Sunday, 5 August 2012

Braces, food suggestions.

As always, braces hurt when first placed. I'm having braces too, and the doctor recommended to eat a soft diet. For all those who need help, this is the right place; here I'll suggest few recipes. Here, you can post stuff too and share recipes for all those who visit and need.
Thanks.
-Sudichka (a.k.a Suu-chan!)


Starting off: Dairy.

  • Smooth yogurt, or yogurt without a lot of chunks. You could also take chunky yogurt and puree it in a blender to break down the chunks. Also, try the new yogurt in a tube, or cream.
  • Various soft cheeses, such as brie, cottage cheese, and thinly sliced Swiss, cheddar, harvarti, etc. (I don't like cheese, lol. So for those like me, turn down for recipes cheese-free).
  • Milk-based drinks Smoothies, milkshakes, milk and even tea.
  • Custard, and many other sweets that liquids and soft.
  • Pudding, cakes and ice-creams. 


    Grains.
    • Couscous
    • Quinoa
    • Pasta
    • Noodles
    • Soft-cooked rice, risotto
    • Farro wheat (cooked very soft like risotto)
    • Polenta
    • Matzo balls

      Meats and Poultry.
      • Soft-cooked chicken
      • Bar-b-que type soft cooked meat
      • Meatloaf
      • Chicken salad
      • Thinly sliced lunch meats
      • Meatballs
      • Many meat recipes that you make in a crock pot or pressure cooker are very tender
      • Chicken nuggets cut into very small pieces

        Soups.

        Fruits.
        • Mashed bananas
        • Applesauce
        • Baked apples
        • Fruit juice, juice smoothies (protein powder can be added)
        • Other ripe fruits that get mushy


          • Sweets. Many doctors say, that sweets are not good for braces, right? Well they're right, but that doesn't mean we can't eat any sweets. There are treats you can try!

          • Soft cakes.

          • Cream pies.

          • Pudding.

          • Custard.

          • Jell-O.

          • Cheesecakes (if heated a bit, to get it mushy).

          • Iced tea, or coffee (but not too much caffeine).

          •  Smoothies, milkshakes.

          • Ice-cream (nut-free).


          I'll soon post again, but this time, with recipes. These were just the type of foods you could try. 
          Enjoy!
          Sudichka :)