Food for after dental surgery?

[PoptartPoptart]

Poor DS (13yo) has to have 5 teeth removed under general anaesthetic before his braces are fitted.
The hospital said that it will be very sore for about a week after surgery.
Apart from soup and ice cream what else can I give him to eat that doesn’t take much chewing?
He’s not keen on mashed potato which was my first thought!
Any ideas please?

[dementedpixie]

Noodles? Inside of baked potato, sweet potato

[PoptartPoptart]

Noodles might work but I guess they do need a certain amount of chewing?
Potato in general he’s not keen on (except chips!)

[foxychox]

Risotto?

[caranx]

Smoothie

[Terrysyogurt]

Pastas fine.

[floraloctopus]

Tomato soup
Noodles
Pasta
Cheese strings
Rice pudding
Hummous
Soft sliced bread

[Ricekrispie22]

Porridge
Baked beans
Scrambled egg and possibly frittata or omelettes/pancakes
Lentil dahl
Fish - white fish and salmon
Lentil stew veggiedesserts.co.uk/lentil-tomato-stew-camping-recipes/
Couscous www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/couscoussalad_1921
Orzo pasta bake www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/baked-tomato-mozzarella-orzo

[PoptartPoptart]

Thanks for the ideas - I’ll give them a go!

[Zaphodsotherhead]

You might be surprised...I had five teeth removed (and a jaw drain put in) three weeks ago. I am currently eating banana cake...

There was very little pain and discomfort afterwards, and I absolutely craved salty and highly flavoured food, so my first meal after I got home (three days post op) was tomatoes with mozarella and chopped garic, followed by strawberries and cream.

Maybe for a couple of days he might feel sore, but it's amazing how quickly you get over dental surgery!

[domton]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3612874-Soft-food-diet-suggestions

Some Fab suggestions on this thread I started, really helpful.

[BananaRama99]

Any soft foods really, e.g. mashed potato, baked potato, soup, noodles, beans.
Also ice lollies can be good if painful as it can help numb the area in a way.