (potato, popcorn, tofu, fortified soy milk). The blank plate spans the widest range: younger students draw a food in each section, older ones tackle why the vegetable and grain sections are bigger.
Can I share them through Google Classroom?
Yes — share any worksheet page's link directly, or use the Share-to-Classroom buttons on the printables pages. For in-class work, hand out the printed sheets: the paper is the student-facing surface, and every sheet prints clean black-and-white with its own name and date lines.
More free classroom tools
Pair the worksheets with the free MyPlate quizzes, the printable food diary template, the teacher kit, and the full printables library.