For the first 24 hours after your tooth extraction, do not use a straw, eat hot or spicy foods, or drink carbonated or alcoholic beverages; instead, stick to a diet of liquid and pureed foods for a few days. Soups, yogurt, juices, and smoothies are all good choices. As your pain and swelling subside, incorporate a wider variety of foods into your diet, reserving foods that are hard, crunchy, sticky, or chewy for when your extraction site has healed. Use common sense and if you experience pain when eating a certain food, stop.