Recipes & Dietary Ideas

If you're here, you're either thinking of having some type of dental work or oral surgery done, or are looking for after-care advice. First, let me make this perfectly clear:

I am NOT a dentist or oral surgeon, nor a dietician.
I am merely a person who's had lots of dental work done, and hopefully can offer some assistance, advice or ideas to you.

Below you'll find some recipe ideas for liquid diets. As I said, I'm not a dietician. These beverages were ones that I happened to enjoy while recuperating from various surgeries. Feel free to adapt them to your own special needs and desires.

FRUIT SMOOTHIE RECIPES

PURPLE COW SMOOTHIE

2 cups vanilla ice cream
8 tbs. frozen grape juice concentrate
1 cup of milk
1 cup of ice

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


STRAWBERRY PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE

2 1/2 cups Welch’s Strawberry Breeze Juice
1 cup frozen pineapple
1 cup frozen whole strawberries
3 squirts of clover honey

Mix in blender on high for a few seconds. Serves 2 large cups.


RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE

1 cup frozen raspberries
1 ripe banana
2 tbs. instant chocolate pudding powder
1 cup cream soda
1 cup milk
2 1/2 cups ice

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


BANANA SMOOTHIE

1 1/2 cups milk
1 peeled and sliced medium banana,frozen
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


CHERRY SMOOTHIE

1 very ripe banana, peeled
1 cup frozen unsweetened tart cherries
1 cup milk

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


TANGERINE BERRY SMOOTHIE

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup tangerine juice
1/2 cup frozen, unsweetened strawberries
1 tbsp. sugar, or to taste

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


TROPICAL BERRY SMOOTHIE

1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 cup milk
1 banana
3/4 cup blueberries
1 cup strawberries

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


MELON PEACH SMOOTHIE

1 cup peach yogurt, frozen
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cantaloupe, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup honeydew melon, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup watermelon, seeded and chopped
4 ice cubes

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


CHERRY CANTALOPE SMOOTHIE

1/2 cantaloupe, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup apple or apricot juice
2 - 3 pitted cherries
1/4 cup raspberries or blackberries
3 - 4 ice cubes

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


LIME WATERMELON SMOOTHIE

1 1/2 cups watermelon, seeded and chopped
1 1/2 cups honeydew melon, seeded and chopped
Juice of 2 limes
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 cup ice cubes

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


FAT FREE CANTALOPE SMOOTHIE

1/2 ripe cantaloupe, seeded and chopped
1 cup skim milk
1 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt
1 cup crushed ice
2 tbsp. Splenda, or to taste

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


WATERMELON & HONEYDEW SMOOTHIE

1 1/2 cups watermelon, seeded and chopped
1 1/2 cups honeydew melon, seeded and chopped
Juice of 2 limes
1 cup vanilla lowfat yogurt
1 cup ice cubes

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


MINT MELON SMOOTHIE

2 cups cantaloupe, seeded and chopped
1 cup honeydew melon, seeded and chopped
1 cup watermelon, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup passion fruit or mango juice
1 tbsp. lime juice
2 tsp. honey
10 fresh mint leaves
3 ice cubes

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


KIWI MELON SMOOTHIE

1 firm kiwi fruit, peeled
1/4 cantaloupe, seeded and chopped
1 ripe banana

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


CANTALOPE SMOOTHIE

1 banana
1/4 cantaloupe, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
2 tbsp. milk
1 1/2 tbsp. orange juice concentrate
2 tsp. honey

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


KIWI COOLER SMOOTHIE

1 1/2 cups diced fresh kiwi
1 1/2 cups lime sherbet
1 cup diced ripe banana
1 cup honeydew melon, seeded and chopped

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!

VEGETABLE SMOOTHIE RECIPES

AVOCADO SMOOTHIE

2 bananas
2 cups orange juice
1 cup of strawberries
1 cup of orange or strawberry sherbet
1 cup ice
1 avocado, peeled and pitted

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


VEGETABLE SMOOTHIE

2 cups tomato juice
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup peeled and chopped cucumber
3 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. chopped scallions
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. fresh-ground pepper
1/4 tsp. hot-pepper or tabasco sauce

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


APPLE AVOCADO SMOOTHIE

1 Granny Smith apple (skin off or on, but cored)
1/2 Avocado
1/2 cup Apple juice
1/2 cup ice
1 tsp. lime juice

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


CARROT SMOOTHIE

2 cups carrot juice
1/2 cup apple juice
6 oz. vanilla or plain yogurt, frozen
1 banana

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!

MILK SMOOTHIE RECIPES

EGGNOG SMOOTHIE

4 ice cubes
1 cup water
1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
1 envelope Splenda
1 egg
1/4 tsp. each nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE

1 cup chocolate milk
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 banana
4 ice cubes

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


POWER SMOOTHIE

1 cup soy milk, or whole milk
1/2 cup orange juice
1 banana
1/2 cup cantaloupe, seeded and chopped
1 tbsp. peanut butter
1/2 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!

FRUIT JULIUS RECIPES

ORANGE JULIUS

6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
8 - 9 ice cubes

1. Combine all ingredients except ice cubes in blender. 2. Blend for about 1-2 minutes, adding ice cubes one at a time ORANGE, LEMON, AND LIME JULIUS

1/4 cup sugar
6 oz. orange concentrate
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
10 - 15 ice cubes
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 lemon
1/2 orange
1/2 lime

Juice the citrus; adding as much of the pulp as you wish. Put all ingredients into a blender, adding ice last. Blend well.


FAT FREE ORANGE JULIUS

6 oz frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup nonfat milk (or 1/3c nonfat milk powder + 7oz water)
1 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
8 - 9 ice cubes

Combine all ingredients, except ice cubes, in blender. Blend 1-2 minutes, adding ice cubes one at a time. Add Splenda or sugar, to taste.


STRAWBERRY JULIUS

1 cup strawberries, sliced
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
3 egg whites
1 cup ice

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!

MILKSHAKE & MALT RECIPES

CHOCOLATE FRAPPE SHAKE

1 (1/2 ounce) envelope hot chocolate powder
1 tsp. Chocolate Syrup
1 cup milk
2 scoops vanilla or chocolate ice cream

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


PEANUT BUTTERSCOTCH SHAKE

1 cup milk or vanilla yogurt
1 tbsp. peanut butter
1 tbsp. instant dry butterscotch pudding mix
2 scoops ice cream

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


OREO MILKSHAKE

12 Oreo cookies, divided
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup chocolate syrup

Coarsely chop cookies, then place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


BANANA MILKSHAKE

1 banana
1 tsp. sugar
1 cup milk
2 scoops vanilla ice cream

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


ORANGE MILKSHAKE

3 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tbsp. frozen orange juice concentrate

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE SHAKE

1 tbsp. dry cocoa
1 cup frozen raspberries
2 - 3 cups cold water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Splenda or sugar, to taste

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


PEANUT BUTTER BANANA SHAKE

1 cup vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 cup milk
1 banana

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


CHOCOLATE MALT

1 pint chocolate ice cream
1/4 cup whole milk
2 tbsp. malted milk powder
2 tbsp. chocolate syrup

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


STRAWBERRY MALT

2 scoops strawberry ice cream
2 tbsp. malted milk powder
1/2 cup milk

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


MOCHA MALT

1 tsp. cocoa powder
2 tsp. instant malted milk powder
1 tsp. instant coffee
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 scoops vanilla or chocolate ice cream

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!


BREAKFAST EGGNOG

1 egg
1 cup milk
1 tbsp. honey
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Place all ingredients in blender. Blend well, and enjoy!

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