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 | 2.5 | 1 | 40% | Lavish | 800 |
| Vegetarian fine meal | 20 |
1 | 0.75 | 0.9 | 120% | Fine | 450 |
| Vegetarian lavish meal | 40 |
1 | 2.5 | 1 | 40% | Lavish | 800 |
| Nutrient paste meal | 10 |
1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 300% | Awful | n/a |
| Pemmican | 1.4 |
2 | 0.5 | 0.8 [1] | 160% | Simple | 700 |
| Kibble | 1.1 |
2 | 2.0 | 2.5 [2] | 125% | Raw [3] | 450 |
| Chocolate | 3 |
n/a | n/a | 0.1 | n/a | Fine | n/a |
- ↑ Yields 16 Pemmican at 0.05 nutrition each.
- ↑ Yields 50 Kibble at 0.05 nutrition each.
- ↑ Despite its taste being classified as raw, eating Kibble applies a worse mood penalty to humans than eating actual raw food (-12 vs -7).
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.
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
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.
A bland vegetarian mash. Babies love it, but children and adults will be upset if they're forced to eat it.
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.
A complex dish assembled with care from vegetarian ingredients.
A vegetarian fine meal is a variant of the fine meal created from vegetarian ingredients.
A complex dish assembled with care from meat ingredients.
A carnivore fine meal is a variant of the fine meal created out of meat.
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.
A masterpiece of the culinary arts, this meal nourishes the body, mind, and soul.
A lavish meal is an extravagant 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.