Fish Consistency Diet.

Here's a long story short to explain my title post. I have a crooked jaw, where my upper jaw does not align with my bottom jaw. I was referred to a special orthodontist who told me that my jaw muscles are severely damaged and that I must start eating "fish consistency" food and eat only for survival, not for enjoyment. This means no more potato chips, nuts, popcorn (major killer for me), steak (killing me even more), no chewing gum, candy, etc. Pretty much anything that is hard or tough to chew because my jaw muscles will give out if I keep eating like that. This is a horrible thing to hear especially for someone like me that eats anything and I don't restricting myself. Oh and another problem: I will be a braceface sometime in the future. I'm trying to put it off as farrrr as possible. I should change the name of this blog Indulging Myself One Crooked Bite at a Time.

I mean it isn't the end of the world, but I just have to watch what I eat and how I eat it. For example, I won't be able to stuff a hamburger on my mouth, I will have to cut it into smaller pieces. I have now turned to noodles, pastas, thin breads (bagel thins and pita) and chopping everything up into little pieces (especially salads and uncooked veggies). This restriction on potato chips will ultimately help my diet, but who doesn't enjoy a bag of potato chips while being a couch potato from time to time.

Here are some recent meals I had to cater to my jaw problems:


Ramen with homemade pork belly.


The ultimate "garbage" fried rice-all leftovers from my fridge. Leftover brown rice with pork belly, Chinese greens, red pepper, carrots, eggs, scallions.

Then my dad and I made his homemade spaghetti sauce together. I think I got the hang of it and hope to make it in the near future. Homemade sauce is 10x better than the store bought jar sauce. (Sorry, these pictures do not look so appealing, whenever I take pictures in my kitchen it gives it an unappetizing yellow tint).


Cooked carrots, onions and garlic in olive oil-probably one of my favorite smells on earth.


Add crushed canned tomatoes. Then we cooked the meat and added that to the sauce+bay leaves+oregano.


Ta-Da!!


The finished product. I could eat the sauce just by itself. Plus, I had just come back from the gym, so it was a perfect meal.


Homemade sweet & sour soup made by my dad. Tree ear fungus, egg, tofu, bean curd, bamboo shoots, carrots, etc. all easy on my jaw.


Whole wheat bun.

I'm trying to make the best out of this situation. It's hard for a girl like me who eats...well...pretty much anything!