ok here are some tips. 1 have enough soft food on hand that it will last 3 to 5 days.( for my braces it lasted about 3 or 4 days) 2 now don't blame me if a bracket pops off but from my experience some foods are ok. please take this at your own risk but most chips are ok. tortilla chips you have to be careful with.also be careful with pretzels and hard taco shells. depending on the crust some pizza is ok. be careful with hard ones.but please take it at your own risk. for me it felt like my bracket popped of but it never did. so be careful. 3 the water pick is your best friend(if you don't know what it is look it up) 4 some food get stuck in your teeth super bad like bread rice cheese (specifically melted) sometimes chicken etc.5 take Tylenol or something like that right before you leave if you can.6 your lips will get really chaped. that's all i have for now. if i remember anything else i will let you know! sorry this is really long. (btw i have had braces since December)