Food with braces

Whitezombiegirl

Hi, at the age of 40 i got braces- top and bottom. Im still having so much trouble with eating as food gets stuck between gum and lips and anything hardish like meat presses on the wires and hurts. Plus im still having my cheeks shredded by the brackets- and the wax comes away when i eat.

I need suggestions for food as im fed up of porridge, soup, yoghurt and stew. My usual salads are horrendous to eat and meat and hard cheese is really hard. I prefer not to eat bread, pasta, rice etc. Im struggling with protein sorces.

Unfortunately for me cake, milky ways, chocolate mouse and jaffa cakes are very easy to eat!

Any ideas?

missh1967

Yeah, eating sucks for a while, but you will get used to it, and then the pain is only when your braces are adjusted. Carry a travel toothbrush and toothpaste with you at all times.

Dairy is a great, soft protein source. Cottage cheese, soft cheeses, milk.

cnbbnc

Your lips/cheeks will start to toughen up (like forming a callous, only...not a callous) and you won't get tore up so bad from the braces. In the meantime just keep stocked on wax.

Stringy foods like meat may have to be cut up real small or shredded so it doesn't get caught so much. You can eat eggs/omelettes, cottage cheese, smoothies (maybe with protein powder if you're lacking there). Tuna or grilled fish should be more tolerable to eat. I know you're sick of soup, but what about a stew or chili with shredded or finely ground meat and soft veggies?

H_Ock12

You'll get used to it. In the meantime, I would suggest cutting your meats cheese smaller to make it easier to chew. Look into making meals with ground beef/chicken/turkey so it's not as difficult to chew. Do you like beans...slow cooked pintos, Limas, northern beans are soft and easy to eat. Oragel went a long way for me when I had braces. And also a pack of fuzzy pick brushes....you'll find them on the dental aisle, I can't remember what they were called, but they fit perfectly between tooth and wire.

kshama2001

What about expanding your repertoire of soups and stews? How about getting some slow cooker cookbooks from the library? Here's my favorite, although most recipes do involve quite a bit of prep and they are not the sort you can walk away from for 9 hours: The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World

When done, you could use an immersion blender to break up the food a little more.

Here's my breakfast smoothie. For you, leave out the chia seeds


I add a pinch of salt.

lizzyclatworthy

I have had all sorts of mouth interventions.
After surgery is found lasagne was amazing.
You can even make leek lasagne if you want to cut down on the carbs