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Foods to Avoid

A well balanced diet that minimizes sweets and sugared beverages is important. Hard, sticky, and/or crunchy foods should not be eaten to avoid damaging your braces.
 
Stay away from HARD FOODS like :

• Popcorn
• Nuts
• Peanut brittle
•  Corn chips
•  Ice
•  Pizza crust
• Pretzels
• Hard candy
• Corn-on-the-Cob

Hard foods may damage your braces by bending your wires and/or loosening your brackets/bands.
 
Avoid STICKY FOODS like:

• Taffy
• Caramel
• Fruit Roll-Ups
• Gum
• Licorice
• Gummy bears

Sticky foods damage your braces by bending wires and pulling brackets/bands loose.
 
BRUSH/RINSE immediately after sweets like :

• Candy
• Soda pop
• Shakes/Malts
• Ice Cream 
• Cupcakes
• Cookies
• Cereals
• Cake/Pie           

High sugar foods increase the likelihood of plaque build-up. If you do eat these foods, you should brush or rinse immediately afterwards.
 
EAT with care:

• Fruits
• Carrots
• Pizza
• Meats
• Crackers
• Hard breads

All of these foods should be sliced into smaller pieces and eaten carefully to avoid damage to your braces.
 
Increase your intake of CALCIUM and VITAMIN C:

•  Milk
• Cheese
• Orange Juice
• Yogurt
• Melons
• Broccoli            

Calcium and Vitamin C are very important for healing bone and gum tissue that were affected by the movement of your teeth.