MyPlate Printables & Worksheets — Free Tip Sheets & Handouts (PDF)

MyPlate Printables

Free, print-friendly MyPlate handouts and classroom worksheets. Read, download, or print any sheet below.

What are the MyPlate printables?

The MyPlate printables are 50 free nutrition handouts that print straight from the browser — one topic per sheet, sized for a classroom, a clinic, or the fridge door.

• 33 tip sheets and classroom worksheets, each covering a single food group or habit.
• 12 MyPlate Plan daily checklists, one per calorie level — the day's five food-group amounts with a box to tick for each, seven days to a page.
• 5 nutrient foods lists generated from USDA FoodData Central — the grams or milligrams in a common serving.
• Printed from the browser, or saved as a PDF from the same dialog — no signup, no account.
• Free to copy for a class or a clinic.

The everyday sheets revive the USDA's public-domain "10 Tips Nutrition Education Series", which went offline with MyPlate.gov in January 2026. MyPlate.food is independent; USDA is credited only as the source of the underlying guidance.

Every sheet here is free to print and copy for a whole class. No signup, no license.

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MyPlate Plan Printable One-Sheet

The whole MyPlate method on one printable page: plate, drinks, and moving more.

For the classroom

Worksheets with name and date lines, quiz sheets with the answer key on its own page, and kid-friendly handouts. Free to copy for any class.

25 Healthy Snacks for Kids

25 simple, kid-friendly snack ideas, five from each MyPlate food group.

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.

MyPlate Quiz

Test how well you know the five food groups and the MyPlate plate model, based on USDA MyPlate guidance.

Vegetables Quiz

Test your knowledge of the vegetable group, its subgroups, and how much you need, based on USDA MyPlate guidance.

Fruits Quiz

Test your knowledge of the fruit group, whole fruit versus juice, and daily goals, based on USDA MyPlate guidance.

Grains Quiz

Test your knowledge of whole versus refined grains and the 'make half your grains whole' goal, based on USDA MyPlate guidance.

Protein Foods Quiz

Test your knowledge of the protein group and the 'vary your protein routine' message, based on USDA MyPlate guidance.

Dairy Quiz

Test your knowledge of the dairy group, its key nutrients, and low-fat choices, based on USDA MyPlate guidance.

Health conditions

Print-and-go eating guides for a specific condition, each with its source and a plain disclaimer.

GLP-1 Nutrition One-Sheet

What to eat on Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound. Protein first, on one page.

Diabetes Plate Method Handout

Build a balanced meal on a 9-inch plate. No counting, weighing, or measuring.

DASH Eating Plan Servings Chart

All four published DASH calorie levels on one page: what to eat, how much, how often.

Heart-Healthy Plate Method Handout

The heart targets as a plate. No counting, weighing, or serving math.

Charts & checklists

Look up serving sizes, daily water by weight, your calorie level's food-group amounts, ranked nutrient lists, and grocery templates.

Serving Size & Hand Portion Guide

What one serving actually looks like — and how to size it with your hand.

Daily Water Intake Chart by Weight

How much water to drink a day, by body weight — one page for the fridge.

Healthy Grocery List by Food Group

Whole-food staples for every MyPlate group. Print it and shop.

Grocery List Template

A blank, food-group-organized grocery list to fill in from your plan.

MyPlate Plan daily checklists

The day's five food-group amounts for your calorie level, each with a box to tick as you eat it. One printed page tracks a week.

Your 1,000-Calorie MyPlate Plan

1 cup fruit, 1 cup vegetables, 3 oz-eq grains, 2 oz-eq protein, 2 cups dairy.

Your 1,200-Calorie MyPlate Plan

1 cup fruit, 1½ cups vegetables, 4 oz-eq grains, 3 oz-eq protein, 2½ cups dairy.

Your 1,400-Calorie MyPlate Plan

1½ cups fruit, 1½ cups vegetables, 5 oz-eq grains, 4 oz-eq protein, 2½ cups dairy.

Your 1,600-Calorie MyPlate Plan

1½ cups fruit, 2 cups vegetables, 5 oz-eq grains, 5 oz-eq protein, 3 cups dairy.

Your 1,800-Calorie MyPlate Plan

1½ cups fruit, 2½ cups vegetables, 6 oz-eq grains, 5 oz-eq protein, 3 cups dairy.

Your 2,000-Calorie MyPlate Plan

2 cups fruit, 2½ cups vegetables, 6 oz-eq grains, 5½ oz-eq protein, 3 cups dairy.

Your 2,200-Calorie MyPlate Plan

2 cups fruit, 3 cups vegetables, 7 oz-eq grains, 6 oz-eq protein, 3 cups dairy.

Your 2,400-Calorie MyPlate Plan

2 cups fruit, 3 cups vegetables, 8 oz-eq grains, 6½ oz-eq protein, 3 cups dairy.

Your 2,600-Calorie MyPlate Plan

2 cups fruit, 3½ cups vegetables, 9 oz-eq grains, 6½ oz-eq protein, 3 cups dairy.

Your 2,800-Calorie MyPlate Plan

2½ cups fruit, 3½ cups vegetables, 10 oz-eq grains, 7 oz-eq protein, 3 cups dairy.

Your 3,000-Calorie MyPlate Plan

2½ cups fruit, 4 cups vegetables, 10 oz-eq grains, 7 oz-eq protein, 3 cups dairy.

