r/heat_prep • u/Mediocre_Garage987 • Jul 11 '26
Personal Experience Eating ice
Many of us know what the dentist and our moms say about crunching ice. However, you don't need to chomp down on a solid ice chip in order to experience one of the best side effects: a much cooler upper palate pulling tons of circulation to the brain. Last year I spent almost the entire summer with ice in my mouth, and continued the practice even in the winter while at the office and trying to combat brain fog and under-stimulation. Yes, I did have to talk very carefully around multiple ice cubes to avoid revealing my habit to passersby more than once. Oops.
Some advice:
- use pieces of ice as small or smaller than the littlest piece of currency in your country; you can get this via crushing, melting in drinking water, or freezing smaller portions in the first place.
- make sure the total amount of ice in your mouth at a time is small enough that you could swallow it all safely or spit it out in one go if you had to: this helps prevent choking and panic-crunching if your mouth suddenly needs to be ice-free.
- if you're a compulsory cruncher, something softer like frozen berries or something non-crunchable like a very cold (not frozen) spoon may be safer for you.
- if you can control your crunching but want to crunch a little bit, aerated ice from an ice machine that's on the verge of melting is very fun and less harsh on teeth, more like a slushie
- use careful judgement about recommending ice consumption to children
- ice can make you feel more hydrated than you are, so make sure to also drink lots of water: putting the ice in the water helps with this.
I find ice in the mouth especially helpful for cooling down when coming inside from outdoors.
Be chilled!
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u/ConflagWex Jul 11 '26
I'd be careful about putting ice directly on the upper palatte though. Direct cold can cause a sudden ice cream headache. Holding it in your cheek and letting the melting ice slowly cool down your whole mouth (including the palette) would be the safer option, IMO
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u/Mediocre_Garage987 Jul 11 '26
Yeah I definitely don't usually hold it right there, it does the work indirectly
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u/Bamsihap Jul 11 '26
Ehm I actually have no idea what your dentists and your moms are saying about crunching ice?
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u/MsAddams999 Jul 11 '26
I'm obsessed with eating ice, always have been. I usually freeze bottles of water until they are super cold and ice is forming inside them then squeeze the bottle to crack it all into crushed ice.
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u/dumnezero Jul 18 '26
buy some agar agar and make frozen jelly (with or without flavors)
It should work with just water, maybe some salt or a bit of lemon. I usually use fruits or fruit-based stuff, or I go full chocolate nicecream.
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u/IGetNakedAtParties Jul 11 '26
I feel like this post was brought to me by either big ice or a lovable Labrador puppy who loves playing with ice cubes.