• Your child must have a balanced diet for her teeth to grow properly and for healthy gums around teeth.
• A diet high in refined carbohydrate – sugar & starches will place your child at a risk of tooth decay.
• Starches include breads, biscuits, chips, pasta.
• Sugar is not limited to the sweets and chocolates. A variety of foods contain “hidden sugars.” All types of sugars promote tooth decay. Many fruits and most milk products have at least one type of sugar.
• Condiments such as ketchup and salad dressings contain added sugars.