Healthy Eating & Food Group Sorting Activities | Nutrition Unit Printables for Kids

Make nutrition lessons fun, hands-on, and easy to understand with this complete Healthy Eating and Food Group Sorting Activities Pack!
Perfect for Preschool–3rd Grade, this interactive printable bundle teaches students about the five main food groups—Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein, and Dairy/Alternatives—while building healthy habits that last a lifetime.
Students will cut, sort, color, and classify foods by group, reflect on their choices, and create their own healthy meal plans using engaging worksheets and sorting mats.
Aligned with health and science standards, this resource is perfect for Health Week, MyPlate lessons, or Science centers!
🧩 What’s Included
9 Food Group Sorting Mats – Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein, Dairy/Alternatives, Plates, Lunch, Healthy vs Unhealthy
100+ Food Picture Cards – cut and sort into the correct group
Healthy vs. Unhealthy Sorting Page – classify foods and discuss balance
Build My Plate Activity – draw or glue foods into each section
Design Your Own Healthy Lunch Worksheet – creative nutrition extension
Food Journal Pages – track meals and label food groups
Vocabulary Page – nutrition terms with picture clues
Coloring Pages – Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein, Dairy (great for centers or displays)
Teacher Instructions Page – setup, prep, and extension ideas
Certificate of completion
🎨 Skills Covered
Identifying food groups
Sorting and classifying
Nutrition awareness
Vocabulary building
Healthy habit reflection
Fine-motor and critical-thinking skills
📚 Subjects
Health Education
Science (Life Science: Human Body & Nutrition)
Social-Emotional Learning (Healthy Choices & Self-Care)
🎯 Grade Levels
Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade
🖨️ File Format
Printable Black-and-White PDF for easy classroom printing
Ready to print and go — no prep required!
💡 Teacher Tips
✅ Use as a Nutrition Week mini-unit or Science center
✅ Laminate sorting mats for reuse
✅ Add Velcro dots for tactile sorting centers
✅ Great for classroom bulletin boards: “We Eat the Rainbow!”
✅ Combine with a reading or writing extension on healthy living
🌟 Standards Alignment
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.3: Describe connections between steps in a process (e.g., eating → energy)
NGSS LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
Health Education Standards: Personal Health and Nutrition
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