Pizza
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Pizza
I know we're not supposed to eat pizza crusts, but it's okay to eat the middle pieces, isn't it? I mean I don't know how I'm going to do that yet as I've only been braced a week and mac & cheese is about what I'm living on -- not because it's painful, but just because it feels weird to eat. Anyway, hubby is bringing home pizza (cheese) tonight and I'm just trying to figure out how to do this. Knife and fork ... I know.
Any other tips?
Thanks!
Erin
Any other tips?
Thanks!
Erin
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Don't be afraid to eat..just eat small pieces.. You can even eat the crust if it isn't too hard..just chew slow and throughly. I was afraid to eat at first too. I've only had my braces for 3 days..but I eat everything I did before braces, just in smaller pieces
--Braced..upper and lower on 7/17/06
--Orthognathic surgery (upper and lower jaw)..possibly summer of '07
I've not let braces stop me from eating pizza, crust and all. Granted at first I had to cut it up to manage it, but once I was more used to the braces, I was able to eat it perfectly normally.
Go for it - carefully.
(Alas, post-surgery, there's no pizza for me for a while )
No one is going to stop me from eating pizza!
So dip the crust in your favorite drink (milk, beer, whatever).
Except for the post surgery crowd, that is.
Top Braces June 2004
Bottom Braces November 2004
Debanded January 2007
Bottom Braces November 2004
Debanded January 2007
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my best pizza tip
Bite and tear or cut with knife
get small peices
chew slowly and concentrate!
My husband would "DIE" if he didn't get homemade pizza at least once a week. My crust is crunchy on the outside and chewy/soft inside...it is SO good (if I do say so myself); but as long as I follow the above rules; I've had no problems. If you concentrate on what you're chewing then hopefully you'll use your molars to chew instead of slipping onto your brackets!
Good luck and happy eating
p.s. If you like to try my recipe, just e-mail me!
get small peices
chew slowly and concentrate!
My husband would "DIE" if he didn't get homemade pizza at least once a week. My crust is crunchy on the outside and chewy/soft inside...it is SO good (if I do say so myself); but as long as I follow the above rules; I've had no problems. If you concentrate on what you're chewing then hopefully you'll use your molars to chew instead of slipping onto your brackets!
Good luck and happy eating
p.s. If you like to try my recipe, just e-mail me!
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Knife and a fork worked wonders in the early days. I would use them for hamburgers too! Pizza is off limits for me right now...and my goodness, I miss it!!
I keep telling myself that this isn't forever...it only FEELS like it. Two more weeks of "No Chew" and then....
I keep telling myself that this isn't forever...it only FEELS like it. Two more weeks of "No Chew" and then....
Braced 5/11/05, BSSO with advancement 6/21/06, Debanded: 8/1/07. Click on www for my braces story.
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pizza. Its one of my favorite foods, and to believe i only started eating it a few years back, always hated it. I couldnt live without it, and near my ortho is a pizza hut so after an adjustment i normally pop in for a pizza I admit it was difficult to eat at first but im used to it and i even enjoy the crusts.
I think corn on the cob has to be the worst thing for getting stuck in the brackets.
I think corn on the cob has to be the worst thing for getting stuck in the brackets.