Food, Glorious Food

[isthistaken]

I'm anxious to try it. After five days, still not eating anything I have to bite down on. I am currently living on Cream of Wheat and these amazing snacks from Del Monte called Fruit Chillers. The Arctic Strawberry is awesome. Anyone else try these? I could eat them all day, and do.

[Ciara]

I'm anxious to try it. After five days, still not eating anything I have to bite down on. I am currently living on Cream of Wheat and these amazing snacks from Del Monte called Fruit Chillers. The Arctic Strawberry is awesome. Anyone else try these? I could eat them all day, and do.

I've never heard of them but I just had a bowl of porridge, and purred strawberry with ice-cream for dessert. No chewing necessary!

[isthistaken]

This is only my first week, but I notice you have had your braces for three months, Ciara! So maybe this is the new normal and I should buy stock in Del Monte.

[Tobilei]

You'll chew again I promise! I know it feels like you won't though Ciara just had spacers put in so that causes a whole other kind of dental pain and a period of not being able to eat.

It took me about 2-3 weeks to be back to mince and bread etc. By week 4 I could eat meat and crunchy things again. I go back to soft foods after an adjustment and every now and then some random teeth hurt and I don't chew for a day or 2 but mostly it's all back to normal. Hang in there!

[isthistaken]

Thanks, Tobilei! I've been joking that I'm going to lose so much weight that I'm going to slide out of my braces. This must be REALLY hard for growing teenagers who actually need to eat.

[Ciara]

This is only my first week, but I notice you have had your braces for three months, Ciara! So maybe this is the new normal and I should buy stock in Del Monte.

I've had upper brackets for 3 months, lower ones went on yesterday but my lower molars aren't braced yet. Instead I have "lovely" blue spacers. I tried to eat a piece of very soft bread for breakfast but couldn't. Instead, strawberry and blueberry puree with yoghurt and a banana. I might be joining you in investing in Del Monte!

[isthistaken]

Ouch! So glad I don't have spacers, as I am a lightweight about pain. But maybe they are coming down the pike, you never know with this orthodontic bunch what they will spring on you next. Kind of like a magician at the circus pulling endless instruments of dental torture out of a hat. "And for my next trick...."

[Tobilei]

Thanks, Tobilei! I've been joking that I'm going to lose so much weight that I'm going to slide out of my braces. This must be REALLY hard for growing teenagers who actually need to eat.

Yeah, I said the same. But I can eat again now and it turns out most runny food seems to be junk food (looking at you ice cream!)

As for teenagers, I don't know about all of them, but mine seems to cope way better with hers than I do with mine and happily chows down the night after she gets an adjustment (she ate steak the night she got them on!)

[isthistaken]

So true... who knew there were so many calorific soft and creamy things to eat?

[Tobilei]

So true... who knew there were so many calorific soft and creamy things to eat?

Haha, I know!

[junglejulie]

low fat greek yogurt, bananas, soft veggie burgers and low cal soups are helping me lose weight

oh and hummus.

[isthistaken]

Awesome, junglejulie... I'm not a huge yogurt fan so I tried Greek for the first time the other day. Good but spendy, so I read one can make this by putting regular yogurt--I just grabbed some Dannon vanilla--in a coffee filter in a colander--I'm using the coffee drip thing and let the whey drip out. Can't wait to try it for breakfast.

[MrsCharisma]

I totally lost 5 lbs the week I had my spacers in - torture! LOL!!!

Hummus was my friend. I'm not a soup fan but had to eat it...and returned to soup after my last adjustment. Mashed bananas, mashed sweet potatoes, yogurt...fish can be very soft and easy to eat (and high in protein). I don't like eggs, but they can be a good non-chewing food. Err...applesauce, power smoothies if you have a blender.

[isthistaken]

Sweet potatoes!!! OMG I did not think of that!!! I LOVE yams!!! I usually would have them whole but mashed/whipped would work!!! THANKS A BUNCH!!!! I tried zucchini last night but they would not cook down and I should have peeled them. FAIL.

[busy bee]

Ouch! So glad I don't have spacers, as I am a lightweight about pain. But maybe they are coming down the pike, you never know with this orthodontic bunch what they will spring on you next. Kind of like a magician at the circus pulling endless instruments of dental torture out of a hat. "And for my next trick...."

I felt like my braces were instruments of torture when they first went on. Didn't take long to get used to them though. And now I love what they are achieving!