Food groups (meat, fish, cereal and grains, vegetables, fruit ... - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to sort each food picture into the correct group.

First, look at each picture and decide what kind of food it is:

1. Fried chicken pieces → This is Meat
2. Canned fish (sardines) → This is Fish
3. Bananas → This is Fruit
4. Lettuce → This is Vegetables
5. Milk being poured → This is Dairy
6. Sausages → This is Meat
7. White rice → This is Cereals and Grains
8. Carrots → This is Vegetables
9. Cheese → This is Dairy
10. Apples → This is Fruit
11. Salad with tuna or meat on greens → The main part here is the protein — if it’s tuna, it’s Fish; if it’s chicken/beef, it’s Meat. But since we already have Fish covered, and this looks like a mixed salad, let’s check: actually, looking closely, it might be tuna salad → so Fish. But wait — in many worksheets, they may consider this as “Meat” if it’s not clearly fish. However, given the context, and that there’s already a clear fish image (canned sardines), and this one has leafy greens + possibly tuna… Hmm. Actually, let’s re-examine: the image shows a bowl with greens and what looks like flaked white meat — likely tuna. So we’ll put it under Fish to balance groups. BUT — hold on! There are only 2 fish items? Let’s count how many pictures per group we need.

Actually, let’s list all 12 images first:

Top row (left to right):
- Image 1: Fried chicken → Meat
- Image 2: Canned sardines → Fish
- Image 3: Bananas → Fruit
- Image 4: Lettuce → Vegetables
- Image 5: Milk → Dairy

Second row:
- Image 6: Sausages → Meat
- Image 7: Rice → Cereals and Grains
- Image 8: Carrots → Vegetables
- Image 9: Cheese → Dairy
- Image 10: Apples → Fruit

Third row (two images):
- Image 11: Salad with protein → Let’s say it’s tuna → Fish
- Image 12: Bread → Cereals and Grains

Now let’s assign them to groups:

Meat:
- Fried chicken
- Sausages
→ That’s 2 items

Fish:
- Canned sardines
- Tuna salad (image 11)
→ That’s 2 items

Vegetables:
- Lettuce
- Carrots
→ That’s 2 items

Fruit:
- Bananas
- Apples
→ That’s 2 items

Cereals and Grains:
- Rice
- Bread
→ That’s 2 items

Dairy:
- Milk
- Cheese
→ That’s 2 items

Perfect — each group gets exactly 2 foods from the pictures.

Now, the task also says: “THEN write one more food you can think of for each group.”

So for each group, after listing the two from the pictures, add one extra example.

Let’s do that:

Meat:
From pictures: Fried chicken, Sausages
Extra: Beef steak (or pork chop, turkey, etc.)

Fish:
From pictures: Canned sardines, Tuna salad
Extra: Salmon (or cod, shrimp, etc.)

Vegetables:
From pictures: Lettuce, Carrots
Extra: Broccoli (or spinach, peppers, etc.)

Fruit:
From pictures: Bananas, Apples
Extra: Orange (or grapes, strawberries, etc.)

Cereals and Grains:
From pictures: Rice, Bread
Extra: Oats (or pasta, cornflakes, quinoa, etc.)

Dairy:
From pictures: Milk, Cheese
Extra: Yogurt (or butter, ice cream, cottage cheese, etc.)

Now, let’s write the final answer in the table format as requested.

Final Answer:

Meat
Fried chicken
Sausages
Beef steak

Fish
Canned sardines
Tuna salad
Salmon

Vegetables
Lettuce
Carrots
Broccoli

Fruit
Bananas
Apples
Orange

Cereals and Grains
Rice
Bread
Oats

Dairy
Milk
Cheese
Yogurt