ripe avocado, fresh crushed garlic, lemon, sea salt
Makeshift Guacamole: My first foray into semi-solid food after my teeth and pieces of my jaw were barbarically ripped from my skull, lol.Hello everyone, I'm in wisdom tooth hell. I guess it's a rite of passage for many, unfortunately I think I'm about 10 years too late, haha.
Actually, its not that bad pain-wise....the swelling and not being able to open my mouth much sucks though!
My fridge has been looking out of sorts, so there really isn't much real food, but I tried to be prepared so I'd have options:
Kefir and Danactive (during the antibiotics)
Some cook-n-serve butterscotch pudding (woohoo!)
Some silken and soft tofu, maybe for some soup. In fact, I see alot of soup in my future, but that's cool, I LOVE soup.
Some veggies for juicing
Pineapple juice.
Barley water*
Eggs
Chicken stock
Soy milk
Other stuff I plan to make into baby food: sweet potatoes, green plantains (of course!), boxed mash potatoes (yes, I'm being lazy!), frozen peas, frozen brussel sprouts, beans...
I've also got a healthy supply of ensure for backup, lol.
Before the surgery, I had asked my mom to help me with more ideas for soft but healthy foods, and she brought up a blast from the past: Barley water!
Barley water is a soothing, nutritious drink for those who may be ill or having issues with digestion or eating.
My grandmother used to make it when we were getting over a fever, stomach bug, or had reduced appetites for whatever reason. The barley water would help us get back on track.
(My mother also makes oat water like this, I have to get her recipe)
Barley water is good to the body because it's really easy to digest, but contains a nice basic mix of essential sugars, protein, some B vitamins, and even a bit of fat. (Barley also contains gluten, so it's best to steer clear if you have gluten allergies / intolerance).
Barley Water
~4 cups
4 cups water
2-3 tablespoons barley
Spices: cinnamon stick or star anise or 3 cloves..or some mix therein
good pinch of sea salt
1/4 cup raw cane sugar
Bring the barley, spice(s) and water to boil in a medium sized pot, allow to boil for around 15 minutes.
Fish out the spices. Take the boiled barley off the heat and puree with either an immersion blender or regular blender.
Pass the blended barley mixture through a fine strainer, then stir in the salt and sugar until dissolved.
Allow to cool slightly before transferring to a container. Refrigerate.
Enjoy!
(You can also add the juice of 1 lemon and make lemon-barley water, which is pretty tasty. Lemon and star anise is a nice combo as well!)
If you have any meal ideas for wisdom tooth extraction recovery, please share :o)
Happy Chewing Everyone! (I won't be, lol)
4 comments:
I'm sorry to hear about your wisdom teeth :(. Yuck, I remember what that felt like. Looks like you're stocked up on some pretty good treats, though. I've never had barley water, but that's such a cool idea. I'll definitely keep this for when I'm feeling a little under the weather :).
I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled in one visit. Luckily I survived. lol!! Hope you feel better soon. My mom use to give me barley water as an infant. They say it helps with heat rash and cools the body.
the guacamole looks yummy!!! I also had my 4 wisdom teeth removed..but two each day...i survived...take care
Thanks Sophie! I hope you try the barley water, it's really refreshing (and you can thin it out with more water if it ends up too thick).
Batyah: I knew there were others out there that got the barley water treatment :o) It seems like it's one of those old fashioned "curealls".
Thanks Amina! I only had one side out so far, but I'm also a huge wimp, lol. I'm surviving though!
Not looking forward to the next 2 though..
As of saturday I could actually chew, so I'm in a much better mood now! Thanks for the encouragement guys :o)
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