Actually I know I'm late commenting to your post but getting along fine without those teeth, having them removed won't affect any of your eating habits.

I'm actually missing the third molar top left and the bottom right one now due to gum line cavities left too long so my dentist said and he would not repair them but I'm not noticing any problems of chewing food.

If you where to lose the second molars and teeth closer to the front of your mouth is when you would really start have eating, chewing issues.