make food actually matter.
I was thinking of some sort of Hunger bar below your stamina. The more full it is, the less it would decrease but the less the bar is the faster it will deplete; if you understand. I'm aware some people would not like this idea so this idea is optional; it is mainly for the veterans.

Note: In order to really take advantage of this feature, kitchen cooking items and more variety of food should be implemented as well. Human flesh from savages, Chomper meat, beans, corn, milk, fish, etc.
Thank you for listening.