Food keeps a 99 Nights in the Forest run alive. Hunger drains over time, falls faster while sprinting and eventually causes starvation damage when empty. Plan which food to eat and which ingredients to save for cooking or taming before leaving camp.
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
- 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
- -
Corn
- 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
- -
Pumpkin
- 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
- -
Berry
- Type
- Map, farm, and structure food
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Throughout the map; Berry Seeds
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
Apple
- 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
- -
Cake
- 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
Chili
Temporary speed increase.
- Type
- Map, farm, and structure food
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Throughout the map; Chili Seeds
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
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
- Type
- Meat and cooked meat
- Availability
- Active normal-run food
- source
- Bunny; Wolf; Alpha Wolf; Bear; Arctic Fox; Polar Bear; Frog; Scorpion
- cook method
- Can be cooked at the Campfire.
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- 2 hunger icons (cooked)
- Healing
- -
Steak
- 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
- -
Ribs
- 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
- -
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
- -
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
Seafood Chowder
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Steak Dinner
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Pumpkin Soup
Keeps the player warm for 2 minutes.
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
BBQ Ribs
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish; also used in the Thanksgiving Quest.
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- Chef Class dish, and a Crock Pot dish during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Carrot Cake
Night Vision for 9 minutes.
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish; also from Trick-or-Treating
- source
- Trick-or-Treating; Chef Class
- cook method
- Chef station recipe: 1 Cake and 2 Carrots.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Jar o' Jelly
5 minute speed boost.
- Type
- Crock Pot and Chef dishes
- Availability
- Active Chef dish
- source
- Chef Class
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- 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
- -
- Hunger
- 2 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
MRE
- Type
- Special survival food
- Availability
- Hard Mode special food
- source
- Research Outpost special crate after enabling Hard Mode and waiting one day.
- cook method
- Eaten directly.
- Hunger
- Full hunger
- Healing
- -
type
Event-only or removed food
Seasonal and quest food. Don't treat these as normal-run goals unless their event is available again.
Candy Apple
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Halloween event food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot
- cook method
- Spooky Crock Pot.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
Candy Corn
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Halloween event food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot
- cook method
- Spooky Crock Pot.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
Pumpkin Pie
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Halloween event food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot
- cook method
- Spooky Crock Pot.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
Cotton Candy
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Halloween event food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Trick-or-Treating; Spooky Crock Pot
- cook method
- Spooky Crock Pot.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
Turkey Leg
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Turkey
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
Stuffing
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Turkey
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
Sweet Potato
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Sweet Potato Plant
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- 1 hunger icon
- Healing
- -
Turkey Legs
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Berry Juice
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Casserole
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Corn on the Cob
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Stuffing Bowl
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Roast Turkey
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Stuffed Peppers
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
Sweet Potato Pie
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
Spicy Swordfish
Temporary speed boost.
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
Hearty Thanksgiving Meal
- Type
- Event-only or removed food
- Status
- Thanksgiving Quest food, not normal-run food unless the event returns.
- source
- Thanksgiving Quest reward.
- cook method
- Crock Pot during the Thanksgiving Quest.
- Hunger
- 4 hunger icons
- Healing
- -
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
- -
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
- -
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
- -
Jellyfish
- Type
- Fish and pond food
- Availability
- Active fishing food
- source
- Algal Pond (Campfire level 4-5)
- Bone Pond (Campfire level 6)
- cook method
- -
- Hunger
- Alien Tech Energy
- Healing
- -
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
- -
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
- -
Swordfish
- 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
- -
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
- -
Lava Eel
- 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
- -
Lionfish
- 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
- -
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 food. They're not normal-run goals unless that event returns.
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. Recipe ingredients are only listed where the game shows them. Carrot Cake is the clearest recipe here, using 1 Cake and 2 Carrots.
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 stay on the page so seasonal and quest food doesn't get mixed into normal survival planning.
FAQ
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.
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.
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.
Are Halloween and Thanksgiving foods normal-run food?
No. Halloween and Thanksgiving foods are event entries. They're useful for spotting quest dishes, but they shouldn't drive a normal run unless that seasonal route is available again.
Does Carrot Cake heal?
Its exact healing amount isn't known. Carrot Cake gives Night Vision for 9 minutes and fills 4 hunger icons.
