What was your first meal/food after braces?

[smorse]

My first meal after braces was chocolate pudding, that was my meal basically for the first week after braces along with yogurt.
This was more because I was scared of it hurting, so I don't even know if it would have hurt.

[cutebraceface]

I ate scrambled eggs, bacon, and grits right after my appointment. I figured I'd better eat something good before the pain set in! Surprisingly, there hasn't been much pain so I've been able to eat ok as long as I use my back teeth.

[djspeece]

Does gin count?

[Mirai404]

Kentucky Fried Chicken.

It was very late at night when I got hungry and decided to have my dinner. There was nothing available except KFC.
Worst. They don't have mashed potato.
I used my unbracketed second molars to chew on the meat. Pity me.

[MissMiataaa]

I had french fries almost immediately after. But once the pain kicked in, Ensure was all I could really "eat" for the calories. And oatmeal

[Raleigh]

Really soft and small pasta (used for infants) to start off because my mouth was already sore. Wasn't painful at all... just a pain to clean teeth and braces afterwards!

[sfgardengnome]

Well, I've had my ceramic braces on for almost a week, and I've lost 5lbs and have subsisted on smoothies and homemade soups.
My hubby made spaghetti last night but the noodles were hard to chew (feels like my molars upper/lower do not meet). So they are swallowed "whole" I pray this eating situation gets better

[aleksalynn]

I ate a lot of mashed potatoes or rice right after my braces were put on. There were times after adjustments where even the rice hurt.

[PeaCat]

I got home from the orthodontist around lunch time with my upper teeth all wired up. I looked in my kitchen with wide-eyed panic. What the he!! am I going to eat for lunch? I know of all the DO NOT EAT foods. I settled on a cup of Greek yougurt.

Now I'm looking for good recipes for nutrient dense, non-soy, non-dairy smoothies.

PeaCat

[linzlizrob]

My first meal was a slice of mild cheddar cheese that I tried to have for lunch. It hurt to even move my mouth so I just rolled it around in my mouth with my tongue until it broke into small enough pieces to swallow whole.

I tried to eat soggy cereal for dinner. That didn't work either, so I settled on chicken broth and a cup of greek yogurt. I was braced yesterday at 9 am, and yogurt has been the only thing that I can eat and will settle the hunger.

[biancaisgreat]

I had a cheeseburger and fries right after my braces went on and then the rest of that week i had kfc mashed potatoes or yogurt. Lol

[Matilda]

Chicken noodle soup.

[kids041]

I had shrimp scampi and pasta for lunch and fish and chips for dinner. I bet have applesauce and smoothies tomorrow... By dinner time my teeth are starting to feel a bit sore when I bite down on the 2 molars that still touch!

[Roses]

Soup! But now mash is my favourite. I also managed a cheeky cupcake yesterday

[BraceFace2o1o]

I had a curry. I was too worried I might break my bonded retainer eating anything that required lots of chewing or biting into. It's been a few days and I'm still eating really soft things. Until I get my removable retainers I'm going to keep eating softer stuff. With all the brushing after eating I can see my clear retainers helping me lose some weight that I have gained recently.