Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Food that is Not Good for Your Teeth

Eating habits of people like what and how they eat can have a great impact on oral health. Not only improper brushing and flossing can cause oral problems but also there are certain food that can be harmful for your teeth.

Food That Is Not Good For Your Teeth

Following is the list of food items that are not good for your teeth :

1) Sugary food: After consuming of sugary food, an acidic environment is created in your mouth as the bacteria in your mouth reacts with this kind of food, thus forming acid. This acid attacks the tooth and start dissolving outer layers of tooth. Regular consumption of sugary food is like bathing the teeth in acid, which can dissolve the enamel easily.

2) Acidic food: If you are consuming regularly the food that has high amount of acid can be very harmful for your teeth. Dental professionals suggests to rinse your mouth thoroughly after consuming such kind of food such as lemons, oranges, tomatoes, grape fruit etc.

3) Starchy food: Junk food or starchy foods like potato chips, pizza, pasta, burgers and white bread can easily get struck in between the teeth. The starch, these food contains will soon convert  in to sugar immediately after consuming of this food. Thus enamel of the teeth starts to become decalcified.

4) Soda drinks: Soda drinks are very bad for teeth, if regularly consumed. These drinks not only contains a lot of sugar, but also phosphoric and citric acid that can damage the enamel of the teeth. As these drinks contains artificial sweeteners, it can easily effect your teeth.

5) Pickles and ketchup: These can easily open up pores of your teeth enamel and your teeth gets easily stained

6) Sauces: Sauces like soy sauce and tomato sauce that are dark colored can easily stain your teeth.

7) Alcohol: Alcohol is one of the drinks that is bad for your teeth, because consumption of alcohol dries your mouth and saliva production is reduced. Saliva helps in defending cavities. So drying of mouth can increase the risk of cavities in your teeth. As alcohol contains acid, it can dissolve the enamel of the teeth. 

8) Chewable and sticky food: Chewable and sticky food will remain on the surface of the tooth for long time after consuming, thus saliva in your mouth can't come in contact with this tooth to neutralize acid. This can lead to tooth decay.

Try to avoid these food for keeping your teeth healthy and strong for longer life.


Monday, April 11, 2011

Thai Special Spicy Noodle Soup Recipe with Prawns

The Thai style prawn and noodle spicy soup gives traditional Thai flavors. It is also considered to be ultra healthy. The basic element used in this variety is the special fish sauce called Nam Pla that is used in huge varieties of Thai dishes. Here is the list of ingredients required and process of preparation of the Thai special spicy noodle soup with prawns.

Ingredients Required
  • 1 tablespoon of groundnut oil
  • 1 stem of lemongrass sliced into 3 pieces
  • 1 red chilli cut into thin matchsticks
  • Ginger cut into thin matchsticks
  • 2 large garlic cloves
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon of light loy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons of Nam Pla
  • 100g baby corn
  • Juice from 1 lime
  • 200g of mushrooms
  • 4 spring onions
  • 275 grams of raw king prawns
  • 150g rice noodles
  • Chopped coriander
  • Ground sea salt and black pepper to taste and 1.2 liters of vegetable stock

Heat the oil in a pan. Add chilli, ginger, garlic, and lemongrass. Cook them under low heat till they get golden brown color. Now the stock, the soy sauce, nam pla, and lime juice are added to it. They are allowed to heat and boil at low heat with occasional stirring. After about 8 minutes, add the baby corn. Then mushrooms and spring onions can be added. Ensure that they are cooked soft at low heat.

In the mean time, rice noodles have to be soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes. They are then drained and thoroughly rinsed with cold water. Then transfer them to a tray. Add the king prawns and coriander to the cooking mixture. Once the prawns turn pink, add the rice noodles and combine all the ingredients well. Season it with salt and pepper. If desired, you can add more nam pla or soy sauce for taste.

It can be served with hot steamed rice. While preparing, ensure that a good quality soy sauce is used.