Use the RimWorld meal planner to calculate how many meals your colony needs per day and how much to stock — built for the current 1.6 / Odyssey version.
Colony Meal Planner
Colony Meal Planner
Meals needed per day: —
Meals for 10 days: —
Tip: —
Community-consensus nutrition values for RimWorld 1.6. Actual needs vary with body size, age and activity.
Feeding the Colony
Keep a 10-day buffer of meals minimum; more before winter and sieges. Fine meals give a mood boost for little extra cost — upgrade from simple meals as soon as you have a cook and ingredients. Nutrient paste is a great emergency option (no food poisoning).
RimWorld Food FAQ
How much food does a colonist eat per day?
About 1.6-1.8 nutrition — roughly two simple meals. Children and larger pawns vary.
Should I make lavish meals?
Worth it in mid game for the +12 mood, but keep a simple-meal backup for lean seasons.
Grow the food with the Crop Yield Calculator.