What happens to food when we eat?
Quick Answer
Food is broken into tiny pieces your body can use. Digestion starts in your mouth, continues in your stomach, and finishes in your intestines, where nutrients move into your blood.
Why This Story Works for Bedtime
It’s comforting body science—helps children feel safe about their tummy and how the body takes care of them.
Story at a Glance
RECOMMENDED AGES
5-8 years
READING TIME
2 min
Story Synopsis
When you eat, your body begins a quiet journey. This story explains what happens to food when we eat. Miluna shares that digestion starts with chewing. Saliva helps begin breaking food down. In the stomach, food is mixed and softened. Then, in the intestines, nutrients are absorbed—tiny helpers that give your body energy to grow. The tone is gentle and respectful, keeping details simple and kid-friendly.
Story Excerpt
When you take a bite of food something amazing begins Your teeth break it into smaller pieces Your tongue helps move the food around while you chew Inside your mouth the food mixes with something wet called spit Spit makes the food soft and easier to swallow When you're ready you swallow and the food slides down a tube inside your throat That tube leads to your stomach Your stomach is like a soft bag that squeezes the food and mixes…
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In One Glance
Digestion turns food into nutrients the body can use. Chewing breaks food into smaller pieces, and saliva starts chemical breakdown. The stomach mixes food and continues digestion with acids and enzymes. In the small intestine, most nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. The large intestine absorbs water and forms waste. The story presents digestion as a calm, organized process that supports growth and energy.
Frequently Asked Questions
It explains digestion from the mouth to the intestines and how nutrients are absorbed.
Ages 5–8.
Yes—gentle ‘my body knows what to do’ learning.
No. It avoids graphic details and keeps it simple.
It builds healthy body awareness and shows kids that reading can answer everyday questions about eating.