Your 3,200-Calorie MyPlate Plan

2½ cups fruit, 4 cups vegetables, 10 oz-eq grains, 7 oz-eq protein, 3 cups dairy.

Nutrient foods lists

Ranked lists generated from USDA FoodData Central: the grams or milligrams of a nutrient in a common serving.

High-Protein Foods List: Grams per Serving

Everyday foods with the most protein per serving — grams and USDA source for each.

High-Protein Foods Chart by Food Group

Protein in a real serving of 46 everyday foods, grouped by MyPlate food group — plus what each serving counts as.

High-Fiber Foods List: Grams of Fiber per Serving

Beans, berries, and greens ranked by fiber per serving — from USDA data.

Low-Sodium Foods List: Everyday Picks

Whole foods naturally lowest in sodium — milligrams per serving, from USDA data.

High- and Low-Potassium Foods List

Everyday foods highest and lowest in potassium per serving — two columns, from USDA data.

Everyday healthy eating

One-page tip sheets on the foods you eat every day, rebuilt from the USDA education series.

Got Your Dairy Today?

Easy swaps that keep the calcium and skip most of the saturated fat.

Build a Healthy Meal

How to put together a good plate, one simple choice at a time.

Add More Vegetables to Your Day

Sneak more vegetables into meals you already make.

Focus on Whole Fruits

Why whole fruit beats juice — and easy ways to eat more of it.

Make Half Your Grains Whole

Spotting real whole grains, and swapping them in without anyone noticing.

With Protein Foods, Variety Is Key

Break out of the chicken rut — seafood, beans, eggs, and more.

Cut Back on Salt and Sodium

Most sodium isn't from your salt shaker. Here's where it hides.

Eat Seafood Twice a Week

Two seafood meals a week, made doable (and affordable).

Eating Better on a Budget

Plan, shop, and cook so your food dollars stretch further.

Be a Healthy Role Model for Children

Kids copy how you eat. Make that work in their favor.

Make Better Beverage Choices

What you drink counts too — easy upgrades to your everyday drinks.

Smart Shopping for Fruits and Vegetables

Fill half your plate with produce without straining your budget.

Plant-based & vegan

Vegan versions of the sheets people ask for most: what to buy, where the protein comes from, and how the plate fills without animal foods.

Vegan Grocery List by Food Group

Plant-based staples for every MyPlate group. Print it and shop.

Plant-Based Protein Sources Chart

What one ounce-equivalent of each plant protein actually looks like.

Build a Vegan Plate

The five food groups, filled entirely from plants, on one page.

Calcium, B12 & Vitamin D Without Dairy

Where the three dairy-linked nutrients come from on a plant-based plate.

Looking for MyPlate worksheets?

These tip sheets double as print-friendly classroom handouts — free and in the public domain (USDA-derived, CC0), so you can copy them for any lesson. Pair a worksheet with the free MyPlate quiz for a quick multiple-choice check on all five food groups.

Running USDA's Serving Up MyPlate curriculum? Its worksheets link to the shut-down ChooseMyPlate.gov — we map every activity to a working replacement.

Need a food-tracking sheet? The printable food diary template gives students a 1-, 3-, or 7-day food log with a five-food-group checklist on every page.

Teaching a class or running a clinic? The educators & professionals page rounds up every free tool to embed, cite, and hand out.

Frequently asked questions

Are these the official USDA tip sheets?

No. MyPlate.food is an independent educational tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA. These printables revive the USDA "10 Tips Nutrition Education Series" — short, practical fact sheets once published on the government's ChooseMyPlate.gov and MyPlate.gov sites. The advice is grounded in public-domain USDA MyPlate guidance and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; USDA MyPlate is credited only as the source of that guidance.

Can I print them or save them as a PDF?

Yes. Every tip sheet has a "Print / Save as PDF" button, and each page is laid out to print cleanly on a single sheet — the site navigation and other on-screen extras are hidden when you print. From the print dialog you can send it to a printer or choose "Save as PDF" to keep a digital copy. They're free to use at home, in the classroom, or in a clinic.

What happened to the original MyPlate.gov tip sheets?

The USDA's "10 Tips Nutrition Education Series" lived on ChooseMyPlate.gov, which later became MyPlate.gov. The USDA retired the MyPlate.gov website in January 2026, so those printable tip sheets are no longer available on a government site. These pages preserve that format independently, using the same public-domain guidance the federal materials were based on.

Is this affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA?

No. MyPlate.food is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or speaking for the USDA or any government agency. We credit USDA MyPlate and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans as the public-domain source of the underlying nutrition advice, and nothing more.

Are the vegan sheets based on a USDA vegan food pattern?

No — the USDA has never published one. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans include a Healthy Vegetarian Pattern, and one piece of that guidance applies directly to vegans: calcium-fortified soy beverage and soy yogurt are counted in the Dairy Group, because their protein, calcium, and vitamin D line up with cow's milk. Our plant-based sheets apply the general MyPlate framework — the five food groups and USDA serving-size equivalents — to a fully plant-based plate, and each one says so in its source line.

Is the advice in these printables accurate?

Yes. Each tip sheet reflects established USDA MyPlate and Dietary Guidelines for Americans guidance — for example, making half your plate fruits and vegetables, making half your grains whole, varying your protein routine, choosing low-fat or fat-free dairy, and cutting back on added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat. They're general nutrition education, not medical advice; talk to a doctor or registered dietitian about your individual needs.