MyPlate Worksheets — Free Printable Food Group Worksheets + Keys
Free printable MyPlate worksheets for the classroom: food-group sort, blank fill-in plate, and matching — name/date lines, every answer key on this page, no signup. Free to copy for class.
Free printable MyPlate worksheets
Classroom worksheets for the five MyPlate food groups — a word-bank sort, a blank fill-in plate, and a draw-the-line matching sheet. Every sheet has name and date lines, prints on plain Letter paper, and is free to copy for your class. The answer keys are on this page, and the QR code on every printed sheet points back here.
Ten foods on the left, five groups on the right — draw the lines, two per group.
Answer keys
Food Group Sort — answer key
Fruits: Apple, Banana, Orange, Grapes
Vegetables: Broccoli, Carrots, Spinach, Corn
Grains: Bread, Rice, Oatmeal, Tortilla
Protein Foods: Chicken, Eggs, Fish, Peanut butter
Dairy: Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, Cottage cheese
Blank MyPlate — answer key
Top left (smaller) — Fruits
Bottom left (larger) — Vegetables
Bottom right (larger) — Grains
Top right (smaller) — Protein Foods
The cup beside the plate — Dairy
Food Group Matching — answer key
Pasta — Grains
Strawberry — Fruits
Turkey — Protein Foods
Sweet potato — Vegetables
Milk — Dairy
Watermelon — Fruits
Cereal — Grains
Lettuce — Vegetables
String cheese — Dairy
Salmon — Protein Foods
Corn and tomatoes count as vegetables, and beans appear on no sheet at all — USDA counts them as both a vegetable and a protein food, so they can't have one right answer. See the food groups guide for the full story.
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 nothing requires an 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 — 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 sort and matching sheets fit upper-elementary classes learning the five food groups; the blank plate stretches wider — 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. Every worksheet page and this hub are inside the site's education-safe boundary: no ads and no session replay.