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What should I be Eating. Two guides for healthy eating . A unit of heat that measures the energy available in foods. Calorie:. How many calories do I Burn?. How many calories do I Need?. Digestion: The process that your body breaks down nutrients to be used thought out the body. -Start
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A unit of heat that measures the energy available in foods Calorie:
Digestion: The process that your body breaks down nutrients to be used thought out the body. -Start Step 1 - Chewing Step 2 - Esophagus Step 3 – Stomach Step 4 – Small Intestine Step 5 – Large Intestine Step 6 – Kidneys -Finish
In your mouth you have 3 saliva glands. Parotid salivary Sublingual salivary gland Submandibular salivary gland These glands produce digestive juices. These juices called saliva contain enzyme that aid in breaking down food with chemical reactions. Mouth
Stomach It has a very acid atmosphere and very little is absorbed but this is the Breakdown of the food for the small Intestine.
Small Intestine is a coiled tube from 20 to 23 feet long in which about 90% of digestion and absorption takes place. Small Intestine
A tube 5 to 6 feet in length that plays a part in both digestion and excretion. Large Intestine
Colon/Rectum • The final step of solid waste leaving your body.
Are organs that remove waste materials such assalts, from the blood. Kidneys
Activity • Go to this web site and find out what your daily food log should look like. • http://www.choosemyplate.gov/myplate/index.aspx • After completed look at the health tips and categories and find 3 interesting facts • Print out your food log and write your three interesting facts on the back. IN p