Foods to eat after wisdom teeth removal?

butterflylover527
butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am looking for healthy (well, hopefully healthy) things to eat after I have my wisdom teeth removed Friday afternoon. Here's my list so far.

Shamrock shake (I'M SO EXCITED!! and yes, with NO straw)
Homemade banana shake (no straw)
Pudding (butterscotch and chocolate, cause you gotta have it!!)
Mashed potatoes
Ramen noodle soup (not right after, for when I can eat semi-solid foods again)
Chicken broth (my mom's mad cause I'm making her buy low-sodium broth....)
Yogurt (with no chunks. maybe whips?)
Applesauce
Ice cream (going to the store to see which ones have no chunks or anything)
Mac and cheese (for the semi-solid food)
Sherbet- cause it's amazing!!
Oatmeal (semi-solid)

Yeah, not too many healthy things, whcih is why I'm posting this lol.
Just in need of more and healthier ideas than these lol. Thanks!

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  • Suzmp85
    Suzmp85 Posts: 184 Member
    Those were some pretty good ideas. Maybe some other protein shakes? Creamy soups?
  • Sharla_G
    Sharla_G Posts: 72
    I just shopped for my 18 year old son. He's having it done tomorrow. Your list is pretty extensive! Good luck.
  • jaygreen55
    jaygreen55 Posts: 315 Member
    There's always baby food

    Just kidding. Good luck on your surgery
  • newcs
    newcs Posts: 717 Member
    Mashed cauliflower, guacamole, mashed squash (butternut is good) are all healthy things you could eat. Try to make sure you have lots of healthy options available because (at least for me) the pain meds can make good decision making difficult.
  • newcs
    newcs Posts: 717 Member
    There's always baby food

    Just kidding. Good luck on your surgery

    Baby food actually isn't a bad idea and you can make your own. I mean really, it's adult food that's mashed up for babies with no teeth so it's perfect for a time when you won't want to chew.
  • violinkeri
    violinkeri Posts: 212
    Jello! i love jello.

    Get ricotta cheese--with some tomato sauce its a salty meal or with some vanilla extract and sugar or splenda its a yummy sweet treat!
  • GurleyGirl524
    GurleyGirl524 Posts: 578 Member
    Yogurt, sugar free pudding, carnation instant breakfast (this one also helps speed healing), and jello
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Having top 2 wisdom teeth and a broken molar (under the gums) taken out in 3 weeks. When I had the bottom 2 take out I was back to normal in 2 days!

    Good luck!
  • meeulk
    meeulk Posts: 246 Member
    There's always baby food

    Just kidding. Good luck on your surgery

    Baby food actually isn't a bad idea and you can make your own. I mean really, it's adult food that's mashed up for babies with no teeth so it's perfect for a time when you won't want to chew.

    This is true. They also make pouches of fruit/ veggie combos that are actually really good. They're low cal and all natural. Might balance out your Shamrock Shake. :)
  • ashlielinn
    ashlielinn Posts: 920
    Totally not at all healthy, but KFC's mashed potatoes and mac & cheese were the only reasons I survived having mine removed a few months ago! But I was getting super sick and couldn't really keep much food down, so the extra cals didn't hurt ;)

    But some other things I had - egg drop soup, lo mein (after the first week), milkshakes with no straw, yogurt, and the MOST IMPORTANT thing that got me through it was a hot water bottle to lay my head on...seriously.

    Good luck! :)
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Recovery is a day or two so I wouldn't stress out too much about it. I had all 4 out at once and just avoided hard to chew things for a day or two. Just remember to rinse well after eating anything to keep the holes clean.
  • Erica_theRedhead
    Erica_theRedhead Posts: 724 Member
    Your list is good. I had all 4 removed and was eating solid food the next day. Honestly, it balances out because you may eat a little less since you're mouth is sore, and you're body will use more calories to heal anyways. Don't worry about needing to stay healthy, just recover.

    Also depending on what meds they give you, you may see some bloating. I got steroids and antibiotics and they made me plump up for a few days. Just give yourself a free week.
  • ashlielinn
    ashlielinn Posts: 920
    Recovery is a day or two so I wouldn't stress out too much about it. I had all 4 out at once and just avoided hard to chew things for a day or two. Just remember to rinse well after eating anything to keep the holes clean.


    ^definitely depend on the person and how badly they're impacted. My recovery was a month (until I could eat solid foods and wasn't in terrible pain) and about three months until all the feeling came back in some nerves around my mouth.

    Not trying to scare you, but everyone told me it was no big deal, and for some people it definitely is! I was blindsided by how awful mine was because so many people told me it was nothing, so I want you to be a little more prepared that it can be pretty sucky :/
  • sally_jeffswife
    sally_jeffswife Posts: 766 Member
    Nothing too hot or too cold. Anything soft and warm is fine. Tylenol is good no Ibuprofen cuz that'll make you bleed. Suck on a tea bag after it comes out it will clot it up faster. Cloves help with pain. Applesauce,Oatmeal,Yogurt,Cream soups when they aren't super hot,Mashed Potatoes,Tuna,blueberries,raspberries. Avoid drinking out of a straw, drink out of a cup instead.
  • RBXChas
    RBXChas Posts: 2,708 Member
    I'm 32 and need to have mine out, but I'm pregnant at the moment, so that's not happening for a while! My brothers and sister all had theirs out when they were around 18 and had no responsibilities (and our parents paid the bill), but OF COURSE mine came in slowly, so I have the distinct pleasure of both paying for it and worrying about how all my responsibilities will be handled.

    Aaaaanyway, when my son was younger and not quite old enough to be eating "adult consistency" foods, I used to give him these Happy Tot pouches because they were very healthy and had a lot of iron (due to the spinach). Amazon was the cheapest way to get them, but I was also able to buy them at Target for about a buck apiece. I'm not into spinach, but I thought they tasted really good, and my son loved them. Nutrition info is in one of the pictures: http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Organic-Spinach-4-22-Ounce-Pouches/dp/B0030VJ79Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363182979&sr=8-1&keywords=spinach+and+mango+pouch

    When my brothers had their wisdom teeth out and I was helping to take care of them (my sister was the only one who wasn't a weenie about it and who handled her own food prep), I remember cooking a lot of pastina. If you didn't grow up in an Italian household, you might not know what it is, and it can be hard to find, but Barilla makes it, and it's on their website: http://www.barilla.com/content/product/pastina If you've ever had chicken and stars soup, pastina is like the little stars - it's just a tiny pasta, and with a bit of butter is an easy and cozy thing to eat if you're having tooth issues/healing.

    Otherwise, your list looks pretty good. I'd just eat whatever you feel like eating that doesn't hurt your mouth and worry about eating healthier when you're recovered.

    Also, Shamrock Shakes - yum! I went to McDonald's last week to get one, and their machine was broken :( That seems to happen to me every year, so it's literally been years since I've had one!
  • Torgiebudd
    Torgiebudd Posts: 2
    As for the pudding, on Buzzfeed there is an article that has a link to a recipe to make Avocado based pudding! Seems like it'd be healthier than just regular pudding: http://www.momables.com/chocolate-avocado-pudding/

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