Food keeps a 99 Nights in the Forest run alive. The hunger bar drains over time, drops faster while sprinting, and eventually turns into starvation damage if it empties. A good food plan decides when you can leave camp, how long you can stay in dangerous biomes, and which ingredients are worth saving for cooking or taming.
The food list tracks 47 entries across scavenged food, animal meat, fish, cooked dishes, special survival food, and event-linked meals. Hunger values keep the source-listed wording, including hunger-icon counts where those are listed, so the page does not convert or guess hidden numbers.
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type
Map, farm, and structure food
These foods are the easiest to work into normal survival routes. They come from map sources, farms, structures, or trees, and several also feed the Crock Pot or taming paths.
Carrot
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- Type
- Map, farm, and structure food
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Throughout the map; Farm Plots; Grocery Store
- cook method
- Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Bunny bait: 1 Carrot total in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- Crock Pot Stew ingredient.
Corn
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- Type
- Map, farm, and structure food
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Farm Plots
- cook method
- Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew.
- Hunger
- 2 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Crock Pot Stew ingredient.
Pumpkin
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- Type
- Map, farm, and structure food
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Farm Plots
- cook method
- Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Bear, Mammoth, and Hellephant bait in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- Crock Pot Stew ingredient.
Berry
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- Type
- Map, farm, and structure food
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Throughout the map; Berry Seeds
- cook method
- No cooking method listed on the Items table.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Kiwi bait: 1 Berry total in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- -
Apple
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- Type
- Map, farm, and structure food
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Grocery Store; Apple Trees
- cook method
- Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Crock Pot Stew ingredient.
Cake
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- Type
- Map, farm, and structure food
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Throughout the map; Clinic; Structures; Farm Plots; Update Parties
- cook method
- Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- 15 HP
- Taming Use
- Mammoth and Hellephant bait in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- Crock Pot Stew ingredient.
Chili
Temporary speed increase.
- Type
- Map, farm, and structure food
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Throughout the map; Chili Seeds
- cook method
- No cooking method listed on the Items table.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Snow Fox bait in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- -
| Image | Name | Effect | Type | Availability | source | cook method | Hunger | Healing | Taming Use | Crafting Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrot | - | Map, farm, and structure food | Active normal-run food | Throughout the map; Farm Plots; Grocery Store | Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew. | 1 hunger icon | - | Bunny bait: 1 Carrot total in PC Gamer taming table. | Crock Pot Stew ingredient. | |
| Corn | - | Map, farm, and structure food | Active normal-run food | Farm Plots | Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew. | 2 hunger icons | - | - | Crock Pot Stew ingredient. | |
| Pumpkin | - | Map, farm, and structure food | Active normal-run food | Farm Plots | Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew. | 4 hunger icons | - | Bear, Mammoth, and Hellephant bait in PC Gamer taming table. | Crock Pot Stew ingredient. | |
| Berry | - | Map, farm, and structure food | Active normal-run food | Throughout the map; Berry Seeds | No cooking method listed on the Items table. | 1 hunger icon | - | Kiwi bait: 1 Berry total in PC Gamer taming table. | - | |
| Apple | - | Map, farm, and structure food | Active normal-run food | Grocery Store; Apple Trees | Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew. | 1 hunger icon | - | - | Crock Pot Stew ingredient. | |
| Cake | - | Map, farm, and structure food | Active normal-run food | Throughout the map; Clinic; Structures; Farm Plots; Update Parties | Can be used in the Crock Pot for Stew. | 1 hunger icon | 15 HP | Mammoth and Hellephant bait in PC Gamer taming table. | Crock Pot Stew ingredient. | |
| Chili | Temporary speed increase. | Map, farm, and structure food | Active normal-run food | Throughout the map; Chili Seeds | No cooking method listed on the Items table. | Alien Tech Energy | - | Snow Fox bait in PC Gamer taming table. | - |
type
Meat and cooked meat
Meat comes from animals and hostile creatures. Cook raw meat before eating it when possible because the cooked value is better and raw meat can damage the player.
Morsel
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- Type
- Meat and cooked meat
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Bunny; Wolf; Alpha Wolf; Bear; Arctic Fox; Polar Bear; Frog; Scorpion; Meteor Crab (Morsel?)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Wolf and Scorpion bait: 3 Morsels for Wolf, 2 Morsels for Scorpion in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- Crock Pot Stew ingredient when used as meat.
