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Foods to Eat or Avoid This Summer
With summertime quickly approaching, you are likely planning out the best foods to enjoy this year. Some of the foods that show up regularly during the summertime are great for your smile. However, other foods can do a number on your teeth. If you want to have a great looking and healthy smile this summer, keep this list of foods and drinks handy. It can help you determine the best summer menu for keeping your smile healthy and looking bright.
Foods and Drinks to Indulge In This Summer
Strawberries come out during the later parts of the spring and into the summer. These are a great type of fruit to eat, plus they can help whiten your smile when you regularly eat them. Even just eating 2-3 strawberries per day can help improve the look of your smile.
Yogurt is another great food to indulge in during the summertime. It can be regular yogurt from the fridge, or even frozen yogurt instead of ice cream when the weather gets hot. It helps prevent cavities, plus it also helps you digest the foods you eat even better.
When you want a cool drink, opt for cool tea. If you opt for tea, you get all of the nutritional benefits that come with it, as well as the ability to help decrease any inflammation that may be in your mouth.
Consumables to Avoid This Summer
In terms of what to avoid, coffee, regular or iced, is definitely one of the things on that list. It can quickly stain your teeth, even with ice in it, and it can also promote more tooth decay. Go with water or tea instead to avoid these problems.
Never chew on ice, no matter how hot it may be outside. If you really want ice, you can slowly suck on an ice cube, but the best thing to drink is cool water through a straw.
Citrus fruits are often considered refreshing when the weather is hot, but they are also dangerous for your teeth. The acids in citrus fruits can degrade your enamel by means of erosion, and should be avoided whenever possible.
For more help planning out your summer menu, call our office. Come in and see one of our dentists, and let us talk to you about the best and worst items you can consume. Here at Cooper Family Dentistry, we want you to be able to indulge when summertime comes around. The only thing we ask is that you indulge in the items that are going to benefit your mouth as well as the rest of your body!
Dr. Jordan Cooper is from Jacksonville, AR. His father is Dr. James Cooper, a Jonesboro, AR native and practicing dentist of 39 years and his mother, Tracy Cooper, is a dental hygienist from Little Rock. Dr. Cooper graduated high school from Central Arkansas Christian, after which he entered at the University of Arkansas as a Chancellor’s Scholar in 1998.
Dr. David Cole is a graduate from the University of Arkansas, receiving his degree in 2016, and is a huge Razorback fan! He then went to dental school at the University of Tennessee where he received his D.D.S. in 2021. He looks forward to getting to know the Central Arkansas area, and serving his community!
Dr. Rasmussen is a Hot Springs native who graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2017 (Go Bears). After receiving his D.D.S from The University of Tennessee in 2021, he is looking forward to serving the central Arkansas community and the wonderful people who live here.
Dr. James Cooper was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He studied at the University of New Mexico and graduated from dental school from the University of Missouri, Kansas City. After 2 years of dental experience with the Army, Dr. Cooper moved to Jacksonville in 1973 to practice dentistry.