Meals

Cooking meals lets you convert raw ingredients into food which is more enjoyable and/or nutritious. If the cook is decently skilled (4 or better), it can also reduce the chance of food poisoning from eating raw foods, eliminates the negative thought associated with eating some raw foods (meat, grains), and, with the higher level meals, can give a good thought.

Quick Reference Table

Name	Market Value	Ingredient Count	Nutrients Required	Nutrient Yield	Nutrient Efficiency	Taste	Work To Make
Simple meal	15	1	0.5	0.9	180%	Simple	300
Fine meal	20	2	0.5	0.9	180%	Fine	450
Lavish meal	40	2	1.0	1	100%	Lavish	800
Packaged survival meal	24	2	0.6	0.9	150%	Simple	450
Carnivore fine meal	20	1	0.75	0.9	120%	Fine	450
Carnivore lavish meal	40	1	1.25	1	80%	Lavish	800
Vegetarian fine meal	20	1	0.75	0.9	120%	Fine	450
Vegetarian lavish meal	40	1	1.25	1	80%	Lavish	800
Nutrient paste meal	10	1	0.3	0.9	300%	Awful	n/a
Pemmican	1.4	2	0.5	0.8	160%	Simple	700
Kibble	1.1	2	2.0	2.5	125%	Raw	450
Chocolate	3	n/a	n/a	0.1	n/a	Fine	n/a

Nutrient paste meal

A synthetic mixture of protein, carbohydrates, and vitamins, amino acids and minerals. Everything the body needs, and absolutely disgusting.

A nutrient paste meal is produced from a nutrient paste dispenser, using raw food ingredients.

Simple meal

A simple meal quickly cooked from a few ingredients.

A simple meal is a meal and the most basic way to prepare raw food for consumption

Vegetarian fine meal

A complex dish assembled with care from vegetarian ingredients.

A vegetarian fine meal is a variant of the fine meal created from vegetarian ingredients.

Carnivore fine meal

A complex dish assembled with care from meat ingredients.

A carnivore fine meal is a variant of the fine meal created out of meat.

Fine meal

A complex dish assembled with care from a wide selection of ingredients.

A fine meal is a higher quality meal that requires both meat and vegetables to create.

Baby food 

A bland vegetarian mash. Babies love it, but children and adults will be upset if they're forced to eat it.

Packaged survival meal

A high-quality packaged meal, manufactured for use in survival situations. While it never rots, it can still deteriorate if left outside. Great for traveling.

Packaged survival meals, sometimes abbreviated as 'PSM', are a high-tech long-lasting food option. They are the colonists' primary food source at the very start of each game (except for a tribal start). They can also be found in cargo pods or cooked (after research) by colonists with a minimum cooking skill of 8. Packaged survival meals restore 0.9 nutrition and do not spoil, meaning they do not require cold storage. Note that they can still deteriorate. They require 0.3 nutrition of vegetarian and 0.3 nutrition of meat or animal product to produce.

Lavish meal

A masterpiece of the culinary arts, this meal nourishes the body, mind, and soul.

A lavish meal is an extravagant meal.

Vegetarian lavish meal

A masterpiece of the culinary arts, this meal nourishes the body, mind, and soul.

A vegetarian lavish meal is a variant of the lavish meal created from vegetarian products.

Carnivore lavish meal

A masterpiece of the culinary arts, this meal nourishes the body, mind, and soul.

A Carnivore lavish meal is a variant of the lavish meal created out of meat.

Version history

• 1.3.3066 - Meals no longer stack when they have "incompatible ingredients".
• 1.3.3387 - Nutrients needed for lavish vegetarian and lavish carnivore meals changed to 1.25 (previously 2.5).