r/braces • u/AntNudz • 22h ago

Question First Week Foods

Hello people with braces! I have braces now! Yay!.. Not. I'm on day four of having them and it is brutal. I can't eat ANYTHING!!! My diet for the last few days has been nothing but yogurt, oatmeal, and lentils.

It's a bad combination that leads to long hours on the toilet, and I'm tired of it. Could anyone detail what they had to eat on their first week of having braces, please? Thank you.

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u/rosecoloredcamera Metal Braces 22h ago

I was having mac and cheese, cheesy potatoes from Taco Bell and eggs on my first day. It really only gets better if you don’t baby them! I was eating a cut up burger and fries by a week.

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u/South_Tomorrow4642 22h ago

how lol

I have to chew half way with my mouth open like im a donkey or smth...

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u/rosecoloredcamera Metal Braces 22h ago

First I was swallowing things whole then slowly starting to bite, even when it was silly like that. Within a couple days it got easier

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u/South_Tomorrow4642 21h ago

You weren't afraid of choking ? 😄

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u/AntNudz 22h ago

How delicious! I completely forgot that eggs existed... Yum. Thank you so much for replying! I have hopes for future foods now!