3 Reasons Water Is Your Go To Summer Drink

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Juice, Soda, Sports Drinks or Water

All are not created equal. Did you know a serving of juice, soda or a sports drink contains extra sugar and calories while not quenching your child’s thirst? What really happens is they keep getting thirstier and asking for more.

Water has ZERO added sugar and ZERO calories. It is also refreshing and quenches their thirst with their first cup.

Plain water is boring? Give your water flair! Dress up your water by drinking it icy cold (remember not to chew on the ice) which makes their glass taste so much better; so does adding slices of cucumber, a sliced berry or cherry to your water pitcher. Everyone can have a turn choosing their fresh fruit mix-in.

Tasty in everyone’s cup!

Water Gives Your Child Strong Teeth

With Zero added sugar and Zero calories water is already going a long way to building strong teeth and healthy mouths.

What can make this better? Fluoride in your water. Fluoride is nature’s cavity Ninja.

No added sugar, no calories and fluoride all add up to an easy and one of the most beneficial ways you can help prevent cavities.

Keep those Cavity Causing Bacteria in Check

Drinking all that juice (and yes even 100% juice), soda and sports drinks leaves a lot of sugar on your child’s teeth. The cavity causing bacteria in their mouth love all this sugar. Not only does the bacteria eat the sugar, the result is the outer layers of the tooth’s enamel are also eaten away.

Water washes away the residual food in their mouth and dilutes any sugar residues that are left behind.

While you need to make sure their teeth are brushed 2 Minutes 2X’s a Day and floss every night before brushing, adding your choice to drink water goes a long way to happy healthy teeth, smiles and children.

What’s In Your Water Bottle Mom and Dad?

Let’s face it children are always watching what their parents are doing. With your encouragement, daily routine and positive reinforcement your child can learn to make water their beverage of choice.

More tips? We have lots. We’re here just for kids!

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