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Chow quotient

Well kiddo, when we eat food, our body breaks it down into smaller pieces called nutrients. There are three main types of nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Now, our body needs these nutrients to work properly and to help us grow big and strong!

The chow quotient is a way to measure how well our body uses these nutrients. It’s like a scorecard to see how much of the food we eat actually gets used by our body. Think of it like a game: if our body can use all the nutrients from the food we eat, we get a perfect score of 100!

But sometimes, our body doesn’t use all the nutrients from the food we eat. This can happen if we eat too much, if we don’t move around enough, or if our body isn’t working properly. When this happens, our chow quotient goes down.

So, it’s important to eat healthy and move around to keep our chow quotient high. That way, we can use all the nutrients from our food and stay healthy and strong!
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