Probably those of you who read my blog know that going to the dentist is one of my least favorite activities. My dentist has helped me overcome my fear of possible pain and she’s constantly surprised these days at how well behaved I am in her chair.
I’ve had some temperature sensitivity in the teeth on the upper left side of my mouth. It’s been going on for some time, so I made an appointment. I arrived at the dentist’s at the tail end of the cough that I complained about earlier, and she sent me home! Praise God! But, I didn’t get to leave without rescheduling the appointment. Today was the big day.
I kept my mind off the visit by rising early and gardening for a couple of hours. By the time I’d had toast and cleaned up, it was time to go. She took x-rays. cleaned the other teeth, and then proceeded to create a crater the size of the Grand Canyon. Who knew we had that much space in our heads!!?? That must be where all my missing thoughts and words hide out.
At any rate, my tooth is filled and I’ve been sent home with strict instructions to eat SOFT FOOD for two days. I really should have thought about that and been better prepared, but it gave me the chance to explore the world of smoothies. I have lots of fruit at the moment, so for lunch, I made a strawberry-banana smoothie. This one uses milk, not yogurt, tastes good but could be thicker. It will be interesting to see the differences frozen strawberries vs. fresh, and milk vs.yogurt make in a smoothie.
If you have a favorite smoothie recipe to share, I’d be happy to have it.
You are doing it wrong; when they say soft food – they mean it’s an excuse to eat lots of ice cream – soft serve, sundaes, banana splits etc.
Seriously, glad you got that taken care of.
Buffy–You’re reminding me of the soft-food diets that a few of the residents followed during my tenure as long-term care ombudsman at the local skilled nursing home. They had a lot of boiled eggs, cottage cheese, jello, mashed potatoes; but, I like Bogie’s diet suggestions better (omitting the banana from the banana split, please).
Bogie, you and my husband are right in tune! When I said I needed soft foods, it was the first thing he suggested. In fact, we went for a milk shake late in the afternoon of the second day. I conveniently forgot that I probably shouldn’t have used a straw on such a thick shake. Things seem to be just fine.
Cop Car, you’re right. There are a LOT of choices when you need to eat soft food. Fast food places do scrambled eggs. Dear Husband and I have frequently had a side order of eggs when we go out to “coffee” after exercise. I bet the pancakes are soft enough, too! Of your list, the only food I wouldn’t eat is cottage cheese. I don’t care for the texture. I’ll leave that for DH. Peach yogurt, and Peach Activia were satisfying, too.
Thanks for all the suggestions!