Eating With Braces

Eating With Braces

What can you eat? Let’s talk about what you shouldn’t eat! If you’ve been wanting to drop a few pounds, the first week wearing braces is just your opportunity.

For the first day or so, stick to soft foods. Avoid tough meats, hard breads, and raw vegetables. Before long, you’ll be able to bite a cucumber again. But you’ll need to protect your orthodontic appliances when you eat for as long as you’re wearing braces. Chewing on hard things (for example: pens, pencils or fingernails) can damage the braces. Damaged braces will cause treatment to take longer. We will advise you more specifically.

Foods to Avoid: Hard, Sticky, Crunchy, Chewy!

  • Chewy foods: bagels, hard rolls, licorice
  • Crunchy foods: popcorn, ice, chips
  • Sticky foods: caramels, gum
  • Foods you have to bite into: corn on the cob, apples, carrots