My daughter is having her wisdom teeth cut out, what can I fix her to eat afterwards?

Grits, Cream of Wheat, mashed potatoes, nutritional drinks, apple sauce, soups/ broths, carnation instant breakfast...anything soft or liquid that does not need to be chewed.

For the first several days, she should only be given soft foods at a neutral temperature. Cream soups are often a good choice as well as apple sauce, cottage cheese and other high nutrient soft foods. Any soup should be cooled before serving it to her as hot food will increase local blood flow and promote bleeding. Also make sure she doesn't 'slurp' the soup as this could potentially create negative suction and dislodge the teeth's clots. Straws should also be avoided as they create massive negative suction and will in all likelihood dislodge the clots as well.

When I had mine pulled (3 of them) I had a Wendy's frosty :p

Mashed potatoes, oatmeal and cream of wheat (assorted flavors)...just easy, mushy stuff...then after like 3 days I was able to eat normal. Just make sure that she cleans the excision sites very well after EVERY meal, because food will get lodged in the voids left by the teeth, leading to discomfort and even possible infection. Your oral surgeon probably will provide you with a syringe-like device to flush out the sites. Oh yeah and do not have her use a straw...that can lead to dry socket and it will be just another thing to deal with then.

Good luck!

Anything that is soft, stay away from liquids, especially NOTHING through a straw. The sucking will dislodge the clot in the socket. If that comes out, she'll end up back at the dentist being treated for "dry socket", that can be painful and irritating.

You can fix her soft foods. By no means allow her to suck anything using a straw.. It is important for the blood clots to stay in the pockets If one comes out it is pure hell. I'm telling you from my experience I had my wisdom teeth cut out. and one of the clots came out. So no smoking no sucking on anything and nothing hot.

If it's only one tooth, it may not be so bad to chew on one side, but I would then serve her softer foods and she can experiment. Otherwise, milk shakes, protein shakes or anything liquid. Her diet may be like that for awhile, depending how many wisdom teeth are being removed.

You could make fruit smoothies with milk, or ice cream, or yogurt smoothies. (Bananas are a good fruit to use with chocolate syrup and ice cream!) Try to steer clear of seedy fruits like raspberries though, the seeds could get caught in her open wounds and fester.

You could blend any number of meat and fruit mixtures to the consistency of baby food; for instance, chicken and applesauce; turkey and cranberry sauce; or ham and pineapple all taste good together.

If she likes tuna fish, you could try blending one can of tuna with one can of cranberry sauce and a can of peas(with the juice). While you might not like the sound of "cooking" this way, it is a great way to get a balanced meal and still have good tasting food.

Beef stroganof will taste good blended too.

As a general rule, whatever you cook can be blended to a semi liquid state where you don't have to chew in order to eat.

I would try to stay clear of baby foods, because they are made bland for a baby. It is best to blend your own meals to taste.

Lots of mashed potatoes and Jello. No drinking through a straw because she may get a dry pocket and that HURTS!

cream soups, jello, pudding,yogurt, apple sauce, farina. veggies from a blender, nutritional drinks (Ensure), milk shakes Anything soft Soft boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, do not use a straw for drinking,,,just sip..ice cream, waterice,smoothies

Each day she will feel better, baby fruits

When I had mine taken out - I wanted ANYTHING soft.... applesauce, baby foods (fruits and veggies), mashed potatoes and milkshakes!

Good luck!