Food Turns into Poop
Age 5 · Science
You eat food, and your body takes the good parts out of it. What is left over comes out later as poop.
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- You eat a banana, and hours later a brown poop comes out.
- You eat bread and cheese; your body uses them and the leftover leaves as poop.
Key takeaways
- Food goes into your body and gets broken into tiny pieces.
- The part your body does not need leaves as poop.
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