Transcript Total = 52 teaspoons

Teeth and Eating
In this lesson I will learn about
• How important my teeth are in everything I
do.
• Healthy eating and the different food groups.
• Why we need food from all the food groups.
• How sugar in food and drink can make teeth
go bad.
• Choosing healthy snacks and drinks.
• How much sugar can be found in some foods
and drinks.
Where in your body are your
teeth?
How useful are your teeth to
you?
Healthy Eating
• Is important for keeping our teeth
healthy so they don’t go bad.
• Is important for keeping our bodies fit
and well.
• Is important so we have lots of energy
to do everything we like to do.
• Is important so our bodies get all the
goodness they need.
The Eat Well Plate
Fruit and
vegetables
for vitamins
and minerals
Proteins
for
keeping fit
and well
Carbohydrates
for energy
Fats and
sugars for
treats
Milk and dairy
foods for
calcium
This can happen if teeth have too
much sugar too many times
Healthy Teeth!
What causes tooth decay
• Everyone gets bacteria (germs) in their mouth.
• Bacteria (germs) and bits of food build up to
make a layer of stuff on our teeth called plaque.
• If you eat sugary food or drink sugary drinks the
germs in the plaque feed on the sugar and they
make acid.
• The acid then attacks your teeth for about 30
minutes during this time your teeth get weaker.
• If you have sugar lots of times in the day your
teeth will decay.
How?
Keep sugar to mealtimes
• What is a mealtime?
• When would you have a snack?
Dinner
Breakfast
On the way
home
Tea
Doing
homework
How many
9 teaspoons
9 teaspoons
6 teaspoons
sugar?
4 teaspoons
4 teaspoons
Total = 52 teaspoons
20 teaspoons
Remember!
• If you are going to have a sugary treat,
have it with a meal not as a snack.
• Choose healthy foods and drinks.
• Brush your teeth with a fluoride
toothpaste twice a-day.
• Keep your teeth for life.