Hearty Meals
by MoriyaShiine
Hearty Meals removes the hunger bar and lets food restore health over time, so eating heals directly instead of filling a separate meter.
What it does
Food no longer fills a hunger bar. Each item heals the player over time, and the amount healed depends on the original saturation modifier of that food. Players cannot eat when healing is not needed, and the Hunger status effect stops healing from food and causes damage over time at higher levels.
The armor bar moves into the space the hunger bar used to occupy, and an overlay health bar shows how much health a food item is processing. Tooltips list how much healing each food gives over time. Campfires add a Cozy effect that slowly heals nearby players. Honey stews and milk potions are drunk at double speed, and honey carries a larger saturation modifier than most foods. Potions stack in bundles. Saturation as a status effect heals instantly based on its amplifier, and with Farmer's Delight installed the Nourishment effect heals slowly over 10 seconds.
The mod needs Fabric API, Forgified Fabric API, Launchpad and StrawberryLib, and bundles MidnightLib. It runs on the client and on the server, so both need it. Files are published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.20.1 – 26.3 and the latest file for 26.3. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Healing over time
Food restores health gradually after it is eaten, replacing the hunger meter entirely.
Tooltip healing amounts
Food item tooltips show how much health each item heals over time.
Health overlay
An overlay health bar shows how much healing a food item is still processing.
Campfire regeneration
Campfires give a Cozy effect that slowly heals players standing nearby.
Faster fluid consumables
Honey stews and milk potions are consumed twice as fast, and honey has a larger saturation modifier.
Stacking potions
Potions stack in bundles, and the optional sprint setting enables instant regeneration on consumption.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Embedded 1
How it compares
Hungerbane is a NeoForge-only option for 1.21.1 – 1.21.6, with both sides required and no open source release. Better Health Recovery is a Fabric server-side mod for 26.2 and is open source under the MIT License. Melancholic Hunger & HUD covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3 and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearty Meals | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
| Hungerbane | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.6 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
| Better Health Recovery | Fabric | 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-13 |
| Melancholic Hunger & HUD | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-22 |
Questions
Does Hearty Meals need Fabric API on NeoForge?
Does the server need Hearty Meals too?
Which loaders does Hearty Meals support for 26.3?
In the catalog
Hearty Meals is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A small but impactful mod that removes the hunger system in favor of having food heal you directly. The features this mod provides are: Removes the hunger bar and instead causes food to heal you, the amount healed being based on the original food value and the time it takes to heal being dependent on the original…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hearty-meals
- Owner
- MoriyaShiine
- Published
- 2024-01-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15