Food

Here at Kennell Orthodontics we look forward to giving back to our community. During the month of November, we will be accepting and donating non-perishable food items to our local Boys and Girls Club! Donations will be accepted until November 15th. Each of our office locations will have their own donation boxes.

Where?

Laconia - 783 North Main Street
Laconia, NH 03246

Plymouth - 94 Boulder Point Dr, Plymouth, NH 03264

Littleton - 81 Bethlehem Rd, Littleton, NH 03561

We would like to thank everyone who has donated and shared the word for this food drive. We appreciate all of your support!

We all know what the month of November also brings us...THANKSGIVING!  

While going through orthodontic treatment there are some limitations of foods you can have. But we still want you to be able to enjoy the holidays with your loved ones. Listed below are some Braces friendly foods!

Soft meats: Ham, Turkey

Bread

Stuffing

Casseroles 

Cooked vegetables 

Desserts: Jell-O, Pudding, Cakes, Pie

AVOID: Sticky, Chewy, Hard, Crunchy foods 

Holidays can feel like a challenge with braces, especially if this is your first holiday season with them.

With Thanksgiving coming up next week, we made a short list of holiday food favorites that are safe for you to eat; as well as ones to avoid when you have braces.

These should be safe for you to eat with braces:

• Ham and/or Turkey
• Corn: this can be tricky, while you shouldn’t have corn on the cob, cream corn is fine
• Sweet Potatoes
• Mashed Potatoes
• Stuffing (as long as there are no nuts or crunchy foods hidden within it)
• Green beans (with the same warning to be on the look out for crunchy items in casseroles)
• Most desserts are safe as long as they aren’t too crunchy or have anything to sticky like caramel etc on them.

Here are some foods to avoid this holiday season, and the rest of the year!

• Caramel (as mentioned above)
• Popcorn
• Chips
• Nuts

Enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving!