Funny how tastes adapt when you’ve got a mouthful of investment, right?
For real—my “investment” is basically the reason I’m eating mashed potatoes like it’s a food group. Did anyone else get sticker shock at the grocery store too, buying all this soft stuff? Or is that just me overthinking it...
my “investment” is basically the reason I’m eating mashed potatoes like it’s a food group
I get what you mean, but honestly, I’m a little hesitant about all this “soft food” stuff. I’ve been told to stick with it, but sometimes I wonder if it’s really necessary for as long as they say. My bill was higher than expected too—yogurt and soup aren’t exactly cheap these days. Sometimes I miss just biting into an apple without second-guessing everything...
Sometimes I miss just biting into an apple without second-guessing everything...
Yeah, I hear you on the soft food struggle. My kid’s been living off of oatmeal and scrambled eggs for what feels like forever, and honestly, I’ve started sneaking in some “illegal” snacks here and there—don’t tell the dentist. I get why they say to play it safe, but sometimes it feels like overkill, especially when you see how fast kids bounce back from stuff.
About the cost, you’re not kidding—yogurt is basically a luxury item now. At this point, I’m tempted to blend up whatever’s left in the fridge and call it “soup.” But hey, at least you’re not alone in the mashed potato club. The day we can all eat pizza again without thinking twice is gonna feel like a holiday.
I totally get what you mean about missing apples—my “forbidden fruit” was always crusty bread. I swear, every time someone at work brought in a baguette, it felt like torture. I’ve been so paranoid about messing up my brackets or wires that I basically lived on soup and instant mashed potatoes for months. My friends would joke about me being on the world’s blandest diet, but honestly, it wasn’t even funny after a while.
I’m with you on the cost thing, too. I remember standing in the dairy aisle debating if I could justify splurging on Greek yogurt because it was the only thing that didn’t make my teeth hurt. And don’t even get me started on how anxious I got every time I tried something new—like, is this going to snap something off? Will I regret this bite for days? Even now, with things healing up, I still second-guess everything before I eat it.
It’s weird how much food anxiety sneaks up on you during all this. But yeah, pizza day is definitely circled in my mental calendar... just hope my nerves calm down by then.
I totally relate to the food anxiety thing—after months of soft foods, I honestly forgot what “normal” chewing even felt like. Did you ever try to budget for all those “safe” foods? I found myself buying a ton of cottage cheese and eggs just because they were cheap and didn’t hurt, but it definitely got boring. Now that you’re healing, do you feel like you can eat more variety, or are you still sticking to the basics out of habit?