FAQs: Your Braces & Food

Braces are fragile and may come loose if hard or sticky foods are eaten. Most regular foods can be eaten, however there are foods that you must be careful when eating.

Harder foods need to be cut or sliced before eating. Smaller bites should be taken when biting into hard foods. SOME of these foods include:

• Bagels
• French Bread
• Pizza Crust
• Taco Chips
• Apples and Fruits
• Carrots and Raw Vegetables
• Steak
• Corn on the Cob

Sticky, chewy foods (mainly candy) should not be eaten at all with braces. SOME of these foods include:

• Carmel
• Taffy
• Jolly Ranchers
• Starburst
• Warheads
• Nuts
• Chewy Fruit Snacks
• Bubble Gum
• Frozen Snicker Bars
• Skittles
• Gushers
• Popcorn Seeds

REMEMBER: This is just a list of SOME of the foods that should be avoided or eaten with care. Please be careful when deciding what to eat. If braces are broken or loose from carelessness, it slows the progress of your treatment down and your braces may need to stay on longer.