In general, forget about stopping for fast food if you're suffering from TMJ Disorder. These are not healthful places to eat anyway, and it's not going to happen unless you want to subsist on a diet of milkshakes. There are only a few fast food restaurants that offer choices you will be able to comfortably eat.
Fast Foods for TMJ Disorder Sufferers
Wendy's does offer baked potatoes and chili. Currently a lot of people are down on potatoes, saything they are too high on the glycemic index. If diabetes is an issue for you, then this should be taken into consideration. Many others still believe potatoes to be quite healthful if eaten in moderation. (The Irish ate them by the bushel.) Just avoid french fires and too much tasty goop on your bakers. Also, if you're going to eat that tasty stuff, eat the real thing and enjoy every tiny bite. Avoid the imitation. Have you ever read the ingredients on the containers of that stuff?? If it can't be pronounced, it shouldn't be eaten!!
Quizons has a small selection of soups, as does Schlotsky's. Some Subways also offer soup. Many small cafes and diners also offer tasty, "homemade" soups.
Grocery Store Deli's
Grocery store delis also provide a nice selection of pastas and soups. You can also buy cheeses and order very thinly sliced turkey. If the store has a microwave, they usually let you buy and cook a t.v. dinner in it, although t.v. dinners and microwave cooking in general are not very healthful. While you're roaming the aisles desperate for something satisfying and chewable, grab some milk, fruit or some kind of yogurt or juice to go with your meal. No sodas.
Breakfast on the Road
When you get sick of restaurant breakfast menu items, an easy breakfast on the road is to stop at a grocery store bakery and buy fruit, some kind of fresh baked bran muffins (well, they at least SOUND healthful) and orange juice. Unfortunately, muffins are loaded with "bad" ingredients, but there must be some redeeming quality to them. Although this breakfast is very high in carbohydrates and little to no protein, it's chewable.
Some people do very well with drinks like Ensure and Slim Fast on car trips. Don't read the labels too closely, however, or you may pass on these also.
Pack Food
Probably the best resource for TMJ Disorder sufferers is to pack their own foods for a road trip. A small ice chest can carry a lot of goods. Thinly sliced apples, oranges, grapes, kiwis and other types of fruit placed in baggies in the ice chest will last a long time. Pack plenty of water. Cheese slices and thinly sliced turkey or roast beef will help provide protein. Hard boiled eggs travel well, as do cans of tuna and chicken. Small containers of cottage cheese and yogurt also travel well if kept near the ice. Try to look on the bright side and think of all the nasty chips and sugary snacks you're not eating. Keeping your stomach satisfied and drinking lots of water will keep you in better spirits as you deal with this disorder.
Fast Foods for TMJ Disorder Sufferers
Wendy's does offer baked potatoes and chili. Currently a lot of people are down on potatoes, saything they are too high on the glycemic index. If diabetes is an issue for you, then this should be taken into consideration. Many others still believe potatoes to be quite healthful if eaten in moderation. (The Irish ate them by the bushel.) Just avoid french fires and too much tasty goop on your bakers. Also, if you're going to eat that tasty stuff, eat the real thing and enjoy every tiny bite. Avoid the imitation. Have you ever read the ingredients on the containers of that stuff?? If it can't be pronounced, it shouldn't be eaten!!
Quizons has a small selection of soups, as does Schlotsky's. Some Subways also offer soup. Many small cafes and diners also offer tasty, "homemade" soups.
Grocery Store Deli's
Grocery store delis also provide a nice selection of pastas and soups. You can also buy cheeses and order very thinly sliced turkey. If the store has a microwave, they usually let you buy and cook a t.v. dinner in it, although t.v. dinners and microwave cooking in general are not very healthful. While you're roaming the aisles desperate for something satisfying and chewable, grab some milk, fruit or some kind of yogurt or juice to go with your meal. No sodas.
Breakfast on the Road
When you get sick of restaurant breakfast menu items, an easy breakfast on the road is to stop at a grocery store bakery and buy fruit, some kind of fresh baked bran muffins (well, they at least SOUND healthful) and orange juice. Unfortunately, muffins are loaded with "bad" ingredients, but there must be some redeeming quality to them. Although this breakfast is very high in carbohydrates and little to no protein, it's chewable.
Some people do very well with drinks like Ensure and Slim Fast on car trips. Don't read the labels too closely, however, or you may pass on these also.
Pack Food
Probably the best resource for TMJ Disorder sufferers is to pack their own foods for a road trip. A small ice chest can carry a lot of goods. Thinly sliced apples, oranges, grapes, kiwis and other types of fruit placed in baggies in the ice chest will last a long time. Pack plenty of water. Cheese slices and thinly sliced turkey or roast beef will help provide protein. Hard boiled eggs travel well, as do cans of tuna and chicken. Small containers of cottage cheese and yogurt also travel well if kept near the ice. Try to look on the bright side and think of all the nasty chips and sugary snacks you're not eating. Keeping your stomach satisfied and drinking lots of water will keep you in better spirits as you deal with this disorder.