eat THIS with THAT
Your daily food choices play an important role in keeping your teeth healthy. Try these delicious pairings the next time you reach for something acidic.
Counter Salad Dressing with Crunch
With its vinegar component, salad dressing is an acid attack waiting to happen. Add high-fibre vegetables or unsweetened cacao nibs to your salad. These crunchy foods will help promote saliva production and protect your tooth enamel.
Drink Juice with Yogurt
Fruit juice contains the flavour but lacks the fiber of whole fruit. So what you’re left with is a lot of condensed acid and sugar, which promotes enamel wear. Mix your fruit juice with plain yogurt and make a smoothie to neutralize the acidity.
Pair Wine with Cheese
Red and white wines are highly acidic, so pair your wine with cheese to counteract the oncoming acid attack. The calcium in cheese limits the increase in acidity and promotes remineralization of tooth enamel.
Eat Dessert with a Glass of Milk
Sugary sweets and desserts are primary culprits when it comes to enamel wear. Counteract the acid attack caused by sweets with milk. The calcium in milk can limit the increase in acidity and promote the remineralization of tooth enamel.
Drink Soft Drinks with Sugar-Free Gum
Soft drinks (including diet drinks) are basically acid baths for your teeth. To protect your tooth enamel against wear, follow up your soft drink with sugar-free (xylitol-sweetened) gum. This stimulates saliva production, which helps remineralize tooth enamel.
eat THIS with THAT
Your daily food choices play an important role in keeping your teeth healthy. Try these delicious pairings the next time you reach for something acidic.
Counter Salad Dressing with Crunch
With its vinegar component, salad dressing is an acid attack waiting to happen. Add high-fibre vegetables or unsweetened cacao nibs to your salad. These crunchy foods will help promote saliva production and protect your tooth enamel.
Drink Juice with Yogurt
Fruit juice contains the flavour but lacks the fiber of whole fruit. So what you’re left with is a lot of condensed acid and sugar, which promotes enamel wear. Mix your fruit juice with plain yogurt and make a smoothie to neutralize the acidity.
Pair Wine with Cheese
Red and white wines are highly acidic, so pair your wine with cheese to counteract the oncoming acid attack. The calcium in cheese limits the increase in acidity and promotes remineralization of tooth enamel.
Eat Dessert with a Glass of Milk
Sugary sweets and desserts are primary culprits when it comes to enamel wear. Counteract the acid attack caused by sweets with milk. The calcium in milk can limit the increase in acidity and promote the remineralization of tooth enamel.
Drink Soft Drinks with Sugar-Free Gum
Soft drinks (including diet drinks) are basically acid baths for your teeth. To protect your tooth enamel against wear, follow up your soft drink with sugar-free (xylitol-sweetened) gum. This stimulates saliva production, which helps remineralize tooth enamel.
