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How Long After Getting Braces Can You Eat Solid Food?

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How Long After Getting Braces Can You Eat Solid Food?

Getting braces cannot be termed a fun experience, especially if you are getting them for the first time. Although they offer an exciting step towards that beautiful smile you desire, adjusting to the presence of braces in your mouth and figuring out how to eat, speak, and even perform your oral care routine can be daunting. One of the most common questions people ask when preparing to get braces or immediately after getting them is, “how long after getting braces can you eat solid food?” Eating, especially during the first 1-2 weeks after getting braces, is arguably the most challenging…

Can I Eat Pancakes After Tooth Extraction?

By Luong Tan

Food Guides, Tips & Troubleshootingpancakes, tooth extractions

Can I Eat Pancakes After Tooth Extraction?

If you are about to undergo tooth extraction or you already have, you are probably wondering if or why your diet has to change. If you don’t plan your meals according to the recommended diet, the affected area would not only become more painful, but it could also get infected. The good news is that, while there are a few restrictions, you still have a lot of delicious options to enjoy. So, can I eat pancakes after tooth extraction? We will be discussing a few dos and don’ts for eating after tooth extraction. Follow this guide and your healing process…

Can You Use Heavy Whipping Cream After Expiration Date?

By Luong Tan

Tips & Troubleshootingcream, whipping

Can You Use Heavy Whipping Cream After Expiration Date?

The famous creamy and rich-textured heavy whipping cream is a versatile cooking ingredient that is used in a wide variety of sweet and savory recipes. From delicious sauces to casseroles to soups; heavy whipping cream has found a place in many recipes, ranging from dessert, side dish, or main course recipes. Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream is the high-fat part of fresh milk, with no less than 36% fat. Because of its rich nature, just a little can go a long way when it is added to dishes, so having leftover whipping cream can be a common occurrence. Seeing that…

Can I Eat Spaghetti After Tooth Extraction?

By Luong Tan

Food Guides, Tips & Troubleshootingspaghetti, took extraction

Can I Eat Spaghetti After Tooth Extraction?

Post-tooth extraction is usually a tough time for most. At this time, you want to eat a lot of things but your dentist already advised you to watch what you eat, and you’re in a fix. As a pasta fan, after teeth removal, you may be tempted to consume a bowl of pasta. Is pasta an ideal food for post-tooth extraction? Can you eat spaghetti after tooth extraction? How many days after tooth extraction can you have spaghetti? Are some questions that may raise concern for you, but don’t fret, we’re here for you! Can I eat spaghetti after tooth…

Can I Eat A Sandwich After Tooth Extraction?

By Johny

Tips & Troubleshootingsandwich, tooth extraction

Can I Eat A Sandwich After Tooth Extraction?

When a tooth is extracted, the mouth and surrounding gums become extra sensitive, and additional care has to be taken regarding food that is to be consumed. Meals like soups, mashed potatoes, applesauce, and soft eggs are generally recommended, as the goal is to recover quickly without causing harm to the healing area. While there’re multiple choices of foods to pick from, when a person undergoes oral surgery, those choices are greatly reduced. This is why before you can eat a sandwich after tooth extraction, enjoy your favorite burger or drink a tasty veggie smoothie, some things have to be…

Accidentally Cooked Plastic with Food? Here’s What to Do

By Johny

Tips & Troubleshootingfood, plastic

Accidentally Cooked Plastic with Food? Here’s What to Do

Okay, so you just found out that you might have accidentally cooked plastic with food and are wondering what to do… Relax and don’t be too hard on yourself, you’re not the first to make that mistake, especially if it had anything to do with cooking meat and plastic wrappings or absorbent pads. A fair number of hotline inquiries regarding cooking mishaps tend to be concerning this matter, so you are not alone in this. The advancement of different types of plastic containers and wrappings in the culinary world and their availability in every household makes such accidents more likely…

Is Tajin Bad for You? Debunking the Myths

By Luong Tan

Tips & Troubleshootingtajin

Is Tajin Bad for You? Debunking the Myths

Sometimes, while eating something I enjoy, I suddenly feel the need to do background searches on it. Knowing how sensitive my body can be to even the slightest change or ingredient in my diet, quick random searches are so important to me. Would it hurt to you know, wing it sometimes and just eat whatever, whenever? Haha! I don’t think I want to come to terms with the aftermath of such a decision. If you’re like me, Tajin is one of your Achilles’ heels rather than just another random food, and you’d want to know if Tajin can be bad…

Can You Make Hamburger Helper Without Meat?

By Luong Tan

Techniques, Tips & Troubleshootinghamburger helper, Meat

Can You Make Hamburger Helper Without Meat?

Whether it’s due to weight watching, health concerns, or simply experimenting with recipes, adding a fresh twist to your meals will make you anticipate mealtime. Hamburger Helper is a great way to put a quick meal on the table. This beef-based dish has found its way into many homes and many hearts. This has people wanting to know if you can make Hamburger Helper without meat. Hamburger helper can be made without meat. It is common to use other alternatives to beef like chicken, tuna. Come with me as I get into the detail. Does Hamburger Helper have meat in…

How to Preserve Yam So It Doesn’t Go Bad

By Luong Tan

Tips & Troubleshootingyam

How to Preserve Yam So It Doesn’t Go Bad

Cutting into my yam to see brown patches all over is one of the most heartbreaking cooking realities I have experienced. But never again because I now know how to preserve yam, so it doesn't go bad. Have you ever planned to use a tuber of yam more than once but discovered that it has started growing molds on the exposed, cut surface on your next use? Or has it ever happened that you peeled more slices of yam than you needed? Or did you get a lot of tubers and need a way to preserve them so they don't…

By Luong Tan

Tips & TroubleshootingPillsbury Can

How to Open Pillsbury Can

Baking has never been easier than in recent times, with the introduction of ready-to-bake dough for cookies, biscuits, cinnamon rolls, etc. All processes, from the raw material sorting to the mixing of ingredients, are carried out in the factory; the dough is then tightly sealed in cans which can be refrigerated for several weeks or until you are ready to bake. The Pillsbury brand is popular for its ready-to-bake dough. Its products include crescent rolls, cinnamon rolls, cookies and biscuits, cornbread, pie crust, pizza crust, cake mixes, and already-baked products. Since its launch into the market, Pillsbury’s ready-to-bake dough has…

By Luong Tan

Tips & Troubleshootingpancakes, tooth extraction

Can I Eat Pancakes After Tooth Extraction?

Recovering after tooth extraction usually takes a few days, during which eating some of your usual meals become challenging as a result of the discomfort in your mouth. You can only eat soft foods in the days following the extraction and gradually add solid foods to your diet as the extraction site heals. However, many people tend to ask if they can eat common household meals such as pancakes in the days after their tooth extraction. Pancakes are often eaten with butter, maple syrup, berries, scrambled eggs, bananas, or prepared as a savory dish with sautéed vegetables. Let’s see if…

Does Ketchup Need to be Refrigerated After Opening? – Our Top Tips

By Johny

Tips & Troubleshootingketchup

Does Ketchup Need to be Refrigerated After Opening? – Our Top Tips

Arguably, everybody loves ketchup. If you are like me, you probably want it to last for as long as possible after opening it, hence why many ask "does ketchup need to be refrigerated after opening?". Derived from the Chinese word, “kê-tsiap”, a term coined from fermented fish sauce, ketchup wasn’t always red. The tomato condiment sauce we know today as ketchup is a result of attempts by the British who discovered kê-tsiap in China to recreate the sauce back home with another ingredient. Over the years, the sauce has been upgraded with more ingredients and has become a global sauce,…