Braces-Friendly Snack Ideas :
Many people have a question
while they are going to take orthodontic treatment can you eat crackers with
braces, if you are going to get braces you have to minimize your favorite
foods and drinks and good things are braces allowing most of the foods to
consume accept hard foods,
If you have a habit of eating crunchy
or hard food you have to reduce during braces treatment, there is many types of
crackers such as ritz crackers, saltine, goldfish, graham, and animal, the dentist always
advise not to consume hard types of foods its harmful to your braces,
If you are a lover of crackers you can eat small or light crackers with braces but you need to know how you can eat and what type of food is right for your braces and what need to avoid let’s talk step by step to enjoy your favorite foods.
Can You Eat Crackers with Braces
Nowadays very common question especially
kids asking can you eat crackers with braces, the answer is no, you can’t
eat any kind of crackers with braces, it will damage your braces or make loose
brackets or wires, it might stick under the wires and brackets,
And dentist not allowing to consume
crackers during orthodontic treatment but there are some types of crackers you
can eat like small or light crackers but I will suggest not to consume it might
impact your braces treatment result,
Many cases crackers stick between
the teeth and wires and it's very hard to remove even you doing brushing and
flossing every corner, many patients eating without care of their braces after
they are getting issues their braces are getting loose or feeling pain,
If the brackets and wires become
bend because of the careless that cause will turn into the negative way it
might push your teeth into the wrong palace, feel discomfort, pain and other
tooth problems also it might slow down your treatment performance,
The best thing is to avoid chewy or hard foods to stay safe and get a beautiful smile at a certain time, try to stay away especially popcorn, crust thin pizza, nuts, raw vegetable, whole an apple, takis, taffy, cookies, chew gum, alcohol, soda, meat with bone, tortilla chips and steak and don’t forget to maintain your daily oral hygiene routine.
Why You Can’t Eat Crackers with Braces
Crackers are one of the hard
types of foods it can damage or bend the wires of your braces, the second thing
is it will stick inside the wire and teeth, third issues are stuck pieces will make
the pain in your teeth, another thing is it might increase cavities and bacteria
in your mouth,
However, if you can’t stay without
crackers then you have to eat carefully otherwise its risk of damaging your braces
before you decide to eat ask your dentist to get proper instruction base on
your treatment situation, otherwise, tries to avoid for a few months only.
How To Eat Crackers with Braces
Most of the people wearing
braces but not care while consuming foods after food is turning negatives result, before you going to eat any foods you should know how you can consume
and what you have to reduce and maintain,
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Step: Choose the small or
light crackers to consume with braces
·
Step: Crackers should be a bit
size pieces and soft types
·
Step: take your time to eat
and chew slowly
·
Step: need to consume
carefully if you feel it's very hard or it will stick to avoid it
· Step: After finish the refreshments, you need to floss and brush bottom to the line as well as rinse your mouth
Can You Eat Ritz Crackers with Braces
A lot of patient asking about can
you eat ritz crackers with braces, the ritz crackers are one of the hard kind
of foods you should avoid it, ritz crackers might damage or bend your braces and
orthodontics not allowing to consume hard crackers with braces,
Ritz crackers are crunchy and crispy,
it made with corn syrup with sugar its good for your overall health but during
braces treatment, you have to avoid eating ritz crackers, it might hurt your brackets
and wire as well it can affect to your braces treatment result,
So, batter to avoid all kinds
of crackers like ritz, saltine, goldfish crackers, graham, and animal crackers,
however, you can ask also your dentist to suggest an alternative to crackers.
What Foods Can You Eat with Braces
When you are going to wear braces,
you have to ask your dentist what kind nourishments can you eat with braces and
what types of nutrients you can't consume with braces, below the list of the
foods you can eat with braces,
Foods Can You Eat with Braces at
(Breakfast)
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All kind of Dairy products
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Eggs
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Pancakes
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Milk
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Yogurt
·
Oatmeal
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French toast
·
All kind of Soft fruits
·
Smoothies
·
Milkshakes
· Waffles
Foods Can You Eat with Braces at (Lunch)
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Egg salads
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Seafood
·
Boneless chicken as well tender
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Meat without bone
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Steamed vegetable
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Cheese
·
Jelly
·
Sandwiches
·
Potato mashed
·
Soft bread
·
Cake
·
Ice cream (without ice)
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Soft cookies
·
Cooked rice
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Cooked pasta
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Soft tortilla
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Burgers
·
Soup
·
Peanut butter
·
Noodle
·
Bacon
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Bananas, kiwi, apple, strawberries, oranges,
grapes, etc.
