Nourished
by kgbcupcake
Nourished tracks nutrition in NeoForge 1.21.1, so eating the same food repeatedly no longer counts the same as a varied diet.
What it does
The mod tracks six food groups: grains, vegetables, proteins, fruits, sugars and dairy. Eating across them earns balance buffs, while neglecting one brings penalties, which turns food into a system with consequences instead of only a hunger bar. A HUD diet screen shows the current state, and its modules can be placed and sized per player.
Nourished is configurable from top to bottom. Server owners and modpack authors can switch modules on or off, set the nutrient thresholds, and extend the system through datapacks, KubeJS, custom nutrients, custom milestones and food overrides. Players can adjust the in-game appearance with an editor that leaves the config file untouched.
The mod is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, and runs on client and server. It depends on Cloth Config API, MariesLib and Modonomicon, which must be installed alongside it. Nourished is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Six food groups
Each food is assigned to a group, and the mod tracks how varied a player's diet is over time.
Balance buffs and penalties
A varied diet grants buffs, and a diet that neglects a group applies penalties.
Modular HUD diet screen
The diet screen is built from independent modules that can be moved, resized and recolored.
Per-group colors
Each nutrient bar, including Grains, Vegetables, Proteins, Fruits, Sugars and Dairy, has its own color slot to match a pack's look.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Use cases
Modpack balance
Modpack authors can tune which food groups matter and how strong the buffs and penalties are.
Server customization
Server owners can turn modules off and add custom milestones or food overrides through datapacks or KubeJS.
Who it’s for: Players who want food to matter beyond filling hunger, and modpack authors or server owners who want to adjust the nutrition rules.
How it compares
Diet - AppleSeed Edition is also a NeoForge nutrition mod for 1.21.1 with client and server environment, but it is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Easy Diet uses the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later for the same version and environment. Nutritional covers 1.21.1 – 26.2 under the MIT License, so it reaches more game versions than Nourished.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nourished | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
| Diet - AppleSeed Edition | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-04 |
| Easy Diet | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-15 |
| Nutritional | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-13 |
Questions
Does Nourished need Cloth Config API?
Does Nourished have to be installed on the server?
Can the nutrition rules be changed for a modpack?
In the catalog
Nourished is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,596 Food mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Minecraft's food system has always been simple: eat until you're full. Nourished turns food into a configurable nutrition system for NeoForge 1.21.1. Track six food groups, build a varied diet, manage your calorie intake, and deal with the consequences of neglecting your nutrition.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nourished
- Owner
- kgbcupcake
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15