How does food turn into energy?
Lunch's Secret Power
How does food turn into energy?
You bite into a sandwich — bread, cheese, maybe some turkey — and half an hour later you're running around, thinking, laughing, living. How did lunch become the power to move your body and fire your brain? The answer is one of the coolest tricks your cells know how to pull off.
Food is built from molecules — mostly sugars, fats, and proteins — and those molecules are held together by chemical bonds. Think of each bond like a tiny coiled spring. Your body's job is to snap those springs and catch the energy they release.
