Food

Food/Cooking is a major survival mechanic in 7 Days to Die. Consuming food/drink grants Fullness, which restores Max Stamina. Without periodic consumption of food/drink, hunger and thirst debilitate the player, slowing movement/action speed and eventually causing death. The player can consume both food and drinks over their respective bars but they are drained fast. The amount representing 20% of both bars are depleted at a slower pace, making the player able to utilize 120% of both food and hydration bar with good efficiency.

Raw Food

While these food items can be eaten, it is usually better to use them in recipes to gain much more fullness and hydration. In addition to their low gains, some of them have also a chance of giving the player Dysentery.

Icon	Name	Food	Water	Max Stamina	Health	Dysentery Chance
	Animal Fat	5	0	-1	-3	0
	Blueberries	1	0	0	0	0
	Cornmeal	2	-3	0	3	0
	Ear of Corn	2			3
	Ear of Super Corn	3			3
	Egg	5	0	0	2	0
	Jar of Honey	8			3
	Mushrooms	2			3
	Old Sham Sandwich	15	0	0	-5	12%
	Potato	2	0	0	0	0
	Pumpkin	3	0	0	1	0
	Radiated Mushrooms	2			3
	Raw Meat	2	-3	0	-1	12%
	Rotting Flesh	1	-3	-1	-3	12%
	Yucca Fruit	1	0	0	0	0

Canned Food

Even though most types of canned food can be used in a recipe later on, consuming them is a rather essential part of early game. Some canned food isn't used in recipes: these include Can of Cat Food, Can of Miso, Can of Pears, Chicken Soup and Chicken Ration.

Icon	Name	Food	Water	Max Stamina	Health
	Can of Cat Food	5	0	0	2
	Can of Chili	15	0	0	7
	Can of Dog Food	10	0	0	5
	Can of Miso	5	10	0	1
	Can of Pasta	15	0	0	7
	Can of Pears	10	5	0	5
	Can of Peas	10	5	0	5
	Can of Salmon	15	0	0	7
	Can of Sham	15	0	0	7
	Can of Stock	5	10	0	3
	Can of Tuna	5	0	0	2
	Chicken Ration	15	0	0	7
	Chicken Soup	5	10	0	1
	Lamb Rations	15	0	0	7
	Large Beef Ration	15	0	0	7

Biome Hazard Reducers

If the biome progression system is enabled, items can be consumed to extend the biome hazard timer by 5 minutes in a specific biome.

Icon	Name	Food	Water	Health	Additional Buff	Buff Effect	Buff Duration
	Black Lung Serum			10	Black Lung Serum Run Boost	+10% Run Speed in the Burnt Forest	05:00
	Fallout Flush			10	Fallout Flush Run Boost	+10% Run Speed in the Wasteland	05:00
	Scorcher Stew	30	20	15	Scorcher Stew Run Boost	+10% Run Speed in the Snow	05:00
	Sunstroke Tonic	10	30	10	Sunstroke Tonic Run Boost	+10% Run Speed in the Desert	05:00

Early Game

• A Cooking Grill and Cooking Pot are essential for cooking. These can be usually found in kitchens, where Cooking Pots have a chance to be sitting on counters and both can be found in ovens.

Food

Icon	Name	Food	Water	Max Stamina	Health
	Baked Potato	10	-5	10	5
	Boiled Egg	10	0	10	5
	Grilled Meat	10	0	10	5
	Boiled Meat	10	10	10	15
	Charred Meat	10	-5	10	5
	Corn Bread	10	0	10	5
	Bacon and Eggs	36	0	10	18

Drinks

Icon	Name	Water	Stamina Regen	Health	Dysentery	Additional Buff	Buff Effect	Buff Duration
	Murky Water	10	+15%	-5	12%
	Water	20	+15%		0
	Red Tea	24	+15%		0	Efficient Digestion	-15% Water and Food loss	06:00
	Coffee	24	+20%		0	Coffee (Buff)	+20% Stamina Regen	03:00
	Goldenrod Tea	24	+15%
	Yucca Juice	34	+15%		0

Mid Game

• Hunt and harvest animals for meat. Obtain a Bone Knife or a Hunting Knife to harvest maximum amount of items (axes yield less).
• Its recommended that you do not eat Moldy Bread, Old Sham Sandwich, or Rotting Flesh as they have a very high chance of Food Poisoning and rather save them for future crafting recipes.
• Save looted seeds to easily establish a farm later on.
• Spend skill points on Living Off The Land, Master Chef, and other related perks for unlocked recipes and farming abilities.

Food

Icon	Name	Food	Water	Max Stamina	Health	Additional Buff	Buff Effect	Buff Duration
	Pumpkin Bread	12	0	20	6
	Vegetable Stew	31	20	20	15
	Pumpkin Cheesecake	42	0	20	21	Pumpkin Cheesecake (Buff)	-5% buying price	05:00
	Blueberry Pie	45	0	20	22
	Meat Stew	50	20	20	25
	Steak and Potato Meal	50	0	20	25
	Pumpkin Pie	50	0	20	25

Drinks

Icon	Name	Water	Stamina Regen	Additional Buff	Buff Effect	Buff Duration
	Beer	0	+40%	Buzzed	+300% Brawling Damage +100% Stun Resist	01:00
	Blackstrap Coffee	24	+25%	Blackstrap Coffee (Buff)	+25% Stamina Regen	06:00
	Pure Mineral Water	60	+15%	Efficient Digestion	-15% Water and Food loss	06:00
	Mega Crush	60	+15%	Mega Crush!	+50% Run Speed	06:00
	Yucca Juice Smoothie	78	+15%	Yucca Juice Smoothie (Buff)	None	06:00

Late Game

• Most Canned Food can be used in cooking recipes but some cannot. Save them if possible
• Establish a garden near bases to farm many vegetables and other plants needed for cooking recipes.
• Crops need sunlight to grow. Placing Farm Plots indoors will not allow them to grow.
• Advanced recipes give the most amount of food too so favor them over basic foods.

Food

Icon	Name	Food	Water	Max Stamina	Health	Additional Buff	Buff Effect	Buff Duration
	Fish Tacos	46	0	30	40
	Chili Dog	53	0	30	30
	Sham Chowder	53	10	30	80	Increased attribute	+1 Fortitude	10:00
	Hobo Stew	64	20	30	32
	Tuna Fish Gravy Toast	90	0	40	45
	Shepards Pie	104	0	40	52
	Gumbo Stew	112	20	40	56
	Spaghetti	122	0	40	61

Drinks

Icon	Name	Water	Stamina Regen	Additional Buff	Buff Effect	Buff Duration
	Grandpa's Learn'n Elixir	0	0	Increased Experience	+20% Exp Gain	06:00
	Grandpa's Awesome Sauce	0	0	Increased Bartering	+10% to bartering	03:00
	Grandpa's Moonshine	0	+60%	Grandpa's Moonshine (Buff)	+400% Melee Damage +100% Stun Resist +20 Health/sec	01:00
	Grandpa's Fergit'n Elixir	0	0	Skill Reset	Resets all used skill points