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Braces Friendly Recipes

Girl wearing braces eating watermelon

Tips for a Braces Friendly Barbecue (with recipe)

For a braces friendly barbecue, follow these tips. Includes a delicious and braces friendly shrimp recipe to try at your ...
braces friendly overnight oats

The Most Customizable Recipe in the World: Overnight Oats

If this is the first you're hearing of overnight oats...we're kind of surprised. But, no worries, we'll get you up ...
salmon four braces friendly ways

Four Ways to Serve Braces Friendly Salmon (Recipes)

If you're looking for easy and delicious ways to incorporate salmon into your meal plan, then this is the post ...
The perfect red velvet cake recipe for your braces-wearing valentine!

Braces Friendly Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

With Valentine's Day drawing near, it's the perfect time to add another sweet treat to our braces friendly recipe collection ...
what to eat with new braces

Best Foods to Eat with Sore Mouth from New Braces or Adjustment

These are the best foods to eat the first week of new braces, after an adjustment or braces tightening, or ...
Braces friendly recipes for mashed winter squash, cranberry pear sauce and roasted mushrooms

Braces Friendly Thanksgiving Recipes 1

With Turkey (or Tofurkey?) Day right around the corner, we thought we'd share three braces-friendly side dish recipes that can ...

Three Braces Friendly Recipes for Fall that are Filled with Apple Goodness

It's officially autumn, and to celebrate we're sharing three fall recipes that feature one of our favorite flavors---apple! These dishes ...
braces friendly recipes with veggies

Braces Friendly Recipes: Eat Your Veggies Edition!

It's been a while since we've posted a braces friendly recipe, so today we thought we'd share not one, but ...
braces friendly sugar cookie recipe

Braces Friendly Sugar Cookie Recipe

Sugar cookies are a time-honored holiday tradition that are as fun to cut out and decorate as they are to ...
Mashed Chipotle Sweet Potatoes and Pumpkin Roll

Braces Friendly Thanksgiving Recipes 2

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, we thought we'd share some braces friendly recipes that will be delicious additions to your holiday ...
braces friendly snacks

Braces Friendly Snacks

Braces friendly snacks aren't as rare as some might think. For a brief period following the initial installation of braces ...
avocado three braces friendly ways

Avocado Three [Braces-Friendly] Ways

Being equally nutritious and delicious, avocados are a great addition to any braces-friendly menu. With that in mind, we are ...

Summer Smoothie

Here is our assistant Danielas' favorite recipe for sore teeth. It's like summer in a glass! Summer Smoothie Print Ingredients ...
Baked Spaghetti

Baked Spaghetti

This baked version of the Italian classic is sure to be a hit with your whole family, braces-wearers, or not ...
Three Cheese Macaroni

Three-Cheese Macaroni Extravaganza

Cheese, cheese, and more cheese describes this creamy baked macaroni and cheese dish---er, 'extravaganza.' This is sure to please the ...
Fudgy Cocoa Bites

Fudgy Cocoa Bites

These fudgy cocoa bites are safe enough to serve the braces-wearers in your family, and yummy enough that the rest ...

Soft Pumpkin Cookies

If you're looking for a great dessert recipe for the holidays, try these soft pumpkin cookies. They're braces friendly and ...
Packed School Lunch Ideas for Kids with Braces

Easy Braces-Friendly School Lunch Packing Ideas

If your child started orthodontic treatment over the summer and will be returning to school with a sparkling new set ...