Balanced

Beings
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM & MY
FOOD PLATE
Justin Mendoza
 Agenda

My Food
Plate

1 2 3
Digestive Taste test
System
 01.
The Digestive System

01
LABELING ACTIVITY: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Grinds food and

mixes it with
saliva

02
LABELING ACTIVITY: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

MOUTH

Pushes food down

to stomach like a
slide

03
LABELING ACTIVITY: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

MOUTH

ESOPHAGUS
Turns food into a thick
liquid

04
LABELING ACTIVITY: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

MOUTH

ESOPHAGUS
STOMACH

Absorbs nutrients
through its spongy
lining 05
LABELING ACTIVITY: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

MOUTH

ESOPHAGUS
STOMACH

SMALL absorbs water and

INTESTINE food we don’t need
06
LABELING ACTIVITY: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

MOUTH

ESOPHAGUS
STOMACH

SMALL
LARGE INTESTINE
INTESTINE
07
 02.
MY FOOD
PLATE
 FRUITS
Provides many vitamins,
minerals, and fiber for our
diet which keeps us
healthy.
REMEMBER TO HAVE RAINBOW FRUIT
ORANGE GREEN

PURPLE YELLOW RED

We recommend that you eat 2 cups per day

VEGETABLES
Also provide vitamins and
minerals like fruit.
Vegetables give you
energy and protect you
from getting sick
REMEMBER TO HAVE RAINBOW VEGETABLES
ORANGE WHITE GREEN

PURPLE YELLOW RED

We recommend that you eat 2 cups per day

 GRAINS
“Make Half Your Grains Whole”

This food group is the main

source of energy in our diet.
They provide nutrients and
energy for growth and
development.
We recommend that you eat 5-6 ounces per day
 Example of
GRAINS
RICE

BREAD
 PROTEIN
Important for building,
maintaining, and repairing the
tissues in our body. It helps us
grow tall and healthy.

We recommend that you eat 4-5 cups per day

 EGGS
CHICKEN

Example of
PROTEIN
PEANUT BUTTER
 DAIRY
Dairy foods are good
sources of calcium which
is important for strong
and healthy bones!

We recommend that you eat 2 ½ to 3 cups per day

 CHEESE
Example of
DAIRY

MILK YOGURT