Many parents know that eating too much sugar and sweets is very harmful to their children, but they suffer from the fact that children like to eat. If they don't eat, they will become "little people". How can we make their children eat as little sugar as possible while satisfying their appetite so as not to hurt their teeth?

Don't completely ban sugar and sweets.

Although eating too much sugar affects health, carbohydrates are also essential nutrients for the body and our energy source, and we cannot do without them. Therefore, we can't completely ban children from eating foods containing carbohydrates. In addition, children's love of sweets is a manifestation of appetite. If it is banned blindly, it will arouse his curiosity, and it may also have the opposite effect, making him love sweets more, thus consuming more sugar.

Reduce the frequency of eating sugar and sweets.

Parents should try to reduce the number of times their children eat sugar and sweets, such as eating an ice cream in the afternoon and not using cake as dessert at night, which can reduce the amount of sugar their children eat.

Control the total amount of sugar eaten

Eating too much sugar will produce more calories, which will easily lead to obesity, and may also affect the absorption of other nutrients, resulting in malnutrition in children. Therefore, it is necessary to control the total amount of sugar that children eat. For example, children eat a lot of cakes, snacks, drinks and other sweets at classmates' birthday parties, and try to eat less sweets in the next few days.

Try to eat sweets for dinner.

The synchronization of sweets and dinner can reduce the intake of sweets because of eating dinner. On the other hand, many people have the habit of gargling after meals, which can remove the sugar in their mouths in time and reduce the harm of sugar to their teeth.

Eat less sticky food.

Some sugary foods are very sticky and can adhere to the tooth surface for a long time, leading to bacterial aggregation. So try to give children less sticky sweets, and it is best to choose sugar-free foods between meals, such as fruits, yogurt, nuts and so on.

Drink less sweet drinks.

Sweet drinks have a high sugar content. If you want children to eat less sugar, you must make them drink less sweet drinks. Children's drinks can choose white water, milk and freshly squeezed juice (also pay attention to controlling the amount).