Every time you eat an apple, a sandwich or a bowl of rice, the food sets off on an amazing journey through your body!
It travels through a long, twisty tube — from your mouth all the way to the end. Your body grabs the good bits to help you run, think and grow.
Tap Next to follow one bite of apple, step by step. Ready? 🍏
Your teeth chop and grind the food into tiny pieces. Your spit (saliva) makes it soft and slippery so it's easy to swallow.
Tap the apple to chew it!
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Chewing well makes the whole journey easier. 🦷
When you swallow, the chewed food goes into a stretchy tube called the oesophagus. Its walls squeeze in waves to push the food downward — even if you stand on your head!
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Next stop: the stomach, a stretchy bag like a balloon. It churns the food and mixes in special juices that mash everything into a thick soup.
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When it's a smooth soup, it moves on. 🥣
The food soup slides into the small intestine — a very long, coiled-up tube. This is where your body soaks up the healthy bits (nutrients) and sends them into your blood.
Tap each card to discover a nutrient your body grabs here:
Whatever your body can't use moves into the large intestine. Here your body soaks up the leftover water to keep you from getting thirsty.
Soak up the water drops! Tap each drop. 💧
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The dry leftovers leave the body when you go to the toilet. 🚽
Drag each body part into the right box, from the first stop to the last. (On a tablet, tap a tile then tap a box.)
Let's recap the path of one bite of food:
👄 Mouth — teeth chew, spit softens.
⬇️ Food pipe — squeezes the food down.
🫃 Stomach — churns it into soup.
🌈 Small intestine — grabs the nutrients.
💧 Large intestine — soaks up water.
Now you know how your body turns lunch into the energy that helps you run, think and grow. Well done, explorer! 🌟
Tip: chewing slowly really does help your tummy. Try it at dinner tonight!