Hard or dry foods, for example nuts, raw vegetables (such as carrot, cauliflower or broccoli), dry cakes, dry bread or dry cereals. Tough, stringy or fibrous foods, including steak, rhubarb, beans, celery or pineapple.
Be careful what you eat with braces
Stick to pasta, seedless bread, soft veggies, pudding, soup, yogurt, etc. After about three or four days, the soreness will start to go away and you can graduate to more solid foods, but always steer clear of gum with sugar in it.
What junk food can you eat with braces? You can eat any junk food that isn't too hard or sticky. Top options include ice cream, frozen yogurt, soft cookies, and chocolate. If you're looking for healthy junk food alternatives that are safe for braces, Zollipops are a great choice.
Yes! You certainly can, as long as you avoid crusts and toppings that are too tough and hard, sticky, or stringy, and eat in small, careful bites. Of course, it's also essential to clean your teeth and the metal wires after eating for optimum dental health.
Celery, Carrots, and Other Crunchy Veggies
Many vegetables are good for teeth because they require a lot of chewing to clean teeth surfaces. Crunchy, firm foods that contain lots of water are great natural teeth cleaners because they stimulate the flow of saliva, which helps to scrub away food particles and bacteria.
Fruit or vegetables with thick skins, seeds or pips - e.g. baked beans, peas, grapes and tomatoes. Crunchy and crumbly items such as toasts, biscuits, crackers, crisps, pie crusts. Hard foods – sweets, tough meat, nuts, seeds.
While on the soft food diet, try to eat meals that include: Soft, tender meat, poultry, and fish.
Some soft food diets recommend soups with clear broth, like Chicken Noodle Soup or Italian Wedding Soup, while other patients are free to eat cream-based soups, like Creamy Corn Chowder or Broccoli Cheddar.
Steak. Steak is definitely off the list. Even the most tender cut of eye fillet can cause tricky issues with your braces. Chewing meats like steak can bend wires or dislodge brackets.
Hard Foods may damage the braces by loosening the cement that holds the bands on the teeth, by bending wires or by breaking brackets.
Mashed potatoes, smoothies, protein shakes, yogurt, applesauce, soup, ice cream and pudding are all great examples of foods to eat with braces the first week of treatment or any time your teeth are sensitive.
A: Yes, you can eat a burger AND sushi with braces. Remember to chew carefully. You can also cut your food into bite size pieces. A few days after getting your braces on or after an adjustment, you may feel sensitivity or soreness in your teeth.
If food is not chewed properly larger particles enter the digestive tract causing digestive problems such as gas, bloating, constipation, food reactions, headaches and lowered energy levels. As you chew your food more digestive enzymes are produced. These help to breakdown food further to assist digestion.
Melt cubes in your mouth: Instead of crunching ice cubes, try holding them in your mouth and letting them melt. The satisfying cool sensation and refreshment will last longer. And it won't damage your teeth or gums.
As a general rule, don't use your teeth to break or tear any sort of food. Even a sandwich should be pulled apart and eaten on your back teeth. This is particularly important for bread rolls, hamburgers, Subway, etc.
Can you eat potato chips with braces? If the potato chips are hard and crunchy, it's best to avoid them while wearing braces. Baked potato chips are generally OK to eat. Remember to eat one chip at a time, not a handful at once.
The Day Your Braces Are Placed
For the first few days after brace placement, we recommend that you avoid eating hard, crunchy, or sticky foods. Instead, eat mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, yogurt, soups, etc.; softer foods that will not add to your discomfort.