Healthy Snacks

• Cheese, cheese sticks
• Fresh fruits and vegetables
• Apple sauce, fruit cups
• Oatmeal, mac and cheese
• Yogurt, cottage cheese, Jello
• Crackers, low sugar cereals (brush teeth afterwards)
• Sugar-free gum
• Water

Foods/Snacks to avoid:

• Fruit roll-ups, gummy fruit snacks
• Raisins, dried fruit
• Jelly beans, licorice, Tootsie Rolls, Skittles
• Suckers, hard candies, caramel
• Chewy granola bars, Kudos bars
• High sugar cereals—Fruit Loops, Trix
• Nerds, Warheads (may burn oral tissue)
• Sodas (even diet), lemonade, Kool-Aid

Foods/Snack that may break teeth:

• Tortilla chips
• Corn nuts, nuts
• Popcorn (may cause gum infection)
• French bread croutons
• Now-and-Laters, jawbreakers, Jolly Ranchers, hard candies, suckers
• Granola bars (hard)
• Ice

REMEMBER: The longer the food stays in contact with the tooth, the greater the chance of getting a cavity!