More complex food and worth while ingredients

[erdrik]

Currently I have no reason beyond mood bonus to cook anything other than simple meals.
I also don't think it makes much sense for a lavish meal to have more nutrient value than a fine or simple meal.
Lavish as a term leads me to think of quality not quantity.

So my thought is to have the nutrient values of meals to be modified by the ingredients:
Base value of meal +/- ingredient modifiers

Also I think it would be cool if ingredients have secondary effects, like oranges being helpful to prevent scurvy for example.
Secondary effect ideas:
Helps prevent infection
Helps prevent minor sickness
Helps heal injury, only during a 'rest and heal' state and only on injuries that are already bandaged/not bleeding
Slows hunger
Reduced chance of food poisoning

It could also have negative effects:
Increases chance of infection
Increases chance of sickness
Slows the healing of injury, only during a 'rest and heal' state and only on injuries that are already bandaged/not bleeding
Speeds hunger
Increased chance of food poisoning

[CodyRex123]

The nutrient value doesn't really matter, It will always fill up the hunger bar.
About those other ideas, not sure.

[erdrik]

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Umm ok.
If nutrient value is meaningless, then it only reinforces the fact I don't need to cook anything beyond simple meals.
You have just provided me with more reason for me to want the suggestion.