This is a picture of my 7 year old.  Think she’ll need braces?  Yeah, that’s what my dentist said too.  My oldest has never had a cavity. He brushes for the two full minutes every night, and always takes flouride.  Flip-flopper isn’t so diligent, and she’s had two cavities, only one filled, the other the dentist is waiting for the tooth to fall out. And ketchup boy has had one.

I found the most interesting list in my Nutrition text book.  Foods considered the most sticky promote tooth decay, while the least sticky food have little effect on tooth decay.

Most Sticky:

• caramels
• chewy cookies
• crackers
• cream filled cookies
• granola bars
• marshmallows
• pretzels
• taffy

Sticky:

• Doughnuts
• figs
• frosting
• fudge
• hard candy
• honey
• jelly beans
• pastries
• raisins
• syrup

Somewhat sticky:

• bagels
• cake
• cereal
• dry cookies
• milk chocolate
• rolls
• white bread

Barely Sticky

• Apples
• bananas
• fruit drinks
• fruit juices
• ice cream
• oranges
• peaches
• pears.

So I guess the moral of the story, more ice cream, less raisins!