Eating the right kind of food reflects not just on your health but on your skin, teeth and hair too. You need to cut down your intake of colas, sodas and alcohol as these can be very damaging to your teeth. Here is a list of healthy foods that are good for your pearly whites, have a look at them:

1. Increase your intake of calcium-rich foods like milk, yoghurt and cheese. Low-fat milk and yoghurt are equally good.

2. If not anything else, munching on carrots like bugs bunny can lighten your teeth naturally.

3. Chomp on cucumbers, celery and guavas as these are also natural teeth lighteners.

4. Chewing fruits and vegetables increases your saliva production, which in turn flushes out the color-staining bacteria and prevents new stains from sticking. Eat apples and bananas.

5. Eat fruits rich in vitamin C like orange and lemon.

6. Eat enough whole grains like bran, brown rice, cereals, and whole-grain pasta.

7. Eat green leafy vegetables like spinach, broccoli and bok choy.

8. Consume nuts and dry fruits like almonds, brazil nuts, dates, raisins and figs . Also include dried beans, baked beans, brussels sprouts and peas in your daily diet.

Also read Pregnancy And Your Teeth and Beat Your Bad Breath.