Steak
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- Type
- Meat and cooked meat
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Wolf; Alpha Wolf; Bear; Horse; Polar Bear; Mammoth; Hellephant
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Wolf, Scorpion, Alpha Wolf, Snow Fox, and Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- Crock Pot Stew ingredient when used as meat.
Ribs
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- Type
- Meat and cooked meat
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Mammoth; Hellephant
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 2 hunger icons
- 4 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Polar Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- Crock Pot Stew ingredient when used as meat.
| Image | Name | Effect | Type | Availability | source | cook method | Hunger | Healing | Taming Use | Crafting Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morsel | - | Meat and cooked meat | Active normal-run food | Bunny; Wolf; Alpha Wolf; Bear; Arctic Fox; Polar Bear; Frog; Scorpion; Meteor Crab (Morsel?) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | Wolf and Scorpion bait: 3 Morsels for Wolf, 2 Morsels for Scorpion in PC Gamer taming table. | Crock Pot Stew ingredient when used as meat. | |
| Steak | - | Meat and cooked meat | Active normal-run food | Wolf; Alpha Wolf; Bear; Horse; Polar Bear; Mammoth; Hellephant | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | Wolf, Scorpion, Alpha Wolf, Snow Fox, and Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table. | Crock Pot Stew ingredient when used as meat. | |
| Ribs | - | Meat and cooked meat | Active normal-run food | Mammoth; Hellephant | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | Polar Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table. | Crock Pot Stew ingredient when used as meat. |
type
Crock Pot and Chef dishes
Prepared dishes are stronger planning food. Some restore more hunger, some add healing or warmth, and Chef dishes can create effects that normal foraged food cannot match.
Stew
Can warm the player if cold; vegetarian state depends on ingredients.
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active normal-run dish
- source
- Crock Pot; Camper Class (level 3)
- cook method
- Cooked in the Crock Pot from listed food ingredients.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Polar Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- -
Hearty Stew
Can warm the player if cold.
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active class-linked dish
- source
- Crock Pot (Cook Class level 3)
- cook method
- Crock Pot with Cook Class level 3 chance.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- 15 HP
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Seafood Chowder
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- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- Chef Class dish; exact recipe not listed in Items table.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Steak Dinner
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- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- Chef Class dish; exact recipe not listed in Items table.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Pumpkin Soup
Keeps the player warm for 2 minutes.
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- Chef Class dish; exact recipe not listed in Items table.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
BBQ Ribs
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- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Status
- Active Chef dish; event-linked use also listed
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- Chef Class dish; also listed as a Crock Pot dish during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- Some health; exact HP not listed in source table.
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest dish when that quest route exists.
Carrot Cake
Night Vision for 9 minutes; healing amount has source conflict.
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish; Items table also lists Trick-or-Treating
- source
- ; Trick-or-Treating; Chef Class
- cook method
- Chef station recipe confirmed on individual page: Cake x1 and Carrot x2.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- +40 health; Carrot Cake page says
- +10 health.
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Jar o' Jelly
5 minute speed boost.