Foods Can You Eat with Braces at
(Dinner)
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Meatloaf
·
Crab cakes
·
Beans
·
Soft rice (cooked)
·
Roasted vegetable
·
Mashed potato
·
Tuna
·
Salmon
·
Meatballs
·
Pudding or jell- o
·
Bite-sized pieces pizza
·
Bite-sized Hamburgers
·
Shushi
·
French fries
·
Potato chips (soft)
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Pasta dishes
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Cheetos
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Goldfish
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Marshmallow
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Macaroni and cheese
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Low sugary drinks
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Salads
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Cereals
·
Fries
·
KFC and McDonald
Foods You Can't Eat with Braces
While you are wearing braces, you need to know what kind of nutrients you can't eat with braces to protect from harmful or discoloration your braces below mention foods to avoid,
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Chicken with bone
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Meat
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Hard rolls
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Popcorn
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Nuts
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Tortilla
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Seeds
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Sticky and hard chocolate
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Taffy and mentos
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Thick crust pizza
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Raw vegetable
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Italian/French bread
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Corn on the cob
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Ice
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Meat with bone
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Whole apple, raw carrot, guards, pear
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Hard Crackers and hard cookies
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Chewing gum and bubble gum
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Alcohol such a wine, vodka, carboned drinks
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Pretzels
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Croutons
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tootsie rolls
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Spicy foods
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Gummy bears
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Funyuns
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Hard candy and sticky candy
12 Drinks You Can Enjoy with Braces
1. Apple
juice
2. Horchata
3. Hot
Coffee
4. Nitro
cold brew coffee
5. Orange
juice
6. Boba
tea
7. Mango
lassi
8. Hot
chocolate
9. Hot
tea
10. Lemonade
11. Sweet
tea
12. Milk
14 Drinks You Can’t Enjoy with Braces
1. Hot
Coffee
2. Iced
Coffee
3. Hot
Tea
4. Iced
Tea
5. Curry
6. Turmeric
spiced food
7. Red
pasta sauces
8. Spaghetti
sauce
9. Pizza
sauce
10. Enchilada
sauce
11. Balsamic
vinegar
12. Soy
sauce
13. Pomegranates
14. Blueberries
Benefits of Crackers
1. Low in
Calories
2. B-Complex
vitamins
3. Dietary
fiber
4. Good energy
source
Crackers Nutrition Facts
·
The calories are - 70.
·
Sodium is -150mg.
·
Sugar is - 0gm.
·
Fat is - 1.5g.
·
Protein is - 1g.
·
Fiber is - 0g.
·
Carbohydrates are -12g.
Best Types of Crackers
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Bath Oliver
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Cream cracker
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Crispbread
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Cheese
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Graham
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Hardtack
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Bobby Ribwich
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Mein gon
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Nantong Xiting
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Oatcake
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Olive no Hana
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Oyster
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Pretzel
·
Saltine
·
Taralli
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Water biscuit
Brand-name crackers:
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Ritz Crackers
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Arnott's Shapes
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Better Cheddars
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Captain's Wafers
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Cheddars
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Cheese Nips
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Cheez-It
·
Club Crackers
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Crown Pilot
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Pepperidge Farm
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Premium Plus
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Rice Thins
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Ritz Crackers
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Ryvita
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SAO biscuit
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Vegetable Thins
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Westminster
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Wheat Thins
Rice crackers:
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Bite-sized Japanese
·
sauce.
·
Rengginang
·
Rice cracker
·
Senbei
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Beika
·
Arare (food)
·
Bakauke
·
Olive no Hana
· Senbei
Conclusion
A lot of patients asking a question can you eat crackers with braces, the reply is no, you can’t consume with braces, its harmful for your orthodontic treatment, and dentist not allowed to eat any type of crackers or hard foods, if you any doubt you need to discuss with your dentist for a proper guide base on your treatment situation. Thank
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