Anatomy for Children-Stomach

Basic knowledge of digestion, how it takes place in the stomach and the 2 intestines and the nutrients in food such as proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, and what each one of them do for a healthy body is something every child not only needs to know but is curious about.

Here are 4 interactive animated stories where the character called Belly-Jean explains all of this and much more in four exciting stories to two inquisitive children.

Belly-Jean 1: INCREDIBLE BELLY JEAN
Belly-Jean introduces children to the basics of:
• What digestion is
• Taste glands in the tongue
• The job of teeth in preparing the food for digestion
• What the stomach looks like
• What happens to food inside the stomach
• Maintaining stomach health

Belly-Jean 2: HOW I DIGEST FOOD
Belly-Jean talks to children about:
• How digestion continues after it leaves the stomach
• How important digestive organs such as the liver and pancreas help in digestion
• The size of the small intestine and its different parts
• What happens to food inside the small intestine and how it is digested there
• The nutrients a body needs

Belly-Jean 3: HEALTH IS WEALTH
Belly-Jean describes to the children:
• How digestion continues after food leaves the small intestine
• The large intestine
• What happens inside the large intestine and how food is digested there
• Good eating habits
• Bowel health

Belly-Jean 4: ALL I NEED IN MY FOOD
Belly-Jean explains to children the importance of:
• How food helps the body
• The various nutrients in food
• What each nutrient – protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, etc., - does for the body
• Eating healthy food and NOT junk food
• Different foods that possess these nutrients