Healthy Eating
While in braces, here are some goodies that you can still enjoy:
- Brownies
- Yogurt
- Bananas
- Watermelon
- Onion Rings
- Rice Pudding
- Cheese
- Hamburgers
- Potato Chips
- Danishes
- Fruits
- Tossed Salad
- Pancakes and Syrup
- Soup
- Doughnuts
- Chili Dogs
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- Oatmeal Cookies
- BBQ Ribs
- 3 Musketeers
- Plain Hershey Kiss
- Milk Shakes
- Ice Cream
- Plain M&Ms
- Chew Chips Ahoy Cookies
- Thin Pretzel Sticks
- Ravioli
- Soft Tacos
- French Fries
- Chicken (off the bone)
- Spaghetti
- Carrot Cake
- Soft Granola Bars
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Here are some things you should drink and eat less of while in braces:
- Drinks with sugar
- Soda pop
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- Candy
- Ice Cream
- Cookies
- Cake
- Pie
- Foods with sugar
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Then, there are some sticky foods and hard foods that you should completely avoid during your treatment, including:
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Stick Foods to Avoid
- Jolly Ranchers
- Toffee
- Caramels
- Gummy Bears
- Now or Laters
- Sugar Babies
- Sugar Daddies
- Bubble Gum
- Starbursts
- Crunch Peanut Brittle
- Jaw Breakers
- Caramel Apples
- Licorice
- Tootsie Rolls
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Hard Foods to Avoid
- Pizza Crust
- Corn on the cob
- Raw carrots
- Hart Pretzels
- Bones
- Bagels
- Popcorn
- Hard Candy
- Fritos
- Whole Nuts
- Beef Jerky
- Doritos
- Apples (unless cooked)
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