ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Prebiotic (nutrition)

Okay kiddo, so you know how we need to eat food to keep our bodies healthy and strong? Well, there are some foods that are really good for the special little friends that live in our tummies called "probiotics".

But before our probiotic friends can be happy and healthy, we need to feed them something called "prebiotics". These are special kinds of foods, like fruits, veggies, and whole grains, that our bodies can't digest, but our probiotics can!

When we eat prebiotic foods, they travel to our tummy and become food for our probiotics to munch on. This makes our probiotics stronger and even more helpful in keeping us healthy.

So, in short, prebiotics are special foods that we eat to feed the good little bacteria in our tummies, called probiotics. They help keep our tummies healthy and happy!