Do you regularly snack? If so, then you may want to make sure you are eating as healthy of snacks as possible. Snacks not only add to your daily calorie count, but they also add to the nutritional possibilities your body gets each day.
If you pick healthy snacks, it gives your body the ability to eat something good and feel better for it. One of the best options you can eat when you are munchy for a snack is nuts. They provide you a lot of good nutrition, plus they offer a special bonus to your teeth.
What Nuts Can Do to Help Your Teeth
When you go through and chew up nuts, the texture of nuts also scrubs your teeth. The more you chew, the cleaner your teeth become. When you regularly eat nuts, you can actually wind up with cleaner teeth than if you went with most other snacks.
Plus, nuts are also able to provide you with some of the more difficult to find nutrients, like Omega fatty acids. You can also include nuts in your regular meals to add them into more parts of your diet.
Try adding some chia seeds into your breakfast, almonds into your lunch, and walnuts into your dinner. Your body, not just your teeth, will reap the rewards.
If you want to see what else nuts can do to improve your oral health, give our office a call. We can talk to you about the benefits of nuts, and other items that you could add into your day that would give you similar benefits.
The more you are able to clean your teeth as you eat, the easier brushing will be, and the less work we will have to do during your exams and cleanings. Call our office today!