I just had all my upper teeth pulled in prep for implants. I Don’t want to live on Cream of Wheat, Broth, and Mashed potatoes for the next 3 weeks while this heals. I get temp dentures in 3 weeks. I need some bone grafts still in preparation for the implants.
For right now? Ice cream. No, seriously. Ice cream will help cool down the injured area and improve healing.
If you want flavor, you should be able to take most foods and puree them in a food processor or blender.
For myself, one of the keys was to have a variety of flavors at a variety of temperatures - nothing too hot at first, though! Cold things like ice cream, cool things like V8 or cottage cheese or tuna salad, room temperature stuff like bananas and spoonfuls of peanut butter and jelly, warm stuff like scrambled eggs and refried beans. Have mashed potatoes, sure, but you can pour gravy over it!