Chewing is like when your favorite toy robot has to break down big blocks into tiny pieces to build something new. Your teeth are like the robot’s tools, and the food is like the blocks. When you put food in your mouth, your teeth work together to make the food smaller and easier to swallow.
Think of your mouth as a tiny factory. Your teeth are the workers, and their job is to cut and crush the food. Your tongue helps move the food around, like a conveyor belt, making sure everything is in the right place. This helps your tummy do its job better because it doesn’t have to work as hard to make the food small.
Chewing can also be like playing with playdough. When you squish and roll playdough, it becomes soft and easy to shape. Chewing does the same thing to your food. It mixes it with saliva, which is like the water that keeps playdough soft. This makes the food ready to go down your throat safely, like a slide, into your tummy.