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Show SUGARLESS SNACKS Children love snacks. And much to the chagrin of the dental , profession, they love snacks filled with sugar. According to the American Ameri-can Dental Hygienists' Association, As-sociation, when sugar reacts with the bacteria in your mouth, plaque is formed on your teeth. The acid from the plaque causes tooth decay. Research has shown that how often sugars are eaten, how long they stay in the mouth and the type of food eaten also play an important part in the decay process. To help you combat tooth decay and satisfy your children's sweet tooth, the American Dental Hygienists' Hy-gienists' Association suggests sug-gests tile following snack recipes that do not contain table sugar, honey or syrups: APRICOT CANDY 13 cup grated coconut 34 cup chopped pecans 1 teas, lemon juice 1 teas, lemon rind 1 teas, orange juice 34 cup dried apricots 13 cup water Steam apricots five minutes min-utes in the water. Cool and mix with rest of ingredients in a blender. Form into balls and roll in coconut. Refrigerate Refrig-erate several hours. Makes about a dozen. PEANUT BUTTER BALLS 12 cup peanut butter 1 teas, vanilla 23 cup co"nut 14 cup chnpped nuts 1 teas, lemon rind 12 cup raisins Mix well and form into balls. Roll in coconut or sesame seeds. Chill until firm. Makes about a dozen. |