Ok.
Hear me out.
You guys ever just smash some food together in some form, like in a bowl or sandwich?
What if we do that?
What if, instead of adding more food, we add qualities to the food. Like salty, sweet, spicy, mushy, hard (nuts and stuff.) Then add some way to combine it.
With some bread, sandwiches using food can be made. Like, you can make sandwiches out of other foods, like putting chips and salsa in a sandwich. Or steak and potatoes on a roll?
Or just find a bowl. Corn, chicken, gravy, etc., and boom. KFC bowl home edition.
Along with adding some hidden qualities that affect the joy the character might get from it. Like, put “goes well with multiple kinds of meat.” on corn or asparagus. That way, characters who are intolerant to certain foods can mix it with compatible food, increasing the nutritional value while also making the mood negatives not as bad or making them not as sick.
Could also put in the trait “Food Scientist/Chef.” This would allow a character to see the hidden qualities that food has, making it easier to combine food into favorable combinations.
I’m saying this mainly so I could combine Toast-ems and s’mores for MAX SUGAR.
Stupid? Maybe. You tell me.
