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9 Quick Tooth-Friendly Breakfasts For Kids And Teens
Tooth friendly back to school recipes for kids and teens.
Amidst the morning rush, ensuring that your kids or teens kick-start their day with a wholesome breakfast can be a challenge. To help you, we've compiled a collection of tooth-friendly breakfast ideas that are not only quick to make but will also set the stage for a day of energy and smiles.
In this guide to back-to-school breakfasts, we're focusing on meals that not only appeal to young taste buds but also promote good oral health.
10 Healthy Lunch Box Ideas For Your Children's Teeth
Eating a healthy lunch is important for maintaining good dental health, especially for children. Here are ten healthy lunch box ideas that are both child-friendly and good for dental health
3 Christmas Party Tips To Protect Your Teeth From Sugar
With the myriad of gatherings that usually occur throughout December, the pre-Christmas period can be a challenging time to stay healthy. Keeping our teeth is good condition throughout this tempting period is no exception!
Can The Sugar In Fruit Damage Your Teeth And Enamel?
Most of us know by now that the added sugars in many foods have the potential to damage to the teeth and mouth. Even when they are hiding under the names of corn syrup, rice malt, sucrose or maltodextrin in our muesli bars, breakfast cereals and fruit flavoured yoghurt they still have the potential to cause havoc.
Sugar Savvy Part 3: Curbing Cravings And Sweet Dreams
Many people will have experienced the infamous 3pm lull (or 4pm or 5pm depending on your body clock). During these times, it is ever so tempting to go for the quickest sugar hit available.
Sugar Savvy Part 2: Cereal Swaps And Crunchy Lunches
Many people start the day with some cereal and this can get your day off to a stellar start, or can be a source of sneaky sugars that already puts you into the red on your maximum sugar intake for the day. We all know Fruit Loops and Cocoa Pops aren’t a sugar free haven, but some others may surprise you!
Sugar Savvy Part 1: Hidden Sugar In Your Coffee Order
Being healthy is something that most of us aim for. We brush our teeth twice a day.
The Six Healthiest Snack Foods For Your Teeth And Gums
If you’ve been spending more time at home lately, you’re probably a bit out of routine with your normal meals and snacks. If your fridge and cupboard have been calling out your name for frequent snacks, then these tips are for you.
Black Bean Brownie Recipe With No Added Sugar
One of our staff member swears by this yummy brownie as an almost daily dietary staple. If you break down the ingredients list, it’s pretty much as healthy for you as making a really big banana, date and cacao smoothie for breakfast, and you add a tin of black beans as well which adds low fat, low GI protein.
How To Avoid A Christmas Sugar Overload For Your Teeth
When you think of a traditional Christmas what comes to mind? Perhaps cardboard advent calendars full of yummy chocolates, bowls of sweets placed strategically around the house for maximum temptation and amounts of food and drink that we wouldn’t dare consume all year round.
Sugar-Free Ice Cream Recipe With Nine Easy Variations
Summer is here which means hot weather, the beach, and in our case ice cream cravings! Unfortunately, store bought ice cream is usually very high in sugar which contributes significantly to tooth decay.
Is Honey Just As Likely To Cause Tooth Decay As Sugar?
Honey is an amazing substance. To make, it takes thousands of bees flying far and wide to collect nectar, which they meticulously store in masterfully crafted honeycomb, and fan with their wings until it's just right.
Is Diet Soft Drink Harmful To Your Teeth And Enamel?
If something is labelled "diet" -- it must be good for you, right? It depends.
Are Sports Drinks As Bad For Your Teeth As Soft Drink?
If you watch any sport on TV, or pay attention to advertising you might end up thinking that sports drinks are important for peak performance -- but they should definitely be consumed with caution! Drinks like Gatorade, Powerade are marketed at athletes and claim to provide the best "hydration and fuel" for "optimal performance".
Is Natural Sugar Better For You Than Refined Sugar?
Everyone knows that too much refined sugar can cause health problems, but there are natural sugars in a lot of healthy foods too. Refined sugar has become public enemy number 1 in recent years, especially when it comes to maintaining a healthy weight.
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