{"id":1027,"date":"2019-08-04T12:42:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T12:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2019-09-04T12:42:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T12:42:14","slug":"5-surprising-health-foods-that-can-wreak-havoc-on-your-childrens-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/5-surprising-health-foods-that-can-wreak-havoc-on-your-childrens-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Surprising Health Foods That Can Wreak Havoc On Your Children\u2019s Teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When you think of \u201chealthy\u201d foods, do you only consider them that because they\u2019re low in fat or simply marketed that way? You\u2019ll be surprised to know that some of the foods you consider good for your body and overall health and wreak total havoc on your mouth, according to a children\u2019s dentist. As a parent, packing your child\u2019s lunch is a big task to take on because you want to promote making nutritional choices in the future. Before you go out to buy snacks and drinks to make the first week of school lunches, you should know these five surprising health foods you’ll want to avoid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sports Drinks and Enhanced Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sports drinks and water with added \u201cnutritional\u201d benefits are marketed as a healthy way to get hydrated and healthier. However, they can be packed full of sugar and other ingredients that aren\u2019t healthy for your mouth like citric acid. Most sports drinks contain more than the recommended daily amount of sugar for adults. So, instead of packing these beverages, you\u2019re better off sticking with plain water. It can rinse harmful oral bacteria and sugars from your little one\u2019s mouth as they accumulate throughout the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trail Mix With Unhealthy Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While trail mix isn\u2019t a total miss in terms of maintaining\ngreat oral health, it\u2019s important to be careful and double-check what\ningredients it contains. Many kinds include unhealthy foods with excessive\namounts of sugar and fat. It\u2019s best to avoid mixes with chocolate, dried fruit,\nand other candy in it. Instead, try packing just plain almonds! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sticky Dried Fruits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While dried fruits are delicious, they also contain significantly higher amounts of sugar than plain fruit. They\u2019re also stickier, allowing them to attach to your child\u2019s teeth and deposit cavity-causing sugars on their molars. Regular fruit contains more water, and the fibers are less likely to attach themselves to teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smoothies Packed With Sugar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Certain smoothies can be great for your overall health, especially when you add enamel-fortifying non-fat Greek yogurt to them! However, they can be made from ingredients that are high in sugar. Typically, you\u2019ll find this in pre-packaged smoothies you can buy at the store. If you\u2019re making smoothies at home, try to avoid fruits that are high in sugar like figs, grapes, mangoes, pomegranates, and cherries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fatty Granola<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Granola is delicious in yogurt, and even as a substitute for cereal, but there\u2019s a downside. This delicious breakfast item is high in sugar and fat, causing it to lead to cavity development and tooth decay. If you can\u2019t live without it, be sure to compare the nutritional values and choose the one with the highest amount of fiber and lowest amount of sugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When packing your child\u2019s lunch this year for school, you\ncan help protect their oral health from stealthy cavity-causing sugar bombs by\navoiding these five snacks. This way, you can reduce the risk of them needing\nan emergency visit with their family\ndentist<\/a> and missing a day of class! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. St. Clair has been practicing dentistry in Rowley since\n1996. He routinely takes continuing education courses in a variety of\nspecialized topics including dental sleep medicine and implant dentistry so he\ncan offer all of his patients comprehensive care. He enjoys treating patients\nof all sizes and giving children the knowledge they need to maintain beautiful\nand healthy pearly whites for years to come. For questions or to schedule a\nroutine checkup and cleaning before classes start back up, visit his website<\/a> or\ncall 978-948-2030.
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When you think of \u201chealthy\u201d foods, do you only consider them that because they\u2019re low in fat or simply marketed that way? You\u2019ll be surprised to know that some of the foods you consider good for your body and overall health and wreak total havoc on your mouth, according to a children\u2019s dentist. As a parent, packing your child\u2019s lunch is a big task to take on because you want to promote making nutritional choices […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1029,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions\/1029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}