food after getting braces?

Question

i just got braces yesterday, and my teeth are still aching. are there any "soft food" suggestions (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) ?

Answer 1

Here is an exerpt from our Soft Foods pages:

Dairy

Smooth yogurt, or yogurt without a lot of chunks. You could also take chunky yogurt and puree it in a blender to break down the chunks. Also, try the new yogurt in a tube, available at most grocery stores.

Various soft cheeses, such as brie, cottage cheese, and thinly sliced Swiss, cheddar, harvarti, etc.

Milk-based drinks

Custard

Pudding



Breads and Baked Goods

Any type of soft bread that does not have seeds, nuts, or pieces of whole grains. If you like whole-wheat bread, look for one that has a smooth texture. Tear off the crust if necessary.

Muffins without nuts or chunks

Corn bread, corn muffins

Soft cakes

Tortillas (corn and flour, microwaved or steamed until soft)

Pancakes

Saltine crackers and matzo are often soft enough to smoosh at the roof of your mouth with your tongue



Grains

Couscous

Quinoa

Pasta

Noodles

Soft-cooked rice, risotto

Bulgur

Kasha

Farro wheat (cooked very soft like risotto)

Polenta

Matzo balls

Grits

Cereals (oatmeal, cream of wheat)



Meats and Poultry

Soft-cooked chicken

Bar-b-que type soft cooked meat

Meatloaf

Chicken salad

Thinly sliced lunch meats

Meatballs

Many meat recipes that you make in a crock pot or pressure cooker are very tender

Chicken nuggets cut into very small pieces

Meat Alternatives

Tofu can be made in many ways and is always easy to eat.



Seafood

Soft-cooked fish

Fish croquettes (salmon, tuna)

Fish loaf (tuna, salmon)

Tuna, salmon, or whitefish salad

Frozen flavored fish filets

Crab cakes

Fish sticks (non-crunchy, cut into small pieces)



Soups

Look in your local grocery store for soups that either don't contain chunks, or have very mushy ingredients.




Vegetables

Soft-cooked carrots, squash

Mashed potatoes

Potato pancakes

Smooshed potato salad

Cole slaw

Spinach or corn soufflé (Stouffer's makes a frozen one)

Fresh spinach, chard, kale, or other greens, cooked very soft or steamed and cut up.

Avocados, guacamole

Salsa (non-chunky)

Beans (mashed it necessary)

Hummus, various Middle Eastern dips



Fruits

Mashed bananas

Applesauce

Baked apples

Fruit juice, juice smoothies (protein powder can be added)

Other ripe fruits that get mushy



Treats

Ice cream without nuts or chunks, frozen yogurt, sorbet, sherbet, granita

Milkshakes, smoothies

Most cold drinks make your teeth feel better - iced tea, iced coffee, etc. But be careful not to inadvertently drink too much caffeine!

Soft cakes

Cheesecake that has been microwaved for 30 seconds to one minute (it gets a bit mushy and easier to eat)

Cream pies

Jell-O (gelatin)

Custard or flan

Pudding

Shakes and Bars



Protein shakes, Slim Fast, etc.

Zone Perfect Bars (when you can chew a little bit. These are the least chewy protein bars I've found so far, with a texture like Rice Krispy Treats).

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Soft Foods For Braces

Answer 4

There are lots of thing that I always suggest, but especially for the first day, stick to cold things that require no or very little chewing. I always say ice cream, ice cream and then some more ice cream, it helps to numb the pain and fills your stomach too. Also try scrambled eggs, with cheese too, but avoid toast or biscuits too hard to chew and sticks to your brackets and wires. Other foods, stuffed baked potato's, spaghetti (no meatballs), mac and cheese, soups, with crackers softened in the soup, or try some smoothies. If you think of the foods that you like, I'm sure you will find some that you love, just avoid the things you have to bite into like pizza or burgers, those that you have to chew for more than a couple of times before you swallow, tough foods, like some over cooked meats, and things that will stick badly to your braces, peanut butter, breads and such. Take Motrin or Advil to help ease the pain of the adjustment of new braces for the next couple of days and then again after you have adjustments monthly. In a few days start slowly adding harder foods, those with different textures or that require more chewing back into your diet. Go slow with it, your teeth will be a little loose and you don't want to make them more sore by excessive chewing. Good luck! Hope I was of some help to you. It will get easier and really will be worth it in the end!

Answer 5

Soft Breakfast Foods

Answer 6

Bread can be bad as it really gets in your braces and is hard to clean. Try eggs, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, soup, oatmeal, stew, ice cream, yogurt, puddings, jello, pasta.

If you do eat any kind of sandwiches, break off bite size pieces so you aren't biting into the sandwiches - it makes it much easier. Good luck!

Answer 7

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food after getting braces?
i just got braces yesterday, and my teeth are still aching. are there any "soft food" suggestions (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) ?

Answer 8

Hope your family doesn't do you the way mine did me. We had steak the day I got my braces! Urrgghh!

I had alot of mashed potatoes, soups, ice cream, applesauce, oatmeal, milk shakes, broth, jello, smoothies, spagetti (but use shells or mac noodles. easier to chew)...Hope this list helps.

Answer 9

Wow um.....
Bread
Ramen (cooked)
Mac & cheese
any kind of pasta
And alot more to many to list

Answer 10

mashed potatoes with cheese or gravy or butter and herb. Pretty much any kind of soup