Title: Our Thunder Bay Dental Clinic Shares What Parents Need to Know about Kids’ Meals.
1Our Thunder Bay Dental Clinic Shares What Parents
Need to Know about Kids Meals
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2A recent study conducted by Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health and the nutritional
quality of kids menu options at various chain
restaurants found the overall quality
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3and selection of items lacking. According to the
study, More than one in three children and
adolescents consumed fast food every day, in 2011
and 2012.
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4Most of the options for children are limited to
foods high in sugars, sodium (salt), and
saturated (bad) fats, which also include meals
very high in calories.
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5While the limited choices are definitely not good
for a childs overall health and well-being, they
are not equally good for their teeth.
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6The study pointed out that almost eighty percent
of beverage choices with kids meals are high in
sugar and very few offer actual healthy
alternatives.
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7Even though some chains have removed carbonated
and sugary sodas as the primary option for kids
meals, they merely replaced this with some
alternative form of beverage,
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8Sugar is one of the key ingredients that helps
create plaque, the sticky substance that sticks
to the teeth, attacks the outer protective enamel
layer,
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9like fruit-flavoured drinks, equally just as high
in sugar, or flavoured milk, which also contains
high amounts of sugar.
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10and leads to tooth decay and cavities. The best
beverage selection for children is either
regular, low-fat white milk or water.
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11When it came to the actual meal options, many of
the meal choices exceeded the recommended daily
amounts saturated fats and sodium.
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12Worse still, many of the dessert items
contained within many of the kids meals were
found to contain two-times the amount of
saturated fats and their caloric amounts were
equal to or exceed that of the main meal and
side.
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13While it might not be entirely possible to
completely eliminate kids meals from your
childs meal options, it is better to reduce the
actual number they consume on a weekly basis.
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14Parents can also look for alternatives available
with some of these meals, like choosing apple
slices over French fries and opting for water or
low-fat white milk for the beverage.
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15From a dental health perspective, parents need to
make sure they encourage the development of good
dental habits, like brushing the teeth after
eating.
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16Brushing immediately following a meal helps
remove plaque-forming deposits and sugar from the
teeth and helps reduce the risks for tooth decay.
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17One way to help your child get better at brushing
their teeth is to assist them to make sure they
are brushing all of their teeth.
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18Children tend to brush quickly simply to get the
task over and often miss large sections including
along the gum line and on the back-side of the
teeth.
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19Parents should also brush their teeth at the same
time, as this helps reinforce the importance of
brushing after meals.
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20Another way to help maintain good oral health in
your child is with regular visits to their
dentist at Oasis Family Dental. Call our office
at (807) 623-2662 to schedule an appointment
today! Source- http//www.oasisfamilydental.ca/
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