Hunger affects your character much like thirst, but with a lower threshold. Below 30% food, stamina recovery begins to slow down. Below 7.5% food, your character can no longer perform [[Body stamina|strenuous task]]s. It is strongly recommended to always have at least 30% food.
* If [[meal]]s are food is available, you have a large enough margin that eating can be done when convenient, unless you wish to keep the 'full' status (85% or more food).
* If you depend on [[casserole]]s and other food that only takes you to 40% food max, keep food on you. The drop from 40% to 30% happens fast enough that you don't want to take breaks every time.