The Amazing Stomach Adventure! 🥪 | How Does the Stomach Digest Food? | Kids Learning — Transcript

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1. 0:00Let's go inside.
2. 0:03>> [music]
3. 0:05>> Woo!
4. 0:07>> Drum, drum, feel the beat. Books are
5. 0:09smart, let's read and play. Smart beats
6. 0:11all day.
7. 0:12>> Wow! Look at this giant squishy place.
8. 0:16We're inside the stomach.
9. 0:17>> The stomach is a J-shaped muscular organ
10. 0:19that digests food.
11. 0:21>> What is its first [music] job?
12. 0:23>> The stomach stores the food you eat.
13. 0:25After you eat, food usually stays here
14. 0:28for about 2 to 4 hours.
15. 0:30The exact time depends on the kind of
16. 0:32food you ate, how much you ate, and a
17. 0:34few other things.
18. 0:35>> So, the stomach is like a waiting room
19. 0:37for food.
20. 0:38>> That's right.
21. 0:39>> What's the second job?
22. 0:40>> Strong stomach muscles squeeze, churn,
23. 0:43and stir the food, almost like a washing
24. 0:45machine.
25. 0:48>> So, the food gets crushed and mixed
26. 0:50together?
27. 0:51>> Exactly. The solid food is broken to
28. 0:54smaller pieces and mixed until it
29. 0:55becomes soft.
30. 0:58>> Is that all?
31. 0:59>> Nope. The stomach also adds special
32. 1:01digestive [music] juices.
33. 1:03>> What kind of juices?
34. 1:04>> It releases stomach acid, which helps
35. 1:07break down food and kills many harmful
36. 1:10germs. It also releases digestive
37. 1:12enzymes, like pepsin, [music] which
38. 1:15begin breaking down proteins found in
39. 1:17foods like meat, eggs, and beans.
40. 1:20>> Wow! The stomach is working really hard.
41. 1:24>> It sure is. The food turns into a thick,
42. 1:27soupy mixture called [music] chyme.
43. 1:30>> What's the third job?
44. 1:32>> At the bottom of the stomach is a small
45. 1:34valve. It opens a little at a time and
46. 1:37lets the chyme move into the small
47. 1:39intestine.
48. 1:40>> Wow! The stomach really is amazing.
49. 1:42>> It sure is. It stores food, mixes and
50. 1:45breaks it down, makes chyme, and sends
51. 1:47it safely to the small intestine.
52. 1:49>> Come on! Let's continue our adventure to
53. 1:52the small intestine. See you there.
54. 1:58We learned how amazing the stomach is,
55. 2:01but how can we take good care of it?
56. 2:03>> There are some easy things we can do.
57. 2:05Eat a variety of healthy foods like
58. 2:07fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and
59. 2:09proteins. [music] And remember to eat
60. 2:11slowly and chew your food well.
61. 2:14Drink plenty of water throughout the
62. 2:15day.
63. 2:18And try not [music] to eat too much at
64. 2:19once. Give your stomach time to do its
65. 2:21job.
66. 2:23We should also stay active and get
67. 2:25enough sleep.
68. 2:29>> [music]
69. 2:29>> And don't forget to wash your hands
70. 2:31before eating.
71. 2:33Take care of your tummy and your tummy
72. 2:35will take care of you.
73. 2:37>> [music]
74. 2:39>> See you next time.