When you’re adjusting to new braces, you’ll likely be in search of some easy to eat foods that don’t require you to chew too much. When the Dr. Herman Smile Squad is asked for recommendations of the best foods to eat or drink to avoid putting any extra strain on sore jaws and teeth, our first response is almost always smoothies! Smoothies are fun to make and thanks to the wide variety of fruits, vegetables and liquids that you can put into yours, you’ll never get bored. Smoothies are easily portable, they make great a snack so you can get lots of vitamins, and when they’re really cold they can even help to reduce the pain and swelling you’re feeling.
Here are three of our favorite smoothie recipes!
Strawberry Mango Tango
1 cup coconut milk
1 ripe banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen
1 mango, skinned and chunked or ⅔ cup of frozen mango
5 large fresh strawberries or ⅓ cup frozen strawberries
Combine ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
Big Green Surprise (Surprise! It’s delicious!)
1/4 cup carrot juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup spinach
1 cup roughly chopped kale, ribs removed
4 small broccoli florets, sliced and frozen
1 ripe banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen
1 apple, cored and chopped
Combine ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
Marvelous Mixed Berry Blast
1 cup frozen blueberries or raspberries or blackberries (or any combination of berries that you’d like)
1 ripe banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen
1/2 cup plain, vanilla or Greek yogurt
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon honey (optional)
Combine ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
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