Can I eat cereal with braces?

It's best to avoid hard crunchy cereals while wearing braces. Hot cereals are perfectly appropriate during braces treatment, so continue eating oatmeal, rice cereal, cream-of-wheat, and other similarly soft hot cereals. Hard, crunchy cereals that you eat with milk are not safe to eat with braces.
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Can people with braces have cereal?

If you wear braces, eating crunchy cereals or granola for breakfast is out of the question: Bite down the wrong way and you might snap the wires or dislodge the brackets. However, you can get your grains and oats by substituting oatmeal for cereal. This mushy breakfast treat has a host of health benefits.
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When can I eat cereal after braces?

No need to worry about cereal. It's ok to eat cereal with braces. Just you need to stay active while taking your meals; braces treatment is not telling you to stop eating any kind of food. Just need to reduce complex and crunchy nutrients and other things you can enjoy.
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What can I eat for breakfast with braces?

Five Quick Braces-Friendly Breakfast Ideas
  • Puréed Fruit. One of the biggest items on the banned foods list for braces is apples, because biting into such a hard fruit can easily pop brackets off. ...
  • Greek Yogurt. ...
  • Scrambled Or Soft-Boiled Eggs. ...
  • Oatmeal Or Overnight Oats. ...
  • Milk Toast.
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Can I eat anything crunchy with braces?

Avoid Eating These Foods With Braces

Crunchy foods can bend the wires on braces, loosen bands, and knock off brackets. Some crunchy foods can also get stuck in braces causing pain and possible tooth decay.
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Foods you can't eat with braces
  • Nuts.
  • Potato chips.
  • Popcorn.
  • Crunchy veggies.
  • Hard candies (such as jolly ranchers or lollipops)
  • Gum (Sugar-free gum is okay)
  • Sticky candies (like laffy-taffy or gummy bears)
  • Corn on the cob.
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Can I have mcdonalds with braces?

The normal rules for taking care of your braces apply at McDonald's. Even though hamburgers are soft, they require a large front biting motion that may dislodge your wires. Even chicken nuggets require this motion if you eat them by hand. The solution might be to eat your McDonald's with a fork and a knife.
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What kind of cereal can I eat with braces?

It's best to avoid hard crunchy cereals while wearing braces. Hot cereals are perfectly appropriate during braces treatment, so continue eating oatmeal, rice cereal, cream-of-wheat, and other similarly soft hot cereals. Hard, crunchy cereals that you eat with milk are not safe to eat with braces.
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Can I eat Doritos with braces?

Any type of hard and crunchy food is something you will want to avoid while wearing your braces. Chips like Fritos, Doritos, Tostitos, Cheetos, Takis, as well as pretzels and other hard breads are foods that can not only damage your wire, but also cause your brackets to break.
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Can I eat pancakes with braces?

Foods you CAN eat with braces:

Breads — soft tortillas, pancakes, muffins without nuts. Grains — pasta, soft cooked rice. Meats/poultry — soft cooked chicken, meatballs, lunch meats.
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Can I have Rice Krispies with braces?

Also, be wary of hard foods that can harm your orthodontic appliances. Avoid eating hard taco shells, chips, Rice Crispy treats, hard candy, beef jerky, and popcorn.
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Can you drink milk with braces?

You can drink as much plain water and plain milk as you like, whenever you want, there are no restrictions (but it must be plain). The commercial milk drinks such as Big M, Breaka, Up-and-Go, Iced Coffee Breaks, flavoured milks, etc, which are much higher in sugar, are also on the banned list.
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Can I eat fries with braces?

You can still eat things like ice cream, brownies, cookies, cake, French fries, burger, hot dogs, and pizza (just avoid the crust), no problem. Below is a list of foods to avoid and foods you can eat. If you are careful and practice good oral hygiene, you'll achieve a great smile in the amount of time Dr.
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Can you eat Oreos with braces?

You want to avoid anything crunchy or hard, which means no nuts, potato chips, or popcorn. Instead, opt for Cheetos or Pirate Booty. Soft cookies (without nuts) are good, but avoid hard cookies like Oreos and Chips Ahoy unless you're a milk dunker. Ice cream is fine, but skip the nuts and hard candy toppings.
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Can I eat hot Cheetos with braces?

Flaming Hot Cheetos, Takis, Hot Fries, Hot'n Spicy chicharrones, Flaming Hot Doritos, Sabritones chips and Sabritas Chips must be avoided while you have braces on. These hot chips are hard and crunchy, so you have to bite down hard to crush them with your teeth.
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Can I eat noodles with braces?

Food That Can Be Eaten with Braces

Foods that can be eaten with braces include: Bread – pre-cut loaves of bread, soft tacos and tortillas are safe options. Dairy – soft cheese, yoghurt and dips are fine to eat with braces. Grains– rice, noodles and all kinds of cooked pasta are soft and suitable for braces.
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What can u not drink with braces?

Drinks to Avoid with Braces
  • Fizzy Drinks.
  • Carbonated Drinks.
  • Natural Fruit Juices.
  • Energy Drinks.
  • Sports Drinks.
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Can I eat chicken nuggets with braces?

Brownies — no nuts. Chicken nuggets — cut these into pieces to avoid damaging your braces! Soft tacos with all the fixings — avoid hard shells!
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Can I eat Ritz crackers with braces?

Ritz crackers are crunchy and crispy; they are made with corn syrup with sugar. It's good for your overall health, but during braces treatment, you have to avoid eating Ritz crackers; it might hurt your brackets and wire and affect your braces treatment result.
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What soft foods can I eat with braces?

Here are some of the best soft foods for braces or Invisalign patients who are experiencing sensitivity, or anyone with sore teeth:
  • Oatmeal.
  • Cream of wheat.
  • Scrambled eggs.
  • Pancakes.
  • French toast.
  • Yogurt.
  • Cottage cheese.
  • Applesauce.
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Can I eat waffles with braces?

Pancakes, waffles and muffins (without nuts) are all on the list of foods you can eat with braces. You should steer clear of syrup and anything else sugary, sticky and sweet, though, as these tasty treats can get caught in your braces, leaving you susceptible to cavities.
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What can I eat with braces on the first day?

The Day Your Braces Are Placed

For the first few days after brace placement, we recommend that you avoid eating hard, crunchy, or sticky foods. Instead, eat mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, yogurt, soups, etc.; softer foods that will not add to your discomfort.
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Can I eat Pringles with braces?

Yes, you just need to select the right ones. Pringles, “baked” chips and Cheeto Puffs/Fries are great braces options for chips. Just try to remember to eat ONE CHIP AT A TIME, so that you don't accidentally break a bracket.
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Can I eat bacon with braces?

Nowadays, the ubiquitous question can you eat bacon with braces? Yes, you can eat, but it should be soft and boneless meat; otherwise, you have avoided it; there are many types of bacon you need to eat bite-size pieces and boneless as well as soft. Bacon can damage or hurt your appliances.
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Can I eat popcorn with braces?

Popcorn hulls can get stuck under braces, where they are very difficult to remove. They can get wedged between teeth and below the gums, causing them to become inflamed and swollen. If you feel you can't live without popcorn, “hulless” popcorn is safer for people with braces.
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