Worksheets and No Prep Teaching Resources
Worksheets and No Prep Teaching Resources
Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Digestive System
The Human Body
Digestion -- The Foods We Eat

Digestive System
Digestive System


Digestion -- The Foods We Eat
Print Digestion -- The Foods We Eat Reading Comprehension


Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 7 to 8
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   7.35

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    roughage, best, glycerol, reduce, staples, supply, fuel, repair, produce, process, island, providing, provide, based, system, specific
     content words:    North Pole, United States

Other Languages
     French: La digestion et ce que nous mangeons
     Spanish: La digestión -- Las comidas que comemos
     Italian: La digestione -- Il cibo che mangiamo
     German: Die Verdauung - Die Nahrung, die wir zu uns nehmen


Digestion -- The Foods We Eat
By Sharon Fabian
  

1     Our digestive system is pretty incredible. It can process proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. It can absorb minerals and vitamins. Foods such as raw carrots, pancakes, pot roast, and banana splits can all be processed through the digestive system. The digestive system can deal with almost anything, from staples like beans and rice, to junk food, to frozen dinners. Maybe that's why we take it for granted.
 
2     People around the world eat an amazing variety of foods. In some countries, people depend on a grain product, like rice, for most of their diet. Some people raise most of their own food, and depend on vegetables and other plant foods. People who live on an island or near the water often eat a diet based on fish and other seafood. In cold lands near the North Pole, people must eat a diet high in fat. In developed countries people often eat packaged food and fast food.
 
3     Whatever type of food you eat, it comes from two main sources. Plants and animals are the sources of our food. Plants provide us with grains, like rice and wheat, vegetables, and fruits. Animals provide meat or poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products.

Paragraphs 4 to 9:
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable



Weekly Reading Books

          Create Weekly Reading Books

Prepare for an entire week at once!


Feedback on Digestion -- The Foods We Eat
Leave your feedback on Digestion -- The Foods We Eat   (use this link if you found an error in the story)



Digestive System
             Digestive System


The Human Body
             The Human Body



Health
    Alcohol  
 
    Bicycle Safety  
 
    Circulatory System  
 
    Digestive System  
 
    Disabilities  
 
    Drugs  
 
    Excretory System  
 
    Food Pyramid  
 
    Health Professionals  
 
    Healthy Life  
 
    Hygiene  
 
    Illnesses  
 
    Medical Tools  
 
 
    Miscellaneous Health Topics  
 
    Muscular System  
 
    My Plate  
 
    Nervous System  
 
    Nutrition  
 
    Reproductive System  
 
    Respiratory System  
 
    Skeletal System  
 
    Teeth  
 
    The Five Senses  
 
    The Human Body  
 
    Tobacco  
 



Copyright © 2018 edHelper