Nutrition

Why is food important

• It tastes good

• It gives you energy, helps you grow, and stay healthy

• It smells good

Select all that the food guide pyramid shows

• Food groups

• How many servings you should eat

• What restaurant to eat at

What is digestion

• Chewing

• Energy

• Process of breaking down food

What happens to food when you chew?

• Tasting

• Eating

• Teeth grind the food into small pieces

Tell how chewing and saliva help digestion

• Teeth grind the food into small pieces and saliva makes the food wet so you can swallow

• Give you energy

• Helps you taste

What happens inside the stomach

• Food is in a tube

• Tiny creatures stir your food

• The food is mixed until it’s a liquid

Where does most digestion take place

• Esophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

How does the food guide pyramid help you stay healthy

• It shows you what food groups you should you eat to be healthy

• Shows you what to have for snack

• How to have energy

Where does digestion begin

• Stomach

• Large intestine

• Mouth

What happens in the small intestine

• Most digestion takes place here

• Chewing

• Swallowing