There are many "brace friendly" foods to enjoy this Thanksgiving!
It may surprise you that some of our traditional Thanksgiving foods were not included at the first Thanksgiving feast otherwise known as the Harvest Festival. The only written eyewitness account of the first Thanksgiving dinner was a letter written by colonist Edward Winslow in 1621.
Below you will find a list of foods that were consumed at the first Harvest Festival and some that were missing. You will also learn which of these foods are safe to eat with your braces.
Foods that were not served at the first Thanksgiving:
* Turkey-OK to eat with braces
*Popcorn-A no no with your braces
*Cranberry sauce-OK to eat with braces
*Potatoes-OK to eat with braces if cooked
*Pumpkin Pie-OK to eat with braces
*Apples-OK to eat with braces if they are cut up or baked in a pie
Foods included in the original Harvest Festival Feast:
*Fish-OK to eat with braces
*Duck-OK to eat with braces
*Goose-OK to eat with braces
*Lobster-OK to eat with braces
*Eel-OK to eat with braces
*Mussels-OK to eat with braces
*Oysters-OK to eat with braces
*Corn-OK to eat with braces. IF you cut it off the cob
*Parsnips-OK to eat with braces
*Collards-OK to eat with braces
*Spinach-OK to eat with braces
*Onions-OK to eat with braces
*Dried beans-NOT OK to eat with braces
*Dried blueberries-OK to eat with braces
*Grapes-OK to eat with braces
*Nuts-NOT OK to eat with braces
So, as you can see, our "feasts" have changed quite a bit. We hope you have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
