Please, let us force colonists to eat

[VapidLinus]

I've been playing RimWorld for a few hours now, and although it's been really fun, it has also been somewhat of a frustrating experience.

One of the bigger issues is that I can't seem to force colonists to eat. Often before a fight, my colonists are slightly hungry, but they won't eat. Instead they just keep doing their work. In time of the actual attack, they are starving! Then it's too late to let them eat! They go mad and start shooting at my own colonists.

It's frustrating, because more often than not it feels like it's the game's fault I fail, not my own fault. Letting me force colonists to eat, along with other actions, would be hugely appreciated and would make the game a lot more fun for me.

[bobucles]

Unfortunately there is no way to force a citizen to carry a snack.
With MREs the problem is not as bad. Set up a few stockpiles near the front line. When citizens are hungry remove their draft and they should go eat.