Melt in Your Mouth Meatloaf 3/4 cup milk 2 eggs 2/3 cup bread crumbs – seasoned 2 teaspoons dried minced onion (or fresh would be fine too!) 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sage 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck beef (or your preferred type of ground… Read More »The Ultimate Soft, TMJ Friendly Food – Crockpot Meatloaf!
French Vanilla Chocolate Cream of Wheat 1/3 cup water 2/3 cups whipping cream 4 tablespoons hot chocolate mix 1 packet french vanilla Carnation Instant breakfast 2 tablespoons sugar 1/8 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons butter 6 tablespoons cream of wheat Mix and cook everything EXCEPT cream… Read More »French Vanilla Chocolate Cream of Wheat
This week we are featuring TMJ disorder friendly dessert recipes! Our first was given to us by Nicole, who you know from the forum and Facebook, since she is a moderator. Thanks, Nicole! Quick and Easy Banana Bread 3 large ripe bananas mashed 2/3 cup… Read More »Nicole's Banana Bread
This week we are featuring TMJ disorder friendly dessert recipes! Our first was given to us by Nicole, who you know from the forum and Facebook, since she is a moderator. Thanks, Nicole! Quick and Easy Banana Bread 3 large ripe bananas mashed 2/3 cup… Read More »Nicole’s Banana Bread
This week we are going to feature side dishes. I don’t know about you, but I was so sick of eating mashed potatoes after a while… so these recipes are inspired by that! Squash Casserole 2 or 3 large yellow squash 1 cup milk 1… Read More »TMJ Friendly Recipes – Squash Casserole
Welcome back to TMJ Hope’s soup week! 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 ribs celery – diced 1 large carrot – diced 1 small red onion – diced 1 red pepper – diced 1 green pepper – diced 2 cloves garlic – chopped finely… Read More »Soup Week Continues: Maui Black Bean Soup
1/4 pound Butter 3/8 cup or 3 ounces Onion – small dice 3/8 cup or 3 ounces Celery – small dice 3/8 cup or 3 ounces Carrots – small dice 1/4 cup or 2 ounces Green Peppers – small dice 1/2 cup or 4 ounces… Read More »No Chew Recipes for Jaw Pain: Cheesy Beer Soup
All too often the kitchen becomes an absolute disaster zone because you have to make the family one dinner and yourself another. So this week we are focusing on recipes that everyone will love! 1 1/2 cups chicken broth 1 can (14.5 ounces) tomatoes, drained… Read More »TMJ Disorder Friendly Recipe – Cheesy Enchilada Casserole
2 (3 ounce) cream cheese, softened
1 can (15 ounce) solid packed pumpkin, chilled
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 cups milk
6 ice cubes
whipped cream
In blender combine cream cheese, pumpkin, yogurt, brown sugar, ice cream, spice, milk and ice cubes. Blend on high until consistency of a smoothie. Pour into chilled glasses and top with whipped cream, sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice.
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We have compiled this list of tips from a group of expert TMJ disorder patients.. simple things they do to make living with TMJ disorder and jaw pain easier. We hope they help you! As always, let us know in the comments below if you have your own tips or any suggestions.
Juicers are great too – just make sure you use organic fruits and veggies & clean them before juicing since you don’t want wax or chemicals in your juices! When choosing a juicer, be very careful because this is one area that has not come out with a cheap version that still does a good job. Magic Bullets (despite the cheesy infomercials!) can be handy to make single serving smoothies, soups, and other foods very quickly. If you prepare by buying any of these items before your surgery, test drive them by making several meals and freezing them so you will have food ready to go when you get home.