subject: Eating To Promote Healthy Teeth [print this page] When you were young you probably heard the old adage that states that if you eat an apple a day you will be able to keep the dentist away. Although this is not entirely true there is something that we can all learn from this saying.
What you eat is going to greatly affect the health of your teeth. You want to make sure that you are eating foods that will make your teeth strong and encourage your teeth to continue to be healthy rather than make them worse.
There are many people that do not realize the affect that the food they eat has on their teeth. Many people think that as long as they are brushing their teeth and taking care of the hygiene of their teeth they can eat whatever they want.
Although it is important to take care of your teeth by brushing and flossing daily, you should also make sure that your diet is conducive to having healthy teeth. The more informed you are about your diet the easier it will be to make the right decisions for your teeth.
First, you want to make sure that you are incorporating a lot of colors in your diet. Your body will need the proper amounts of nutrients and vitamins to stay healthy and to continue to fight away the plaque and other detrimental bacteria that can grow on your teeth.
While you are trying to incorporate lots of colors you want to make sure that you are including fresh fruits and vegetables. Many people do not understand how important it is to have these minerals and vitamins in their diet.
Green leafy foods are especially beneficial when you are trying to make sure you are getting all of the proper nutrients. As you start to incorporate these foods you have to make sure you know how you are going to keep them fresh.
You will have to go grocery shopping at least once a week when you are eating fresh foods. If you feel this will be too often, just make sure that you are making comprehensive lists of the food you want to buy before you head to the store.
Second, you want to make sure that you are avoiding the overly processed foods. There are many ingredients included in our foods today that are not natural and because of that the food is not good for the enamel on the teeth.
There are dentists that travel to third world countries to teach the people how to brush their teeth and find that many of them have very healthy teeth. It is hypothesized that the teeth are able to stay so healthy because the people are not eating food that is bad for their teeth.
They are sticking with the basics and their teeth benefit from this lack of processed foods. This can be an especially hard goal when you are eating at restaurants on a consistent basis or you buy ready to eat food at the grocery store.
While you are taking the time to figure out how you are going to rid yourself of these processed foods you will probably have to learn how to cook. Cooking does not need to be scary but can instead be an experience that you can enjoy.
If you are going to learn how to cook you want to make sure that you are taking the time to learn how to cook things you are excited to eat. This will help you find the motivation to cook the food that you are looking to cook.
Third, you should avoid products that have a high sugar content and high acidity. There are many people that do not understand just how bad soda is for their mouth and they continue to drink it on a regular basis.
Drinking a soda every once in a while will not completely ruin your teeth. But, you want to make sure that you are keeping your teeth away from the product as often as you can so that you are able to avoid the deterioration that comes with the soda consumption.
The more that you are drinking the harder it can be for your teeth to retain the enamel on the surface. Keeping the enamel on the surface of your teeth will ensure that your teeth can naturally protect themselves and keep your mouth healthy, pain free and inexpensive to take to the dentist.
