Foods to Eat After Surgery
· Yogurt or frozen yogurt
· Ice Cream (no small nuts, candy bits, or hard chunks)
· Mashed Potatoes
· Congee (soupy rice / porridge )
· Soup (Not too hot)
· Apple Sauce
· Soft fruit (canned peaches, ripe avocado, ripe banana )
· Ground Meats
· Blended smoothies (Jamba Juice, Juice it up - without a straw)
· Noodle meals or macaroni & cheese
· Ensure or Slimfast or other nutrient rich shake
· Scrambled Eggs
· Pudding or custard
· Cottage Cheese
· Jell-O
· Oatmeal or Cream of Wheat
Foods to AVOID after oral surgery
· Avoid using straws
· Hard and crunchy food
· Spicy food
· Sticky food (i.e. chewy candy, gum)
· Food with sharp edges ( i.e. tortilla chips, fish bones )
· Acidic foods (i.e. grapefruit juice)
Proper nutrition will allow for optimal healing and recovery. Once you are tolerating a comfortable soft diet, you may try foods with a harder consistency. If it hurts to eat the harder food, then transition back to soft foods until comfortable.
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Nothing with sharp edges ( tortilla
chips, fish bones )
·
Nothing too acidic (grapefruit juice)
Proper nutrition will
allow for optimal healing and recovery.
Once you are tolerating a comfortable soft diet, you may try foods with
a harder consistency. If it hurts to eat
the harder food, then transition back to soft foods until comfortable.