{"id":1252,"date":"2015-05-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/dental-blog\/smile-friendly-breakfast-secrets-2\/"},"modified":"2019-02-20T23:23:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T23:23:01","slug":"smile-friendly-breakfast-secrets-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/dental-blog\/smile-friendly-breakfast-secrets-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Smile-Friendly Breakfast Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/contentlibrary.socialmediafordentistry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/05\/543-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"543\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10865\" \/>  <strong>BREAKFAST MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT<\/strong> meal of the day, but for many of us it\u2019s also\u00a0the most unhealthy. A <em>bad<\/em> breakfast is not only bad for our teeth, but\u00a0makes\u00a0us feel\u00a0sluggish before we\u00a0even get out the door\u2014setting\u00a0us\u00a0on a track for unhealthy choices throughout the day. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>How Often Do You Eat Breakfast On-The-Go?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> We usually don\u2019t give ourselves time for healthy breakfast\u00a0options. We grab something\u00a0handy and rush out the door. Donuts, starchy muffins, and sugary pastries gulped down with acidic orange juice or tooth-staining coffee aren\u2019t\u00a0exactly\u00a0tooth friendly. Even our morning cereals\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/262978.php\" target=\"_blank\">may contain more decay-causing sugar<\/a><\/strong> than candy bars!  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-9EkvvHs-kQ <\/p>\n<h3><strong>3 Smart Breakfast Tips To Protect Your Teeth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Choose whole grains.<\/strong> They\u2019re better for you, and easier on your teeth than refined starches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yogurt naturally neutralizes acids on teeth<\/strong>. Adding granola, chopped nuts, or fruit can make your breakfast more nutritious and delicious!<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you eat acidic fruits, juices or\u00a0smoothies,<\/strong> rinse your mouth with water when finished.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Smile-Healthy\u00a0Breakfasts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> What\u2019s good for your teeth is usually what\u2019s good for your body. Here are some great menu ideas: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>whole grain, sugar-light cereal with calcium-rich milk<\/li>\n<li>scrambled eggs and whole-wheat toast<\/li>\n<li>yogurt with granola or muesli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_GOuGSujaoA  What\u2019s your favorite quick-and-healthy breakfast? Share in the comments below. We love to hear from you. <\/p>\n<h4>Thanks for being a valued part of our practice family!<\/h4>\n<h6>Top image by Flickr user <span style=\"color: #2a7abd;\"><a style=\"color: #2a7abd;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonolist\/3493333046\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Lin<\/a><\/span> used under <span style=\"color: #2a7abd;\"><a style=\"color: #2a7abd;\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 4.0 license<\/a><\/span>. Image cropped and modified from original.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BREAKFAST MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT<\/strong> meal of the day, but for many of us it\u2019s also\u00a0the most unhealthy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","placeholder-for-hentry","category-uncategorized","category-1","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev70.fiveminutes.in\/greenwaysmiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}