Turning food into fuel!
Your body is like a factory that turns food into energy!
Digestion starts in your mouth - you chew food into small pieces and mix it with spit!
Then the food goes on a adventure through your body, getting broken down into tiny pieces your cells can use!
🚪 Mouth: Chews and mixes with saliva!
📦 Esophagus: A tube that squeezes food down to your stomach!
🥣 Stomach: Mixes food with acid - like a washing machine!
🌀 Small Intestine: Absorbs all the good nutrients!
📍 Large Intestine: Absorbs water and makes waste!
🍎 Vitamins & Minerals: Help your body work properly!
⚡ Energy: Gives you power to run and play!
🧱 Building Blocks: Helps you grow!
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