What Can I Eat With Braces?

Food You Can Eat With Braces

Examples of foods that can be eaten with braces

Foods that are soft and easy on your teeth, such as soups, yogurt, mashed potatoes, eggs, oatmeal, cheese, pasta, cooked veggies, soft fruits, seafood, etc.

Pizza with thin crust, but avoid biting the hard edges

Corn that is cut off the cob

Meats that are ground or shredded, not tough or chewy

Tortillas that are soft, not hard and crunchy

Peanut butter that is smooth, not chunky

Smoothies and protein shakes. They can provide nutrition and hydration without hurting your teeth or braces

Soft breads and cakes are easy to bite and chew, such as muffins, biscuits, soft tortillas, and pancakes

Dairy products like yogurt, soft cheese, and milk

Soft fruits. They are juicy and refreshing, such as bananas, oranges, grapefruits, and melons

Cooked or soft vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and spinach

Seafood such as tuna, salmon, shrimp, and crab

Eggs can be prepared in different ways, such as scrambled, boiled, or poached

Pasta and noodles such as spaghetti, macaroni, and ramen

Soups like chicken soup, tomato soup, and vegetable soup

Mashed potatoes

Food You Should Not Eat With Braces

Foods that are sticky or chewy and can get caught in your braces and damage them, such as caramel, taffy, gum, nuts, popcorn, hard candy, jelly beans, fudge, marshmallows, etc.

Foods that are hard and can break your brackets or wires, such as ice, raw carrots, raw celery, bagels, hard rolls, corn chips, crunchy fruits and veggies, hard crackers, etc.

Foods and drinks that have a lot of sugar and can cause cavities, such as candy bars, soda, juice, etc.

Meat that has bones in it, such as ribs, chicken wings, etc.

Foods that are spicy or citrus and can bother your mouth, especially when you just got your braces

Veggies that have a lot of fiber, such as celery, that can wrap around your wires