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I cut up nearly everything with a knife and fork to eat now.
Cut the corn off the cob...
I eat subs and wraps, and pizza with a knife and fork.
but the best thing to not cut up is slices of melon... my teeth used to be really crooked and wonky, and now when I bite into a piece of melon I marvel at the lovely half circle my bite makes!
When I got wires changed last time my ortho installed what he called "some fairly hefty wires". Too right. I thought a sushi roll would be soft enough if i cut it into little bits. Apparently not. I ended up putting it in the blender (with some wasabi and soy sauce, of course) and feeding myself little squidgy balls of mush in little bird-like portions.
Beware of tortilla chips - nearly choked to death recently on a bit of tortilla chip (which, incidentally, I didn't scrunch up as I normally do) - a nasty big trianglur shaped piece got firmly lodged in my throat ... my life flashed before me ... I was home alone ... quickly I drank some hot water then had some olive oil ...
I have had this exact tortilla chip experience more than once (like I should actually LEARN from it LOL). I find myself nearly choking on a lot of things because I don't chew as thoroughly as I need to sometimes. Of course this is the reason I cut up a lot of things or do the tearing of sandwiches, chicken SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM and such.
I cut pizza and hamburgers if I'm in a restaurant...sometimes if my front teeth just aren't taking me biting into something.
Oh, I also cut up soft tacos. I can't wait to bite into a caramel apple again!
