Easter is an exciting time. Lots of chocolate Easter eggs, treasure hunts, bunnies and the Easter story of Jesus. To help educate the Farnham primary school kids about Easter, Signpost is an inter-church group that tells the Easter story in a multi-sensory way. The swap with Barrabas for Jesus using puppets and playmats- a brilliant way of making the school assembly educational, interactive and fun.
Educating the school kids about the relevance and importance of Easter is a great idea which got me thinking about chocolate (you cant beat a nice chocolate Easter egg- pardon the pun!) and the importance of educating school kids about healthy eating and sugar intake.
Sugar intake has been in the press a great deal recently and it really is surprising how much sugar is in the food we eat today. Have a look at this link on the BBC news health website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26449497
A KitKat (4 fingers) has about 7 teaspoons of sugar; a Twirl has about 6 teaspoons of sugar. That’s alot of sugar! The bacteria in the mouth love sugar which is what it feeds on. The bacteria then produces the acid which results in tooth decay. Explaining the reasons to children that its fine to eat chocolate as an occasional treat but not frequently throughout the day is crucial for their health education . This will massively help their general health as well as their dental health.
I’ll certainly be enjoying my chocolate egg. It’s all about moderation.
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by Dental DesignSite last updated: September 2024
