3 Tips and 1 Treat to Keep Your Teeth Healthy This Halloween

For candy lovers, Halloween is pure heaven, but your teeth don’t welcome the monster sugar attack quite so much. Here are three tips—and a treat—to keep your teeth healthy.  

1. Choose chocolate

   Chocolate dissolves quickly, which minimizes the amount of time it stays on your teeth. Plus, it contains calcium and antioxidants that are great for healthy smiles and bodies.

2. Toss the taffy

   Taffy and gummy candies don’t wash away easily like chocolate. Cavity-causing bacteria love to feast on the sticky residue these confections leave behind.

3. Eat before you trick or treat

   Eating a healthy snack or dinner before hitting the streets helps avoid late-night, candy-snacking sessions.

Download Activity Sheets

For a non-sugary treat, download this coloring sheet, print on regular paper or cardstock, cut apart along the indicated cut lines and include a card in each of your Halloween treat bags. No sugar high, no cavity-causing bacteria!