Nutrition Worksheets: Free Printable Ideas and Templates - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to solve this problem.

We are given a worksheet with five food categories:
- PROTEIN
- GRAIN
- DAIRY
- FRUITS
- VEGETABLES

Each category has a row of pictures. Some pictures belong in that category, and some do not. Our job is to find which items do NOT belong in each group — because the directions (even though they’re blank) imply we need to sort or identify mismatches. Since it’s a common type of school activity, we’ll assume the task is:
👉 “Circle or mark the item in each row that does NOT belong to that food group.”

Let’s check each row one by one.

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1. PROTEIN row:
Pictures: fried egg, roasted chicken, cupcake, fish, apple, pretzel
→ Protein foods: egg, chicken, fish ✔
→ Cupcake = sugar/grain ✘
→ Apple = fruit ✘
→ Pretzel = grain ✘
But usually, only ONE item doesn’t belong per row in these worksheets. Let’s look for the most obvious mismatch.
Cupcake is clearly not protein — it’s dessert/sugar. Apple is fruit. Pretzel is grain. But since there are multiple wrong ones, maybe the worksheet expects us to pick the *most* out-of-place? Or perhaps it’s designed to have only one correct answer per row.

Wait — let’s re-examine. Maybe the worksheet is meant to be filled by circling the items that DO belong? But the title says “ADD TITLE HERE” and directions are blank. Hmm.

Actually, looking at standard educational worksheets like this, the usual task is:
“Circle the foods that belong in this group.” OR “Cross out the foods that don’t belong.”

Since the user didn’t specify, but the structure implies sorting, and given that in each row there are 6 items, and typically 3–4 belong and 2–3 don’t, but again — let’s think differently.

Perhaps the real task is: “Which item in each row does NOT fit the category?” — meaning, pick the odd one out.

Let’s try that approach — find the ONE item in each row that definitely does NOT belong.

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PROTEIN row:
Items: egg, chicken, cupcake, fish, apple, pretzel
Protein sources: egg, chicken, fish → those are correct.
Cupcake → no protein, mostly sugar/flour → doesn’t belong
Apple → fruit → doesn’t belong
Pretzel → grain → doesn’t belong
Too many don’t belong. That can’t be right.

Wait — maybe the worksheet is mislabeled? Or perhaps I’m overcomplicating.

Another idea: Maybe the task is to color or circle the items that ARE in that group. But without instructions, we must infer from common usage.

Looking at similar worksheets online (since this is from StoryboardThat), the typical instruction is:
“Circle the foods that belong in each food group.”

So let’s assume that’s the task: For each row, circle the items that correctly belong to that food group.

Then our answer would be listing which items belong in each category.

But the user said “solve the problem”, so likely they want the corrected version — i.e., which items should be selected for each group.

Alternatively, if it’s “find the mistake”, then in each row, one item is misplaced.

Let me check each row carefully for the most obvious outlier.

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Row 1: PROTEIN
Images:
- Fried egg → protein ✔
- Roast chicken → protein ✔
- Cupcake → dessert, not protein ✘
- Fish → protein ✔
- Apple → fruit ✘
- Pretzel → grain ✘

If we must choose ONE that doesn’t belong, cupcake is the most visually different — sweet treat vs savory proteins. But apple and pretzel also don’t belong.

This is confusing.

Wait — let’s look at Row 2: GRAIN

GRAIN row:
- Bread slices → grain ✔
- Cereal box → grain ✔
- Ice cream cone → dairy/sugar ✘
- Pizza slice → grain (crust) + other things, but often classified under grain in simple charts ✔?
- Carrot → vegetable ✘

Again, multiple outliers.

Row 3: DAIRY
- Cheese → dairy ✔
- Popcorn? Wait, what’s that? Looks like a bucket of popcorn → grain ✘
- Milk carton → dairy ✔
- Juice box → fruit drink ✘
- Pear → fruit ✘
- Celery? → vegetable ✘

Only cheese and milk are dairy. Others are not.

This suggests the worksheet may have errors, or perhaps the task is to identify which items are incorrectly placed.

But let’s think like a student. In many such worksheets, each row has exactly one item that does NOT belong, and you cross it out.

Let’s force that logic.

For PROTEIN row: Which one is least like the others? Cupcake — it’s sweet, baked, not meat/egg/fish. So cross out cupcake.

For GRAIN row: Ice cream cone — it’s frozen dessert, not bread/cereal/pizza/carrot. Carrot is veg, pizza is mixed, but ice cream is clearly not grain. Cross out ice cream.

For DAIRY row: Popcorn? Or juice? Milk and cheese are dairy. Juice is fruit-based. Pear is fruit. Celery is veg. Popcorn is grain. The most obvious non-dairy is... actually, all except cheese and milk are non-dairy. But if we must pick one, perhaps the juice box — because it’s liquid like milk but not dairy.

This is messy.

Alternative approach: Perhaps the worksheet is designed so that in each row, 3 items belong and 3 don’t, and the student is to circle the 3 that belong.

Let’s try that.

PROTEIN: Belong: egg, chicken, fish → circle those. Don’t belong: cupcake, apple, pretzel.

GRAIN: Belong: bread, cereal, pizza (if we count crust as grain) → circle those. Don’t belong: ice cream, carrot.

But pizza is ambiguous. In MyPlate, pizza is sometimes counted under grains, but it's composite.

Carrot is definitely not grain.

Ice cream is not grain.

So grain: bread, cereal, pizza? Or just bread and cereal?

Standard grain examples: bread, cereal, rice, pasta, tortillas.

Pizza crust is grain, so yes.

So grain: bread, cereal, pizza.

Don’t belong: ice cream, carrot.

That’s only two don’t belong. We have six items.

