Understanding Food and Digestion

The video tutorial explains the importance of eating good food for living, playing, and growing. It describes how food helps in becoming strong and healthy. The process of digestion is detailed, from chewing to swallowing, and how the body absorbs nutrients through the bloodstream. Finally, it covers how waste is excreted from the body.

Why is it important to eat good food?

• To have energy and grow

• To become smarter

• To sleep better

• To travel faster

What happens to food when you chew it?

• It changes color

• It becomes a liquid

• It turns into small pieces

• It disappears

Where does the food go after you swallow it?

• To the stomach

• To the brain

• To the heart

• To the lungs

What does the stomach do to the food?

• Burns it

• Freezes it

• Mixes it into a soupy mixture

• Turns it into gas

How does the body use the soupy mixture from the stomach?

• It stores it in the bones

• It uses it to build muscles

• It travels through the blood to all parts of the body

• It turns it into fat

Does the nutrient mixture reach your fingers and toes?

• Yes, but only to the fingers

• No, it stops at the stomach

• Yes, it reaches all parts of the body

• No, it only reaches the heart

What happens to the food that the body doesn't use?

• It is sent to the brain

• It is stored in the liver

• It is turned into energy

• It is expelled from the body