Educational worksheet on good food choices for children, promoting healthy eating habits.
A worksheet titled "Good Food Choices" with activities about nutrition, including circling foods, completing sentences, and answering yes/no questions, featuring a lightbulb graphic and a "Brain Builder" logo.
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Title: *Good Food Choices*
Topic: Understanding healthy foods and how they provide energy and support growth.
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Words to choose from:
- fruits
- meats
- candy
- vegetables
- cheese
- cake
✔ Correct answers (best foods):
✔️ fruits – rich in vitamins and energy
✔️ vegetables – help us grow and stay healthy
✔️ meats – provide protein and energy
✔️ cheese – dairy product; provides calcium and protein
✘ Not the best choices:
🚫 candy – high in sugar, not good for long-term health
🚫 cake – high in sugar and fat; not a nutritious choice
> ✔ Answer: Circle fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese
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a. It takes ________ to read a book.
➡️ From the passage: *"We need to have energy for all the things we do."*
➡️ Energy is needed to read a book.
✔ Answer: *energy*
b. People should not eat a lot of ________ or ________.
➡️ The passage says: *"Foods like cake and chips are not as good for us. They have a lot of sugar or fat."*
✔ Answer: *sugar or fat*
(Or specifically: *cake or chips*, but since the sentence uses "or", "sugar or fat" fits better.)
c. ________ gives people energy and helps them grow.
➡️ The passage says: *"Vegetables and fruits are good for us. Meats, beans, and dairy foods are also good. Foods like cake and chips are not as good..."*
➡️ So, vegetables, fruits, meats, beans, dairy give energy and help growth.
But the sentence needs one word or phrase. Best answer is:
✔ Answer: *Vegetables and fruits* (or *Healthy foods*) — but based on context, vegetables or fruits could work. Since the passage emphasizes both, a safe answer is:
👉 "Vegetables and fruits" or simply "Good foods" (but if only one blank, likely "Vegetables")
Wait — looking at the original:
It says: "*________ gives people energy and helps them grow.*"
So, it's singular. But "vegetables" is plural. Let’s re-read:
The passage says: *"Some foods help us grow too. Broccoli, vegetables, and fruits are good for us."* — this is a bit awkwardly written.
But clearly, vegetables and fruits are mentioned together as helpful.
So perhaps the intended answer is:
✔ "Good food" or "Healthy foods" — but again, grammar suggests singular.
Alternatively, maybe the blank is meant to be filled with "Energy"? No — the sentence says “gives people energy” → so the subject must be something that gives energy.
Wait:
"________ gives people energy and helps them grow."
That means the blank is the thing that gives energy and helps grow.
From the passage:
- Vegetables → good for growth
- Fruits → good for growth
- Meats, beans, dairy → good for growth
- All these give energy
So the best single word might be: "Food" — but too vague.
Alternatively, the most accurate answer based on the passage is:
✔ "Vegetables" (since it's mentioned right before) — but still, it's not the only one.
Wait — perhaps the correct answer is "Meats"? Or "Dairy"?
No — the sentence is general.
Looking closely at the passage:
> "Some foods help us grow too. Broccoli, vegetables, and fruits are good for us. Meats, beans, and dairy foods are also good."
So, "good foods" (plural) are the ones that help grow and give energy.
But the sentence uses "gives" — singular verb.
So the blank must be singular.
Best fit:
✔ "Good food" (as a collective noun) — acceptable in English.
So:
"Good food gives people energy and helps them grow."
✔ Answer: *Good food*
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a. People need energy to jog.
→ Yes, jogging requires physical energy.
✔ Answer: *yes*
b. Boys and girls need energy to color pictures.
→ Yes, even small activities like coloring use energy.
✔ Answer: *yes*
c. People get a lot of good energy from cookies.
→ No, cookies are high in sugar and fat — not good energy.
✔ Answer: *no*
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"What might happen if you do not eat enough vegetables or fruit?"
This is an open-ended question. Possible answers include:
- You might not grow well.
- You might feel tired.
- You might get sick more easily.
- Your body might not get the vitamins it needs.
✔ Example answer:
*"If you don’t eat enough vegetables or fruit, you might not have enough energy to play or grow properly, and you could get sick more often."*
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#### 1. Circle the four best foods:
✔️ fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese
#### 2. Complete the sentences:
a. It takes energy to read a book.
b. People should not eat a lot of sugar or fat.
c. Good food gives people energy and helps them grow.
#### 3. Circle yes or no:
a. yes
b. yes
c. no
#### 4. Brain Builder (Sample Answer):
*"You might feel tired, not grow well, or get sick more often because your body needs vitamins and energy from vegetables and fruits."*
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📘 Worksheet Overview:
Title: *Good Food Choices*
Topic: Understanding healthy foods and how they provide energy and support growth.
