Food isn't really a big issue to keep up on in the game, especially early as basic forage stuff is everywhere. Farming for one person is fairly easy since you progress fast enough not to need to stock up on any one item too much.

A lot of stuff is foraged/hunted as well so you collect it as you go and get attacked.
You don't really have to go out of your way to get "some" food. It just falls into your inventory.. then as things progress you will need to combine and or cook stuff to get better results.

Edit - my assumption is OP has never played since no mouse icon so just providing food basic information.

Edit edit add - Stamina management is important in this game and stamina/health are tied to food not player level. The game difficulty is designed around the food system.
So minimal food or just foraged food would not be easy.