Enjoy a Tooth Friendly Recipe to Strengthen Your Bones and Teeth

While you are wearing braces or aligners, you need to eat nutritious food in order to keep your teeth, bones and gums healthy. Your orthodontist will provide a list of foods that you cannot eat to avoid damaging the brackets or wires of your braces. It is not a good idea to chew hard or sticky vegetables or potato chips but soft cooked foods are an excellent choice for a meal. Broccoli cheese soup is a great food to have for lunch or dinner, and it contains numerous vitamins and minerals, including:

• Calcium • Vitamin A • Zinc • Vitamin K • Manganese • Vitamin C • Folate • Riboflavin • Vitamin B • Protein

How to Make Delicious Homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup

When you make soup, you need to chop the ingredients into tiny pieces before cooking it until it is tender. For this soup, you can use fresh or frozen broccoli. Melt a small amount of butter in a stockpot over low heat before adding some minced onion. Add your favorite flavor of cheese cubes such as cheddar, and after the cheese melts, add milk and a tiny amount of garlic powder. Next, add the fresh or frozen chopped broccoli to the soup mixture. While these ingredients heat on the stove, mix cornstarch with water in a bowl to add to the hot soup to thicken it. Stir the ingredients slowly while the soup becomes thicker, and serve it immediately.

Call Beecroft Orthodontics Today to Schedule Your First Appointment

If you live in Virginia, then schedule an appointment with Dr. Matt Beecroft to determine if you need to have your teeth straightened. Beecroft Orthodontics has three offices available, including:

• King George – 540-775-2022 • Stafford – 540-659-6300 • Fredericksburg – 540-898-2200

With our state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging equipment, you can see how your face will look after undergoing orthodontic treatment.

Beecroft Orthodontics

10472 Georgetown Dr. Fredericksburg, VA 22553 Phone: 540-898-2200

Tooth-Friendly Recipe 4: Broccoli Cheese Soup