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Smile-Friendly After School Snacks

Smile-Friendly After School Snacks

As parents, you know that when your child comes home from school, they often run straight for the pantry! We understand that kids can be a bit hungry after a long day at school and we want to help you provide you with smile-friendly snacks that won’t only fill their bellies, but will benefit their teeth as well!

Try These Smile-Friendly Snacks!

Consuming a lot of starchy and sugary treats in the afternoon can do a number on a child’s teeth—not to mention ruin their appetite for dinner! Sticky, sugary snacks can adhere to your child’s teeth for long periods of time, potentially causing harmful cavities. In order to avoid snack-induced cavities and other oral health concerns, try these ideas instead:

Leafy Greens and Fresh Veggies

Dark, leafy greens like kale, spinach, and collard greens have calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and magnesium–all essential for healthy teeth and gums. Veggies like broccoli and celery are great as well! In addition to being rich in vitamins, broccoli has been shown to create an acid-resistant “shield” for your teeth.  As for celery, because of its fibrous material, it massages gums, cleans teeth, and encourages saliva production, making it a natural tooth scrubber!

If your kids like a little crunch in their snack, you could even try making homemade veggie chips! You can use anything from kale and spinach to sweet potatoes and carrots. Simply mix your veggies with enough olive oil to coat them, add any spices you’d like (garlic or pepper is always good), and bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes, flip your veggies, and then bake until crispy!

Cheese, Milk, and Yogurt

Dairy is the go-to dental snack for a reason! Few other foods give such a great boost of calcium. Cheese and yogurt even help cut acidity, helping protect your child’s teeth from erosion caused by acidic fruit juices. If your child doesn’t just want plain yogurt, fruit and yogurt parfaits are a great option to add some flavor and healthy vitamins to their snack.

Fruit High in Vitamin C

A lack of vitamin C can break down the collagen network in our gums, making them tender and more susceptible to bacteria and gum disease. Citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit and kiwi are great sources of Vitamin C. To make their citrus snack fun, you can make fun kabobs with some citrus, berries, and some of their favourite cheeses.

If you’d like some healthy and creative school lunch ideas, check out these tips from Martha Stewart!

Do You Have Anything To Add?

Do you have any healthy snack recipes of your own? We’d love to hear them! Feel free to comment below and share this with your friends and family! Maybe they’ll have snack recipes of their own!

 

 

The content on this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.

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Finding a dentist for your family in Mississauga

Finding a dentist for your family in Mississauga

Looking for the best dentist in Mississauga ? The Best dentistry is about care and service. Can my dentist fix my smile if she can’t even smile herself? Confidence is an asset but does it necessarily have to come with a rigid attitude? Here’s what “Best Dentist” means to me:

Passionate: Without passion, you have a dentist working hours anxious to get through the day, whereas a dentist with passion is lost in the moment, completely focused on your care.

Kind and Friendly: When a dentist can empathize with you, they can relate, and when they can relate, they can feel your frustration. A few kind words like “you’re in good hands now, just relax and enjoy the ride,” can go a long way in putting you at ease. A friendly dentist is easy to work with no matter what the situation, but it’s something you feel and experience rather than a question you ask.

Experienced: All the kindness and passion in the world won’t do if your dentist doesn’t know what they’re doing. Ask about their credentials, where they studied, what their specialty is, and for how long they’ve been practicing dentistry. Fresh college grads are passionate and kind but tend to lack in experience. You don’t want to be a training ground for experience; you want to be in the care of someone with years of experience.

Not Necessarily the Cheapest: A cheap dentist can be alarming at times. Cheap at the cost of what exactly? Something has to give because dentists are not in the business to lost money. Make sure you’re charged fairly and that your dentist is wisely and not greedily using up your insurance to care for your teeth and not just their pockets. Notice whether the dental clinic is run more like a business or a caring facility. Ask if they follow the Ontario Dental Association fee guide, and if so, which year do they adhere to?

Convenient: What’s the point of all of the above if you have to wait for weeks to see your dentist or the clinic has odd hours. There are dentists in Mississauga open seven days a week and late in the evenings. Ask if they offer emergency care and what number you can reach out to in case of an emergency.

In the end, choosing or finding the best dentist in Mississauga comes with experience. You just don’t want to go through so many before finding one. You can start by giving us a try, after all, if we’re aware of the points above, we could be striving to put them to practice! You can reach as directly by phone or book your appointment online for a free consultation.

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