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🔍 Task 1: Circle the four foods that are best for you.
Words to choose from:
- fruits
- meats
- candy
- vegetables
- cheese
- cake
✔ Correct answers (best foods):
✔️ fruits – rich in vitamins and energy
✔️ vegetables – help us grow and stay healthy
✔️ meats – provide protein and energy
✔️ cheese – dairy product; provides calcium and protein
✘ Not the best choices:
🚫 candy – high in sugar, not good for long-term health
🚫 cake – high in sugar and fat; not a nutritious choice
> ✔ Answer: Circle fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese
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🔍 Task 2: Look back in the passage. Complete the sentences.
a. It takes ________ to read a book.
➡️ From the passage: *"We need to have energy for all the things we do."*
➡️ Energy is needed to read a book.
✔ Answer: *energy*
b. People should not eat a lot of ________ or ________.
➡️ The passage says: *"Foods like cake and chips are not as good for us. They have a lot of sugar or fat."*
✔ Answer: *sugar or fat*
(Or specifically: *cake or chips*, but since the sentence uses "or", "sugar or fat" fits better.)
c. ________ gives people energy and helps them grow.
➡️ The passage says: *"Vegetables and fruits are good for us. Meats, beans, and dairy foods are also good. Foods like cake and chips are not as good..."*
➡️ So, vegetables, fruits, meats, beans, dairy give energy and help growth.
But the sentence needs one word or phrase. Best answer is:
✔ Answer: *Vegetables and fruits* (or *Healthy foods*) — but based on context, vegetables or fruits could work. Since the passage emphasizes both, a safe answer is:
👉 "Vegetables and fruits" or simply "Good foods" (but if only one blank, likely "Vegetables")
Wait — looking at the original:
It says: "*________ gives people energy and helps them grow.*"
So, it's singular. But "vegetables" is plural. Let’s re-read:
The passage says: *"Some foods help us grow too. Broccoli, vegetables, and fruits are good for us."* — this is a bit awkwardly written.
But clearly, vegetables and fruits are mentioned together as helpful.
So perhaps the intended answer is:
✔ "Good food" or "Healthy foods" — but again, grammar suggests singular.
Alternatively, maybe the blank is meant to be filled with "Energy"? No — the sentence says “gives people energy” → so the subject must be something that gives energy.
Wait:
"________ gives people energy and helps them grow."
That means the blank is the thing that gives energy and helps grow.
From the passage:
- Vegetables → good for growth
- Fruits → good for growth
- Meats, beans, dairy → good for growth
- All these give energy
So the best single word might be: "Food" — but too vague.
Alternatively, the most accurate answer based on the passage is:
✔ "Vegetables" (since it's mentioned right before) — but still, it's not the only one.
Wait — perhaps the correct answer is "Meats"? Or "Dairy"?
No — the sentence is general.
Looking closely at the passage:
> "Some foods help us grow too. Broccoli, vegetables, and fruits are good for us. Meats, beans, and dairy foods are also good."
So, "good foods" (plural) are the ones that help grow and give energy.
But the sentence uses "gives" — singular verb.
So the blank must be singular.
Best fit:
✔ "Good food" (as a collective noun) — acceptable in English.
So:
"Good food gives people energy and helps them grow."
✔ Answer: *Good food*
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🔍 Task 3: Circle yes or no.
a. People need energy to jog.
→ Yes, jogging requires physical energy.
✔ Answer: *yes*
b. Boys and girls need energy to color pictures.
→ Yes, even small activities like coloring use energy.
✔ Answer: *yes*
c. People get a lot of good energy from cookies.
→ No, cookies are high in sugar and fat — not good energy.
✔ Answer: *no*
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🧠 Brain Builder:
"What might happen if you do not eat enough vegetables or fruit?"
This is an open-ended question. Possible answers include:
- You might not grow well.
- You might feel tired.
- You might get sick more easily.
- Your body might not get the vitamins it needs.
✔ Example answer:
*"If you don’t eat enough vegetables or fruit, you might not have enough energy to play or grow properly, and you could get sick more often."*
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
#### 1. Circle the four best foods:
✔️ fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese
#### 2. Complete the sentences:
a. It takes energy to read a book.
b. People should not eat a lot of sugar or fat.
c. Good food gives people energy and helps them grow.
#### 3. Circle yes or no:
a. yes
b. yes
c. no
#### 4. Brain Builder (Sample Answer):
*"You might feel tired, not grow well, or get sick more often because your body needs vitamins and energy from vegetables and fruits."*
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