Birthday cake with chocolate and chocolate on Valentine’s Day: I feel like chocolate flowed in my veins this weekend! And since I was celebrating not only my children have also been entitled. Cake or chocolate? Both, of course!
What do you come from, we looove chocolate. I know this is not a feat. As author John Tullius said, “9 out of 10 people love chocolate, and the tenth was lying.”
Even if I try to ensure moderate consumption is certain that eats more often than Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter and Halloween. I am of those who believe that when treats are eaten regularly, it manages a lot less “rage” and abuse. For proof, 1 out 2, Laura and Benjamin did not even finish their (small) piece of cake.
Chocolate, pastries and other sweets are not only a concern for the nutritional management or waistline. You guessed it, the health of teeth is as much concerned. Your children like sugar? Bacteria from their mouth like it even more! And caries, it is also found in the mouths of children aged 2 or 3 years if we do not care …
Even if the milk teeth of your little ones are temporary, do not neglect them. In contrast, caries at an early age are a sign that food or hygiene is lacking. It should be corrected to avoid the hard problem with permanent teeth, they do not give a second chance.
What do you drink that you give your children to drink to accompany a delicious piece of cake? Milk for many, is not it? As nature is well done!
Milk, although it contains natural sugar (lactose) does not contribute to tooth decay. Instead, it makes teeth harder and less easy to attack with calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D it provides. Then, with its protein and fat, is a soft acid, and therefore not corrosive. The cheese farm would be even better, since most of the qualities of milk, it helps neutralize the acidity caused by food when it is chewed well.
The juice and sweetened drinks are just the opposite. They are acidic and maintain long mouth acid, which, combined with sugars that bacteria love is the perfect recipe for caries. If you still prefer the juice, at least finish your feast with a drink of water or rinse your mouth with. This is probably not the board best suited for small eaters, however, because if your kids are like mine, they have not yet mastered the fine art of mouthwash …
