InstantEat
InstantEat is a Forge and NeoForge food mod that removes the eating animation and lets players eat faster, including when their hunger bar is already full.
What it does
Eating normally takes a short animation before food takes effect. InstantEat removes that animation, so a bite applies at once. The author also lists a faster eating option, a hold-to-eat-fast behavior still marked as work in progress, and an auto refill feature that fills the food slot from inventory when it runs empty.
A black and white list lets the server choose which food items are affected, and eating is allowed even when hunger is full, which the author describes as a way to pair the mod with a saturation-focused modpack. The mod is ported across several game versions, with files for 1.12.2 and for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2.
A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Forge builds are the 1.0.1 file for 1.12.2 from 2026-02-28, and NeoForge builds include the 1.0.1 file for 26.1.2 from 2026-04-12.
Key features
Instant eating
Food takes effect immediately, with the eating animation removed from the player's character.
Eating when full
Players can eat even when their hunger bar is full, which the mod allows by default.
Auto refill
The food slot is refilled automatically from inventory when it runs out, so players keep eating without manual swaps.
Black and white list
Server owners can decide which food items are affected, using an allow or deny list.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Fast Eating By Juix is a server-required mod with a client-optional side, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.21.2 – 26.3. Always Eat runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.3 with a client and server environment under the MIT License. Eating Animations is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and built for Forge and NeoForge across 1.18.1 – 1.21, so it only changes the eating visuals rather than the eating mechanic.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InstantEat | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-04-12 |
| Fast Eating By Juix | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-14 |
| Always Eat | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-17 |
| Eating Animations | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.1 – 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-07-26 |
Questions
Does InstantEat need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does InstantEat support?
Can the server limit which foods are affected?
In the catalog
InstantEat is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
I like using this mod with Saturation Plus Mod and in my modpack i'm making.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/instanteat
- Owner
- Niepokonany243
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15