Healthy Fruits and Vegetables Worksheet for 5-Year-Olds | Health & Science

Instructions

1. Look at each fruit and vegetable word. Say it aloud.
2. Circle, match, count, and draw as directed.
3. Try the Rainbow Picnic Challenge at the end.
4. Ask an adult to help you read any tricky words.

1. Fruit or Vegetable?

Circle the correct answer for each food.

1. Apple: Fruit / Vegetable
2. Carrot: Fruit / Vegetable
3. Banana: Fruit / Vegetable
4. Broccoli: Fruit / Vegetable
5. Orange: Fruit / Vegetable
6. Cucumber: Fruit / Vegetable

2. Match the Food

Draw a line from each food to its matching beginning sound.

3. Count the Healthy Foods

Count each group. Write the number on the line.

1. Apple, apple, apple = __
2. Carrot, carrot = __
3. Banana, banana, banana, banana = __
4. Tomato, tomato, tomato, tomato, tomato = __
5. Broccoli, broccoli, broccoli = __

4. Sort the Foods

Write each food in the correct group.

Food bank: apple, carrot, banana, spinach, orange, potato

5. Choose the Rainbow Foods

Circle the foods that can help make a colorful plate.

• Red apple
• Blue pencil
• Green spinach
• Orange carrot
• Purple grape
• Toy truck

6. My Healthy Plate

Draw one fruit and one vegetable on the plate below. Then color your picture.

My fruit: ____

My vegetable: ____

[ Draw your plate here ]

7. Snack Time Choices

Mia is packing a snack. Circle the healthier snack choice in each pair.

1. Apple slices / Candy
2. Carrot sticks / Lollipop
3. Orange / Sugary soda
4. Banana / Chips

8. Think and Tell

Answer with words or a picture.

1. What is your favorite fruit?

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2. What is your favorite vegetable?

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3. Why is it fun to eat foods with many colors?

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Rainbow Picnic Challenge

Can you find or draw foods in three different colors?

Put a star beside the color you would like to eat first.

Answer Key

1. Fruit or Vegetable?

1. Apple: Fruit
2. Carrot: Vegetable
3. Banana: Fruit
4. Broccoli: Vegetable
5. Orange: Fruit
6. Cucumber: Vegetable

2. Match the Food

• Apple → A
• Banana → B
• Carrot → C
• Orange → O
• Broccoli → B
• Cucumber → C

3. Count the Healthy Foods

1. 3
2. 2
3. 4
4. 5
5. 3

4. Sort the Foods

• Fruits: apple, banana, orange
• Vegetables: carrot, spinach, potato

5. Choose the Rainbow Foods

Circle: red apple, green spinach, orange carrot, and purple grape.

6. My Healthy Plate

Answers will vary. The drawing should include one fruit and one vegetable.

7. Snack Time Choices

1. Apple slices
2. Carrot sticks
3. Orange
4. Banana

8. Think and Tell

Answers will vary. Possible answers include:

• Favorite fruit: apple
• Favorite vegetable: carrot
• Colorful foods can be fun to look at and help us choose different kinds of foods.

Rainbow Picnic Challenge

Answers will vary. Accept any three foods that match their stated colors.