Thursday, May 29, 2008

M&Ms

I may be the only person on the planet who considers M&Ms a friendly food for those suffering from orthodontic work. The day after my wisdom teeth were removed, I went to a barbecue birthday party and ate ice cream, then sucked on M&Ms for the rest of my meal. Today, I gave up and started doing the same. It kind of works, because part of the trouble of these damn braces is that the pain is just distractingly bad, and eating mitigates it somehow, therefore making me feel less like a chipmunky loser and leaving me more able to concentrate. So a continual M&M in the mouth helps with this problem. Plus, the braces completely prevent me from rushing through the (miniature) bag, and that's probably better for all involved.

After my teeth stop hating me, I'm going to absolutely devour a salad and some apple slices. And a piece of bread. And a Giordano Brother's sandwich (last night we were going to go there before the Jamie Lidell show, but went to Kennedy's instead, thank God, because I can actually eat paneer and rice).

Done dreaming of food now. You guys must think I've entirely lost it.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I used to work for an orthodontist and something we told our patients to do was chew small amounts of gum (half a peice or less)or bite into a warm wash cloth... having braces is like a baby teething and getting those surrounding tissues in your mouth moving will help ease the pain and you'll be able to eat before you know it!

Kim said...

I totally used to suck on M&Ms when I had braces. And I sometimes still do, just because it's kinda fun. I have some really good, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate at my desk if you want to try something different tomorrow though. Not that I don't love M&Ms...but if you want an even more special treat...

Casey said...

The raw-ness of the inside of your mouth will eventually go away. I hate to be the one to tell you this, though: you will be in pain for the next two years. Sorry.

Anonymous said...

sara says...
i still can't believe you have braces, you massochist. use the little wax sticks they give you for the rawness. and hit up the ibuprofen hardcore (combine with food and reflux medicine to prevent stomach irritation).