The five food groups

Assessment

In your Assessment at the end of this Unit, you will be asked to:

  • Identify the five food groups
  • Identify foods belonging to each of the five food groups

This will help you satisfy assessment criteria 2.1 and 2.2 for this Unit. You’ll find lots of useful information over the following pages to help you complete this part of your Assessment.

All foods can be put into one of five food groups – these are:

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Protein
  3. Milk and dairy products
  4. Fruit and vegetables
  5. Fats and sugars

Foods are divided into these groups based on the different nutrients they contain. By eating foods from each of these groups every day, we can achieve a balanced diet and get all of the nutrients our bodies need.

Quiz

Before you move on to learn more about the five food groups, test your knowledge of which foods belong to each group. Click and drag each food item into the correct food group.

  • Bread
  • Crisps
  • Bacon
  • Yoghurt
  • Cheese
  • Chicken
  • Pasta
  • Banana
  • Biscuit
  • Broccoli
Carbohydrates Protein Milk + Dairy Fruit + Veg Fats + Sugars

Well done! You have matched the foods to the correct food groups. Now click to move on to page 3 and learn more about foods in the five food groups.