YAWYE Vocabulary
Digestive System
Food Groups
Dear Doctor
I Might Not Know
100

What is nutrition?

food or nutrients needed for health and growth. 

100

Name, in order, the parts of the digestive system (5)

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines

100

What are the names of all 5 food groups?

Fruits, vegetables, protein, grains, dairy

100

I have Celiac Disease, this means that I cannot eat...

Gluten 
100

Salmon is rich in this nutrient. 

Omega-3

200

What is the digestive system?

The parts of your body that break down and absorb nutrients into your body. 

200

What is bile produced?

The liver

200

Which food group is an excellent source of calcium?

Dairy

200

These occur when the stomach acid damages the lining of the digestive tract. 

Ulcers 

200

This type of fat is incredibly unhealthy for you. 

Trans Fat

300

What is a food group?

A collection of foods that share similar nutritional properties.

300

This organ absorbs any left over water and electrolytes. 

The large intestines

300

This food group build, maintains and repairs the tissues in our body. 

Protein
300

Both of these two food related illnesses can come from eating raw food.

Salmonella and food poisoning

300

The heart pumps around this many gallons per day.

1,500 - 2,000

400

What does daily value mean?

Tells the percent of the 'daily value' for each nutrient that a serving of food provides. 

400

Your body produces hydrochloric acid, which is highly corrosive. This can be found in what organ?

The stomach

400

This food group helps keep our bowel movements normal. 

Grains

400

This is a condition in which the immune system reacts abnormally to a certain food. 

Food allergy 

400

Mostly plant-based, but also some fish and dairy — these foods are thought to be nutritionally dense and therefore good for one's health.

Superfoods

500

What is cholesterol?

A waxy, fat-like substance that is found in all cells of the body. 

500

Before you eat, this small organ can be found full of bile and shaped like a pear.

The gallbladder

500

What food group can legumes be found in. 

Vegetables and protein
500

A group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood. 

Diabetes

500
It is recommended that 10 & 11 year olds drink this many glasses of water each day. 

7 glasses.