7DTD Food & Drink Optimizer

Pick your goal and find the best food for the job. Includes v2.5 smell values - critical for stealth builds. Sort any column, filter by smell or magazine level, and get an instant optimal pick at the top.

Optimization Goal

Filters

Hide high-smell foods (>25 m)

Cooking mags owned:

Optimal Meal for Max Hunger

Best Food

Honey Brisket

Hunger 141 Stamina 40 Health 70 Smell 100 m

Requires 95 mag(s)

Best Drink

Pure Mineral Water

Hydration 60-15% food/water loss rate

Food Reference Table

Food	Hunger ▼	Stamina	Health	Smell	Mags
Honey BrisketBest	141	40	70	100 m	95
Spaghetti	122	40	61	50 m	90
Gumbo Stew	112	20	56	50 m	100
Vegetable Stew	90	20	45	0 m	22
Meat Stew	88	20	44	50 m	-
Bacon and Eggs	72	20	36	10 m	-
Pork n' Beans (can)	55	10	27	25 m	0
Chili Dog (can)	55	10	27	25 m	0
Grilled Meat	50	10	25	15 m	-
Yucca Smoothie	40	10	20	0 m	-
Cooked Meat	40	8	20	20 m	-
Corn Bread	35	8	17	0 m	-
Boiled Egg	30	6	15	10 m	-
Corn Meal	25	5	12	0 m	-
Potato	18	4	9	0 m	-
Corn	15	3	7	0 m	-

Drink Reference Table

Drink	Hydration ▼	Stamina	Buff / Note
Pure Mineral WaterBest	60	-	-15% food/water loss rate
Yucca Juice	40	5	-
Red Tea	35	5	-
Water (boiled)	30	-	-
Grandpa's Moonshine	20	-	+60% stamina regen for 1 min, melee buff
Coffee	10	-	+20% stamina regen for 3 min

Smell & Stealth Guide (v2.5)

In v2.5, eating food generates a smell radius that zombies can detect. Higher values pull more ferals and screamer zombies toward you. Stealth builds should stick to 0 m items or eat at base before heading out.

0-10 m - Safe

No meaningful zombie attraction. Ideal for stealth and sniper builds.

11-50 m - Moderate

Noticeable risk in dense POIs. Avoid eating near screamer-prone areas.

51-100 m - High

Significant screamer magnet. Only eat these at a secured base.

For full screamer mechanics and heatmap interactions, see the Food Smell Risk Planner.