Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Food Groups

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.

1. fats
A. A domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
2. poultry
B. Any substance that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (plural)
3. iron
C. An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals (plural)
4. oils
D. Slippery liquid used for cooking and fuel (plural)
5. carbohydrates
E. A farm where ___ products are produced
6. minerals
F. Sweet food that grows on plants (plural)
7. sweets
G. Grains of common ___
8. protein
H. Greasy substance in food and body tissue (plural)
9. iodine
I. A B vitamin that prevents beriberi
10. fruits
J. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light
11. nutrients
K. A dish served as the last course of a meal (plural)
12. potassium
L. A light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
13. vegetables
M. A B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
14. calcium
N. A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group
15. zinc
O. A bluish-white lustrous metallic element
16. dairy
P. Plant foods like carrots and broccoli
17. copper
Q. A relatively small granular particle of a substance (plural)
18. alternatives
R. One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen (plural)
19. riboflavin
S. Nutrient in meat and beans that builds muscle
20. magnesium
T. A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens
21. wheat
U. Strong metal used to make tools and nails
22. thiamin
V. Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (plural)
23. grains
W. A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
24. niacin
X. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element