Snacks without sugar just for the teeth: Dental Nurses
Our aim for our week at Ruapehu College is the promotion of 'Sugar Free Snacks'.
With the high cost of living today, people are generally aware any reduction in the food bill must be good news. In a family with hungry teenagers, we advise that a glass of milk and a cheese sandwich is far more nutritionally balanced and sustaining than the expensive "junk foods" so readily consumed by teenagers. Bread Bread is a nutritional food being recommended by health authorities in m a n y affluent western countries, as it contains little or no sugar, or fat and no cholesterol. Bread is a good source of quality protein from vegetable sources and contains significant amounts of fibre, vitaipins and minerals. Bread is now included in weight reduction diets because it is satisfying and high in nutritional value. Remember it is not the bread that is fattening, but what is put on it that sends the calorie count up. Milk Milk is the o n 1 y food item containing all the elements our bodies need. It has proteins to build muscles, fat and sugar to give energy and warmth. Milk contains the minerals calcium and phosphorous for strong bones and teeth - particularly for children and older people. Cheese Cheese is one of nature's finest foods containing in concentrated form many of the nutrients of milk. Cheese
plays an important role in healthy balanced diets providing energy and essential nutrients. Cheese is a source of high quality protein yitamin A. Riboflavin and Vitamin B12 and is also rich in the minerals calcuim, zinc and phosphorous. These minerals promote healthy bones and bodies. Cheese cannot be surpassed as a healthy and convenient snack without causing any harm to your teeth. Sugar free snacks In promoting sugar free snacks with the students from Ruapehu College, Jenny, Kate and Robyn plan a series of lessons on the sugar content of the popular foods consumed by teenagers. This research information w a s supplied by Penny Field, Dietitian, Wanganui Base Hospital. The second lesson topic in the prevention of gum disease, - the cause and effect. As New Zealanders w e have a very high incidence of gum disease, and this can be so easily prevented. To give the student some practical experience in preparing sugar free snacks with the help and co-operation of the Home Economic Department of College we will participate in the preparation and cooking of these snacks on Wednesday. Thursday at morning interval the students will be invited to sample their cooking, accompanied b y ,
flavoured milk courtesy of Manawatu Milk Company. These snacks are quick and easy to prepare, and economical, so it is hoped they will be tried at home. Friday a poster
competition will be judged and prizes awarded and Jenny, Kate and Robyn hope they will have left the students with the desire to keep the use of sugar to a minimum and aim to "keep teeth for life".
Waimarino dental nurses Kate Lowrey and Jenny Decker and Waiouru dental nurse Robin Re whare whare will be at the Ruapehu College holding a dental awareness week this week for the junior school. Part of the programme is the theme "sugar free snacks", for good teeth and good health.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 264, 22 November 1988, Page 9
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550Snacks without sugar just for the teeth: Dental Nurses Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 264, 22 November 1988, Page 9
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