Halloween Laughs

It's the Friday before Halloween, and I thought I would make today's entry a fun one!  I have searched the Internet for some Halloween jokes, and here are a few I thought were pretty funny!

Q.  Why didn't the skeleton dance at the Halloween party?

A.  He had no body to dance with!

Q.  What do Italian's eat on Halloween?

A.  Fettuccine Afraid-O!

Q.  What do you call a fat jack-o-lantern?

A.  A plump-kin!

Q.  Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?

A.  He didn't have the guts!

LOL!  Now those are funny!  Happy Halloween to everyone!

-Trisha

Always remember; Keep your teeth healthy and don't let them take a bite out of your life! ;)

Recipe of the month

It has been a while since we posted a recipe here on the blog, so since fall is probably my favorite time of the year to cook, I thought I'd post this recipe which a good friend of mine shared with me!

Dinner in a Pumpkin!!

Ingredients:

     1 Medium pumpkin

     1 Onion, chopped

     2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

     2 pounds ground beef

     2 Tablespoons soy sauce

     2 Tablespoons brown sugar

     1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms (I like to substitute fresh mushrooms, if possible)

     1 (15 ounce) can cream of chicken soup

     1 1/2 cups cooked rice (for a healthy version, use brown rice)

     1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts

Directions:

1. Wash the outside of the pumpkin, cut off the top and clean out the pulp and seeds.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
3. In a large skillet saute onions in vegetable oil until tender, add meat and cook thoroughly, drain excess fat.
4. Add soy sauce, mushrooms, brown sugar and can of soup, simmer mixture for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Add cooked rice and water chestnuts.
6. Spoon mixture into the cleaned pumpkin.
7. Cover the pumpkin with the top of the pumpkin and place entire pumpkin on a baking sheet. 
8. Bake 1 hour or until the pumpkin flesh is tender.
9. Remove pumpkin from the oven and place on a platter to serve.  Food will stay hot for quite awhile. 
10. Scrape out part of the pumpkin flesh to serve with the meat mixture as your vegetable. 

I hope you all enjoy this as much as I do!  If you do make this, let me know how you like it and if you did anything to alter the recipe! 

-Trisha

As always; keep your teeth healthy, and don't let them take a bite out of your life! ;) 



Joke of the day

As we creep into the middle of October, I can't help but get excited.  I love the fall and Halloween is definitely one of my favorite holidays.  So in honor of Halloween, I have a joke for you all...

Q.  What do vampires and false teeth have is common?

A.  Both come out at night!

Trisha

Always remember; Keep your teeth healthy and don't let them take a bite out of your life! ;)

And the answer is...

Sorry for the delay in posting the answers to the quiz, We were really busy around here last week (no complaints) and so I was not able to get on the blog to post the answers.  As I know you are all waiting with baited breath, without further delay, the answers to the pop quiz are as follows:

1) True, thumb sucking can cause a misalignment of the teeth, which can cause a range of problems including breathing problems and problems with chewing.  If at all possible discourage your child from becoming an avid thumb sucker.

2) False, the acidity of the lemons can actually cause the enamel to erode and weaken the structure of the tooth. 

3) False, while neither option is good for your teeth, chewing on ice, can cause serious damage to your teeth because of the cold temperatures and the hardness of the ice.  If a blender needs a special setting to crush ice, take that as a clue that you should not be attempting to do it with your teeth!

4) False, brushing your teeth too hard can cause sensitivity to hot and cold, it may irritate the gums, and can wear down your tooth enamel. 

Hopefully you got the answers correct, and maybe you learned a thing or two.  I'll be back with another quiz eventually, so study hard and be on the look out for the next pop quiz!

-Trisha

Always remember; Keep your teeth healthy and don't let them take a bite out of your life! ;)

It's Pop Quiz time again

Take a quick minute to see if you can answer these questions.  I will post the answers next week, so check back to see how you did!


1) True or False:  Thumb sucking can result in permanant changes in tooth and jaw structure.

2) True or False:  Sucking on lemons actually cleans your teeth.

3) True or False:  Chewing on ice cubes are way better for your teeth than hard candies.

4) True or False:  The harder you brush your teeth, the more plaque you will remove.

-Trisha

Always remember:  Keep your teeth healthy, and don't let them take a bite out of your life! ;)

Oral health and Overall health

 "Every tooth in a man's head is more valuable than a diamond."  -Miguel De Cervantes,  Don Quixote 1605

Amazing, don't you think, that even back in the 1600's, people were writing about the importance of oral health!

It is astonishing to learn just how many aspects of our overall health are directly linked to our oral health.  It seems that nearly everyday more and more articles are published discussing just how important it is to take care of our mouths.  Oral health has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, pre-term labor and the list goes on and on.  Researchers from all major medical institutions are just scratching the surface on the links and the cause-effect relationships that exist between oral health and overall health.  So, not only could going to the dentist regularly help you to keep those valuable teeth, it may also save your life! 

Hope everyone is having a great week!

-Trisha

Always remember:  Keep your teeth healthy and don't let them take a bite out of your life! ;)

A Little bit of Humor!