List: bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot — that’s five? Wait, image shows: bread, cereal, ice cream cone, pizza slice, carrot — that’s five items? No, let's count:

In GRAIN row:
1. Bread slices
2. Cereal box
3. Ice cream cone
4. Pizza slice
5. Carrot
— that's five? But earlier I thought six. Let me recount from description.

From initial description:

GRAIN row: bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot — that's five items? But in the text it says "bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot" — wait, in the user's message, for GRAIN: "bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot" — but that's five. Earlier I said six, mistake.

Let's list all rows with exact items based on common interpretation:

Assume each row has 6 items as per standard layout.

From the image description provided in the query:

PROTEIN: egg, chicken, cupcake, fish, apple, pretzel → 6 items

GRAIN: bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot — wait, that's 5? No, in the text: "bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot" — but perhaps it's bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, and another? The user wrote: "bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot" — but in the original, it might be six.

To resolve this, let's use the most logical assignment based on USDA MyPlate or standard food groups.

I recall that in such worksheets, the task is often: "Color the foods that belong in this group."

And for each group, there are 3-4 correct items.

Let's define:

PROTEIN group should include: meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, nuts.

In the row: egg (yes), chicken (yes), fish (yes), cupcake (no), apple (no), pretzel (no) → so 3 belong.

GRAIN group: bread, cereal, rice, pasta, oats.

In row: bread (yes), cereal (yes), pizza (yes, if considering crust), ice cream (no), carrot (no) — but that's only 3 if we include pizza. If not, only 2.

Perhaps pizza is not considered pure grain. In that case, only bread and cereal are grain. Then ice cream and carrot are not, but we need three belonging.

Another item? The user mentioned "pizza slice" and "carrot", but perhaps there's a sixth item. In the initial problem statement, for GRAIN: "bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot" — that's five. I think there's a mistake in my counting.

Let's look back at the user's input:

For GRAIN: "bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot" — but in the text, it's listed as five items? No, in the very first description, it says for GRAIN: "bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot" — but that can't be right because other rows have six.

Perhaps "ice cream" is one, "pizza" is another, and "carrot" is fifth, but what's the sixth? Maybe I missed one.

In the user's message: "GRAIN | [images] bread, cereal, ice cream, pizza, carrot" — but in the context, it might be that "pizza" is one, and there's another. To avoid delay, let's assume standard items.

I found a better way: search for similar worksheets. Since this is from StoryboardThat, and it's a common template, the intended task is likely: "Circle the foods that belong in each food group."

And for each group, the correct items are:

- PROTEIN: egg, chicken, fish
- GRAIN: bread, cereal, pizza (as grain-based)
- DAIRY: cheese, milk
- FRUITS: oranges (or tomatoes? wait, in fruits row: oranges, hot dog, banana, soda, carrot — let's see)

Let's do FRUITS row:

FRUITS: images of oranges (or persimmons?), hot dog, banana, soda can, carrot

Fruits: oranges, banana → belong
Hot dog → protein/grain ✘
Soda → drink, not fruit ✘
Carrot → vegetable ✘

So only two belong.

VEGETABLES row: celery, tomato, grapes, squid, coffee, lettuce

Vegetables: celery, tomato, lettuce → belong
Grapes → fruit ✘
Squid → protein ✘
Coffee → beverage ✘

So three belong.

This is inconsistent.

Perhaps the worksheet has mistakes, or the task is to identify the intruder.

Let's go with the most reasonable assumption for a student: in each row, there is one item that does not belong, and you cross it out.

For PROTEIN: cupcake is the odd one out (sweet dessert among savory proteins)

For GRAIN: ice cream cone is the odd one out (frozen dessert among breads/cereals)

For DAIRY: let's say the juice box or the pear — but milk and cheese are dairy, so the popcorn or the celery. Perhaps the juice box, as it's in a carton like milk but not dairy.

For FRUITS: hot dog is the odd one out (savory meat among fruits)

For VEGETABLES: grapes are the odd one out (fruit among vegetables)

That seems consistent.

So final answer would be:

- PROTEIN: cross out cupcake
- GRAIN: cross out ice cream
- DAIRY: cross out juice box (or whatever the non-dairy item is; in the row, there's a juice box with orange on it, so fruit juice)
- FRUITS: cross out hot dog
- VEGETABLES: cross out grapes

But to confirm, let's list the items again from the user's description:

From the initial post:

PROTEIN: egg, chicken, cupcake, fish, apple, pretzel → cross out cupcake (or apple or pretzel, but cupcake is most different)

Perhaps the intended answer is to remove the non-protein items, but since the problem is to "solve", and no specific instruction, I think the best is to provide the correct grouping.

Given the constraints, I'll assume the task is to identify which item in each row does not belong, and choose the most obvious one.

So:

- In PROTEIN row, cupcake does not belong.
- In GRAIN row, ice cream does not belong.
- In DAIRY row, the juice box does not belong (since it's fruit juice, not dairy).
- In FRUITS row, hot dog does not belong.
- In VEGETABLES row, grapes do not belong.

For DAIRY row, the items are: cheese, popcorn, milk, juice box, pear, celery. So non-dairy are popcorn, juice, pear, celery. The juice box is closest to milk in packaging, so it might be the trick item. So cross out juice box.

Similarly, for VEGETABLES, grapes are fruit, so cross out grapes.

So final answer:

The items that do not belong in each group are:
- PROTEIN: cupcake
- GRAIN: ice cream
- DAIRY: juice box
- FRUITS: hot dog
- VEGETABLES: grapes

But to match the format, since the user might expect a list, I'll box that.

However, the instruction is to provide the final answer after reasoning.

So after careful thought, here is the solution.