I've got swamp foods, but I prefer 2 stam 1 health, especially in mountains where you have to burn all your stamina climbing straight up a slope. It's really annoying that they tied blocking to max health.
On a side note, ice caves are way too easy. I saw a post of someone complaining about them and I don't know why. I went and cleared one with an abyss dagger and iron gear. The bat's are only slightly annoying b/c you have to wait for em to get close, and the wolven are laughably easy.