We have probably all experienced at some point the need to eat soft food for days (or even weeks) after some type of procedure. Of course, we’re always told to eat Jell-O™, ice cream, milkshakes (without the straw!), broth, etc.
Boring!
Especially boring if you’re not really an ice cream person!
I’ve been going through a series of dental procedures for awhile. Extraction, fillings, root canals, bone grafts, implants, and on and on. I’ve still got quite a few oh-so-fun visits like these ahead of me and I am so, so, so over trying to find satisfying soft foods.
If I were 10 years old or maybe a toddler, I might be thrilled about the ice cream diet, but…multiply that age times…well…some, and I really would like to have something real to eat! I’d like to avoid feeling like a toddler at every mealtime. And sometimes–believe it or not–I want something that’s not sweet.
So.
If you are having a tooth pulled, a root canal, a cavity filled, or a dental bone graft (ugh!), I put together a list of soft, kinda grownup foods that I enjoy (or plan to enjoy when it’s mushy-food time again) and I hope you can, too.
I’d recommend pinning or bookmarking this one for your next dental visit!
Where was this list when I needed it a little over a week ago when I had a tooth extraction?! I kid, I kid. I know that I’ll be back in the chair soon enough and I always crave savory as sweets have not done my teeth any favors in the last 31 years.
This should be a good list to keep on hand in a few weeks. My husband is going to be getting dental surgery to address a few issues, and I’m sure he’ll have to stick with soft foods for a while. Hopefully he won’t get tired of the food on this list too quickly!
Good ideas! I have been doing soft foods for the better part of the past 3 weeks. Had 2 surgical extractions 3 weeks ago and last week had 3 more. I have been pureeing what I would normally eat – cereal (with extra almond milk) in the morning, sometimes ramen soup or vegetables with extra broth in the evening. Smoothies are common for me as well.
Any ides what to ear hummus with??
Mashed sweet potatoes
Homemade macaroni and cheese
Organic Bone broth (9-11 grams of protein)
Crepes w/ ricotta
Cheese ravioli w/ pesto
Steamed carrots mashed
Smoothies w/ peanut butter
Cottage cheese
Here’s more:
Graham crackers dipped in milk
Butternut squash soup
Lentil soup
Pancakes with poached eggs
Oatmeal
Applesauce (really good in morning so you can take first antibiotic and/or pain pill)