The best between-meal snacks and drinks are those that are sugar-free. Tooth-friendly drinks and snacks to offer between meals include:

• milk or water;
• chopped fruit and vegetables, eg peeled apple, pear, peach, banana, orange, carrot, peppers, cucumber;
• bread, toast, plain breadsticks, plain rice cakes;
• natural yogurt or plain fromage frais – add your own fresh, frozen or tinned fruit for extra flavour;
• unsweetened cereals, eg Shredded Wheat, Weetabix, Ready Brek, porridge (NB do not add sugar to cereal);
• sandwiches with sugar-free filling, eg tomato, banana, tuna, lean meat, egg.

Foods that contain quite a lot of sugar are best kept to meal times and should not be taken too frequently between meals. These include:

• flavoured yogurt, flavoured fromage frais;
• low sugar rusks;
• plain biscuits, eg Rich Tea, Marie, Digestive;
• pancakes, fruit scones.