Immediately following your dental implant surgery, you will be required to only eat soft foods that don’t need very much chewing. The first day after your implants, you should only eat liquid or very soft foods such as pudding, to help prevent biting your tongue or injuring the inside of your mouth due to the numbing agents used. For about the first week after surgery, you can eat soft foods such as rice, eggs, pasta, and macaroni and cheese. After about two weeks, you can start eating tougher and chewier foods again such as meat and vegetables. It is important to be aware of how you are healing, as that will dictate the type of food that is safe for you to eat. It is also vital to avoid chewing on the side with the implant for about 2 weeks or so, to ensure total healing.