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- Chef Class dish; exact recipe not listed in Items table.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- Full health
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
| Image | Name | Effect | Type | Availability | source | cook method | Hunger | Healing | Taming Use | Crafting Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stew | Can warm the player if cold; vegetarian state depends on ingredients. | Crock Pot and Chef dishes | Active normal-run dish | Crock Pot; Camper Class (level 3) | Cooked in the Crock Pot from listed food ingredients. | 4 hunger icons | - | Polar Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table. | - | |
| Hearty Stew | Can warm the player if cold. | Crock Pot and Chef dishes | Active class-linked dish | Crock Pot (Cook Class level 3) | Crock Pot with Cook Class level 3 chance. | 4 hunger icons | 15 HP | - | - | |
| Seafood Chowder | - | Crock Pot and Chef dishes | Active Chef dish | Chef Class | Chef Class dish; exact recipe not listed in Items table. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | - | |
| Steak Dinner | - | Crock Pot and Chef dishes | Active Chef dish | Chef Class | Chef Class dish; exact recipe not listed in Items table. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | - | |
| Pumpkin Soup | Keeps the player warm for 2 minutes. | Crock Pot and Chef dishes | Active Chef dish | Chef Class | Chef Class dish; exact recipe not listed in Items table. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | - | |
| BBQ Ribs | - | Crock Pot and Chef dishes | Active Chef dish; event-linked use also listed | Chef Class | Chef Class dish; also listed as a Crock Pot dish during the Thanksgiving Quest. | 4 hunger icons | Some health; exact HP not listed in source table. | - | Thanksgiving Quest dish when that quest route exists. | |
| Carrot Cake | Night Vision for 9 minutes; healing amount has source conflict. | Crock Pot and Chef dishes | Active Chef dish; Items table also lists Trick-or-Treating | ; Trick-or-Treating; Chef Class | Chef station recipe confirmed on individual page: Cake x1 and Carrot x2. | 4 hunger icons |
| - | - | |
| Jar o' Jelly | 5 minute speed boost. | Crock Pot and Chef dishes | Active Chef dish | Chef Class | Chef Class dish; exact recipe not listed in Items table. | 4 hunger icons | Full health | - | - |
type
Special survival food
Special food covers unusual sources such as Alien Tech or Hard Mode. These entries are useful, but their source routes are not as repeatable as normal map food.
Meat? Sandwich
Replenishes Alien Tech Energy; counts as non-vegetarian.
- Type
- Special survival food
- Availability
- Active special food
- source
- Broken UFOs; Mothership UFOs
- cook method
- No cooking method listed on the Items table.
- Hunger
- 2 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
MRE
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- Type
- Special survival food
- Availability
- Hard Mode special food
- source
- Research Outpost special crate after enabling Hard Mode and waiting one day.
- cook method
- No cooking method listed; eaten directly.
- Hunger
- Full hunger
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
| Image | Name | Effect | Type | Availability | source | cook method | Hunger | Healing | Taming Use | Crafting Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat? Sandwich | Replenishes Alien Tech Energy; counts as non-vegetarian. | Special survival food | Active special food | Broken UFOs; Mothership UFOs | No cooking method listed on the Items table. | 2 hunger icons | - | - | - | |
| MRE | - | Special survival food | Hard Mode special food | Research Outpost special crate after enabling Hard Mode and waiting one day. | No cooking method listed; eaten directly. | Full hunger | - | - | - |
type
Event-only or removed food
Seasonal food entries are kept for old references and quest context. Do not treat them as normal-run goals unless their event route is available again.
Candy Apple
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Halloween event route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot
- cook method
- Spooky Crock Pot route listed on Items table.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Candy Corn
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Halloween event route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot
- cook method
- Spooky Crock Pot route listed on Items table.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Pumpkin Pie
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Halloween event route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot
- cook method
- Spooky Crock Pot route listed on Items table.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Cotton Candy
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Halloween event route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot
- cook method
- Spooky Crock Pot route listed on Items table.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Turkey Leg
-
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Turkey
- cook method
- No cooking station required for the base ingredient in the Items table.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Used for Turkey Legs and Roast Turkey during the Thanksgiving Quest.
Stuffing
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- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Turkey
- cook method
- No cooking station required for the base ingredient in the Items table.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Used for Stuffing Bowl and Stuffed Peppers during the Thanksgiving Quest.
Sweet Potato
-
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Sweet Potato Plant
- cook method
- No cooking station required for the base ingredient in the Items table.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Used for Berry Juice, Corn on the Cob, and Sweet Potato Pie during the Thanksgiving Quest.
Turkey Legs
-
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest hand-in.
Berry Juice
-
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest hand-in.
Casserole
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- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest hand-in.
Corn on the Cob
-
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest hand-in.
Stuffing Bowl
-
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest hand-in.
Roast Turkey
-
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest hand-in.
Stuffed Peppers
-
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest hand-in.
Sweet Potato Pie
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest hand-in.
Spicy Swordfish
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- Thanksgiving Quest hand-in.
Hearty Thanksgiving Meal
-
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Availability
- Thanksgiving Quest reward; not normal-run food unless that route returns
- source
- Thanksgiving Quest reward; exact guest count is TBA in the source table.
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- Some health; exact HP not listed in source table.
