Am I carrying too much food? I find I usually carry 4-6 different foods and only 3 to 5 of each if them. Usually 2-3 of them are for keeping my belly full for around the house or exploring lowish level areas and then 2-3 foods are better tier foods for just in case I get caught unawares or decide go through a dicey higher tier biome. I like to be somewhat spontaneous with my decisions and this gives me that flexibility to go where I want with enough stats to keep me alive.

What you eat is subjective to your play style and progression, lower progression would mean you prob only have the option to take 3 foods. How much food do you keep on you? Just the bare minimum? Do you take even more food, full stacks multiple sets of 3 different foods?