Got Braces,What Should I Eat

Question

Will I Ever Get To Eat Hard Foods With My Braces On

Answer 1

Yes, but you will have to wait a while...

Here's a  list of my  favorites for those painful first days (or the days after an adjustment).

- Popsicle

- pudding

- mashed banana

- mashed potatoes

- tomato soup

- smoothie

-Meatloaf or meatballs

-Tuna, chicken, or egg salad

-Lunch meat (plain, not in a sandwich -- sandwiches can be too hard to bite)

-Soup

-Cheese slices

-Cooked eggs

-French toast, pancakes, waffles

-Soft cooked meat (pot roast, roasted chicken, etc)

-Baked or broiled fish

-Non-crusty bread without seeds or chunks

-Saltine crackers (they crumble on the roof of your mouth!)

-Cottage cheese

-Yogurt

-Cereal that gets soggy in milk

-Oatmeal or hot cereals

-Ice cream and cake (hey, what the h**l, treat yourself! But remember, no nuts!)

-Frozen cheese blintzes or potato pancakes

Answer 2

good excuse to eat ice cream :D

Answer 3

Maybe, but listen to your orthodontist he knows whats best. Here is a list of foods to stay awayfrom, and a list that tells you what kinds of food you can eat, which are mainly soft foods.

Foods to stay away from:

1. Sticky foods

Licorice

Sugar Daddies

Toffee

Tootsie Rolls

Caramels

Starburst

2.Hard foods

Ice

Nuts

Hard taco shells

French bread crust/rolls

Corn on the cob

Apples and carrots (unless cut into small pieces)

Bagels

Chips

Jolly Ranchers

Pizza crust

Uncooked carrots (unless cut)

3.Sugur foods (Minimize these foods)

Cake

Ice Cream

Cookies

Pie

Candy

4.Only once a day

Soda

Sweetened tea

Gatorade

Kool-Aid

Drinks with sugar

Answer 4

i just got my braces off after wearing them for 5 years.

i probably broke every "rule" in that time and never lost a bracket.

so you can eat pretty much anything, but don't bite hard candy or the seeds in popcorn and you should be ok

Answer 5

lol yeah , the first 3 weeks are the toughest but then u just kinda feel like ur same old self and u can eat anything u want. but still things like salads and spinache and stuff like that are a pain in the but coz you''ll have to floce and brush everytime u eat em . i only got a rotainer coz i only had one crooked tooth but my frnd wears braces and i know how u feel

Answer 6

lol Yes you can eat hard food in a few days so panic over haha. I would eat:

yogurts

smoothies

mashed potatoes

and all soft stuff.

That is the easy bit. The hard bit is the stuff your not supposed to eat:

Hard candy

Caramel

Taffy

Hard bread crusts

Pizza crust

Hard nuts

Tacos

Tortilla chips

Corn Nuts

Popcorn

Jerky

Corn on the cob

Dried fruit

Cut these into bite-sized pieces:

Bagels

Apples

Raw carrots

Raw celery

Avoid chewing:

Gum

Ice

Bones

Be aware of the hidden sugar in:

Jelly

Syrup

Honey

Sugared cereals

Breakfast rolls

Catsup

Desserts

Sodas

Brush your teeth immediately after eating sweets. If you are unable to brush, rinse your mouth with water.

Hope i helped : o )

Answer 7

There are alot of things you can eat with braces on.Just don't chew gum or eat popcorn, they get stuck in your braces.

Answer 8

got braces in febuary it took bout a week to get used to em anfter 4 weeks i ate gum and it didnt stick but it was sugar free i ate lollipops i crunched sweets i ate chocolate i had curry i crunched ice cubes and ate pop corn they never work but i hate gettin them tightened cos the melt your tooth then pull the brace then glue it to your tooth i dont mean actually melt your tooth they just put a big torch in it i got burned with it but at least you get to wear some cool glasses....

Answer 9

Eat soup/soft foods for about 2 weeks and yes you can eat hard foods

Answer 10

eventully yes

but stick to soft foods at the moment until your braces feel more comfortable