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
| Image | Name | Effect | Type | Availability | source | cook method | Hunger | Healing | Taming Use | Crafting Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candy Apple | Temporary speed boost. | Event-only or removed food | Halloween event route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot | Spooky Crock Pot route listed on Items table. | Alien Tech Energy | - | - | - | |
| Candy Corn | Temporary speed boost. | Event-only or removed food | Halloween event route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot | Spooky Crock Pot route listed on Items table. | Alien Tech Energy | - | - | - | |
| Pumpkin Pie | Temporary speed boost. | Event-only or removed food | Halloween event route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot | Spooky Crock Pot route listed on Items table. | Alien Tech Energy | - | - | - | |
| Cotton Candy | Temporary speed boost. | Event-only or removed food | Halloween event route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot | Spooky Crock Pot route listed on Items table. | Alien Tech Energy | - | - | - | |
| Turkey Leg | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Turkey | No cooking station required for the base ingredient in the Items table. | 1 hunger icon | - | - | Used for Turkey Legs and Roast Turkey during the Thanksgiving Quest. | |
| Stuffing | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Turkey | No cooking station required for the base ingredient in the Items table. | 1 hunger icon | - | - | Used for Stuffing Bowl and Stuffed Peppers during the Thanksgiving Quest. | |
| Sweet Potato | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Sweet Potato Plant | No cooking station required for the base ingredient in the Items table. | 1 hunger icon | - | - | Used for Berry Juice, Corn on the Cob, and Sweet Potato Pie during the Thanksgiving Quest. | |
| Turkey Legs | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | Thanksgiving Quest hand-in. | |
| Berry Juice | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | Thanksgiving Quest hand-in. | |
| Casserole | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | Thanksgiving Quest hand-in. | |
| Corn on the Cob | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | Thanksgiving Quest hand-in. | |
| Stuffing Bowl | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | Thanksgiving Quest hand-in. | |
| Roast Turkey | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | Thanksgiving Quest hand-in. | |
| Stuffed Peppers | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | 4 hunger icons | - | - | Thanksgiving Quest hand-in. | |
| Sweet Potato Pie | Temporary speed boost. | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | Alien Tech Energy | - | - | Thanksgiving Quest hand-in. | |
| Spicy Swordfish | Temporary speed boost. | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest route; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | Alien Tech Energy | - | - | Thanksgiving Quest hand-in. | |
| Hearty Thanksgiving Meal | - | Event-only or removed food | Thanksgiving Quest reward; not normal-run food unless that route returns | Thanksgiving Quest reward; exact guest count is TBA in the source table. | Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest. | 4 hunger icons | Some health; exact HP not listed in source table. | - | - |
type
Fish and pond food
Fish come from specific ponds, biomes, or campfire-level routes. Most fish list raw and cooked hunger, and some are important bait for animal taming.
Mackerel
-
- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Fresh Pond (Campfire level 1+)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon (raw)
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Green Frog and Alpha Wolf bait in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- -
Salmon
-
- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Fresh Pond (Campfire level 1+)Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon (raw)
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Alpha Wolf and Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- -
Clownfish
-
- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Fresh Pond (Campfire level 1+)Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)Bone Pond (Campfire level 6)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon (raw)
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Jellyfish
-
- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)Bone Pond (Campfire level 6)
- cook method
- No cooked form listed on the Items fish table.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Char
-
- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Cold Pond (Snow Biome)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon (raw)
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Eel
-
- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Cold Pond (Snow Biome)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon (raw)
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Swordfish
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- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Fresh Pond (Campfire level 1+)Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)Bone Pond (Campfire level 6)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon (raw)
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- Polar Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table.
- Crafting Use
- -
Shark
-
- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)Bone Pond (Campfire level 6)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 2 hunger icons (raw)
- 4 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Lava Eel
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- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Lava Pool (Campfire level 2-3)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon (raw)
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
Lionfish
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- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Lava Pool (Campfire level 2-3)
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon (raw)
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
- Taming Use
- -
- Crafting Use
- -
| Image | Name | Effect | Type | Availability | source | cook method | Hunger | Healing | Taming Use | Crafting Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackerel | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Fresh Pond (Campfire level 1+) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | Green Frog and Alpha Wolf bait in PC Gamer taming table. | - | |
| Salmon | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Fresh Pond (Campfire level 1+)Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | Alpha Wolf and Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table. | - | |
| Clownfish | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Fresh Pond (Campfire level 1+)Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)Bone Pond (Campfire level 6) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | - | - | |
| Jellyfish | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)Bone Pond (Campfire level 6) | No cooked form listed on the Items fish table. | Alien Tech Energy | - | - | - | |
| Char | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Cold Pond (Snow Biome) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | - | - | |
| Eel | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Cold Pond (Snow Biome) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | - | - | |
| Swordfish | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Fresh Pond (Campfire level 1+)Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)Bone Pond (Campfire level 6) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | Polar Bear bait in PC Gamer taming table. | - | |
| Shark | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)Bone Pond (Campfire level 6) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | - | - | |
| Lava Eel | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Lava Pool (Campfire level 2-3) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | - | - | |
| Lionfish | - | Fish and pond food | Active fishing food | Lava Pool (Campfire level 2-3) | Can be cooked at the Campfire. |
| - | - | - |
Why food controls every long route
Food does more than refill the bar when hunger gets low. It controls how far you can travel from camp, how much sprinting you can afford, and whether you should cook, fish, hunt, or farm before pushing deeper into the forest. Carrots, berries, apples, corn, pumpkins, and cake are easier to work into early routes because they come from map sources, farms, structures, or trees. Meat and fish are stronger once cooked, but they take extra steps and can be better saved when they also work as taming bait.
Hunger-icon counts are the listed hunger value for that food. Some foods use written effects instead, such as Chili, Jellyfish, Sweet Potato Pie, and Spicy Swordfish. When a dish lists healing, warmth, speed, night vision, full hunger, or Alien Tech Energy, that effect can matter more than the hunger count.
How to get food without wasting bait
- Pick up quick map food first so your early hunger bar does not force a return to camp.
- Cook raw meat and most fish before eating them because cooked versions restore more hunger and raw meat can hurt you.
- Save taming foods such as Carrot, Morsel, Steak, Mackerel, Berry, Salmon, Pumpkin, Ribs, Swordfish, Stew, and Cake when you are planning an animal route.
- Use Crock Pot and Chef dishes for bigger risks, cold routes, long rescues, or fights where healing and effects matter.
- Treat Halloween and Thanksgiving foods as event-linked entries. They explain old or seasonal references, but they are not normal-run goals unless that route is available again.
When cooking and special effects matter
The Crock Pot turns several normal foods into Stew, while the Chef Class adds stronger prepared dishes such as Seafood Chowder, Steak Dinner, Pumpkin Soup, BBQ Ribs, Carrot Cake, and Jar o' Jelly. Exact recipe ingredients are only listed when they are verified. Carrot Cake is the clearest recipe entry here because its food details list Cake and Carrot requirements.
Availability is a planning warning. Active normal-run food is safer to spend because you can usually find, farm, fish, or hunt it again. Class-linked dishes depend on the relevant class route. Hard Mode food such as MRE is rare and should be saved for emergencies. Halloween and Thanksgiving entries are included so old food names and quest dishes are not mixed into normal survival planning.
FAQ
Q.
What is the best early food in 99 Nights in the Forest?
Carrots, berries, apples, corn, and pumpkins are the easiest early foods to plan around because they come from map, farm, structure, or tree routes. They also help with Stew or taming routes, so do not spend every piece if you are preparing a longer run.
Q.
Should I cook meat and fish before eating it?
Yes when you have time. Meat entries list cooked hunger values, and raw meat can damage the player. Most fish also show better cooked values, so cooking is safer before a long trip.
Q.
Which foods should I save for taming?
Save Carrot, Morsel, Steak, Mackerel, Berry, Salmon, Chili, Pumpkin, Ribs, Swordfish, Stew, and Cake when you are planning animal taming. Several of those foods are also useful survival food, so the best choice depends on whether hunger or taming is the bigger problem.
Q.
Are Halloween and Thanksgiving foods normal-run food?
No. Halloween and Thanksgiving foods are marked as event-linked entries. They are useful for recognizing old guides and quest dishes, but they should not drive a normal run unless that seasonal route is available again.
Q.
Why does Carrot Cake show a healing conflict?
The listed food details disagree on Carrot Cake healing, so the exact HP restore is marked as a conflict instead of a single confirmed value. Treat the night-vision effect as confirmed and the healing amount as a review item.
