Would you like to know what delicious meals and snacks your Sims eat? Skilled cooks for Sims 4 can prepare almost anything from the food list. Read on to discover all about food in Sims 4, from servings to ingredients and recipes!
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Sims 4 Food List: What can your sims eat?
Hunger is one of the basic needs of our Sims. Unless we use cheats, we need to satisfy this need promptly to keep them happy and healthy. The truth is, our Sims munch on a lot of different food. No matter if their maximum cooking skill is level 3 or they have mastered the art of Gourmet Cooking, it’s always good to know different recipes to avoid monotonous food.
So, if you are curious about learning some new recipes, we got your back. Here is your full Sims 4 food list, from quick meals to restaurant delicacies. Let’s dive into it!
quick meals and snacks
Let’s start with the basics, shall we? The best part of quick meals is that, well, they require no preparation. These are super easy solutions for hungry Sims who just need to calm their starving tummies and can’t bother to prepare a meal and are always available for them to grab, regardless of their cooking skills.
This includes regular quick meals, quick meals from the microwave, pizza deliveries, snacks from the cooler, and quick lunches.
| FOOD | GAME | MEAL TYPE |
| – Animal Crackers – Applesauce – Cereal – Chips – Cheese Crackers – Ham and Cheese Sandwich – Milk – Orange Juice – Peas – Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich – Yogurt | Base Game | Quick Meals |
| – Edamame | Eco Lifestyle | Quick Meals |
| – Off-Brand Soda | Discover University | Quick Meals |
| – Chicken Nuggets – Oatmeal – Microwave Dinner – Microwave Pastry | Base Game | Microvawe Quick Meals |
| – Breakfast Burrito – Instant Noodles – Pizza Rolls | Discover University | Microvawe Quick Meals |
| – Granola – Milk – Juice – Water | Outdoor Retreat | Quick Meals From The Cooler |
| – Cheese Pizza – Pepperoni Pizza – Canadian Bacon Pizza | Base Game | Pizza Delivery |
| – Kebab Pizza – Sweet Corn Pizza – Tikka Masala Pizza | Discover University | Pizza Delivery |
| – Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich – Tuna Salad Sandwich – Veggie and Hummus Sandwich | Parenthood | Snack Lunch |
Cooking skill recipes
Cooking skill is one of the basic skills in the Sims 4. As the Sims start cooking their first meals and leveling up, they start unlocking new dishes they can then prepare for themselves and their loved ones. Some don’t require specific ingredients, while other recipes, especially those that require more advanced skills, do require actual ingredients. This is your food list of Cooking skill unlocks, starting from the base game:
base game
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Chocolate Cake | Lunch and dinner. Fridge-only | none | 1 |
| Eggs and Toast | Breakfast and brunch. | none | 1 |
| Garden Salad | Lunch and dinner. Fridge-only, | Tomato | 1 |
| Grilled Cheese | Lunch and dinner. | none | 1 |
| Hamburger Cake | Requires the Up All Night Content. Group meal. | none | 1 |
| Japchae | Lunch and dinner. | none | 1 |
| Mac and Cheese | Lunch and dinner. | none | 1 |
| Pan De Muerto | / | none | 1 |
| Pão de Queijo | / | none | 1 |
| Rice Cake | / | none | 1 |
| Vegetable Dumplings | Dinner. | none | 1 |
| White Cake | Group meal. | none | 1 |
| BLT | Breakfast and brunch. | Tomato | 2 |
| Brigadeiro | / | none | 2 |
| Chips and Salsa | / | Tomato, Onion | 2 |
| Faux Meat Protein Plate | Dinner. Energized emotion | none | 2 |
| Fish Tacos | Lunch and dinner. | Any Fish, Any Vegetable | 2 |
| High Energy Protein Plate | Dinner. Energized emotion | none | 2 |
| Scrambled Eggs With Bacon | Breakfast and brunch. | Tomato, 2 Eggs | 2 |
| Tteokguk | Lunch and dinner. | none | 2 |
| Winter Cake | / | none | 2 |
| Chocolate Chip Cookies | / | none | 3 |
| Faux Meat Casserole | Dinner. Requires the Up All Night Content. | Meat Substitute | 3 |
| Flirty Heart Cookies | Flirty emotion. Group Meal Only. | none | 3 |
| Galbi-jjim | Lunch and dinner. | Any Meat | 3 |
| Hallaca | / | Tomato | 3 |
| Pancakes | Breakfast and brunch. | Any Fruit | 3 |
| Pan Fried Tilapia | Dinner | Tilapia | 3 |
| Silly Gummy Bear Pancakes | Breakfast and brunch. Playful emotion. | none | 3 |
| Taco Casserole | Dinner. Requires the Up All Night Content. | Faux Meat Cube | 3 |
| Zaatar Manakeesh | / | Any Herb | 3 |
| Angry Flaming Spaghetti | Dinner. Angry emotion. | Tomato, Onion, Mushroom, Garlic | 4 |
| Black and White Cookies | Requires the Up All Night. | none | 4 |
| Spaghetti | Dinner. | Tomato, Onion, Mushroom, Garlic | 4 |
| Strawberry Cake | / | Strawberry | 4 |
| Acarajé | / | Onion | 5 |
| Fish and Chips | Dinner. | Potato, Any Fish | 5 |
| French Toast | Breakfast and brunch. | Any Fruit | 5 |
| Fried Fish Plate | / | Any Fish | 5 |
| Sim’s Signature Cake | Chef branch, level 6. | none | 5 |
| Baked Chocolate Mousse | / | none | 6 |
| Blue Confetti Cake | / | none | 6 |
| Butter Chicken | / | none | 6 |
| Chili | Lunch and dinner. | Tomato, Onion | 6 |
| Palak Paneer | / | none | 6 |
| Blackened Bass | Dinner. | Bass | 7 |
| Boiling Frog Hot Pot | / | Any Frog | 7 |
| Crown Roast | / | 2 Potatoes, Any Herb | 7 |
| Mud Carp | / | none | 7 |
| Omelet | Breakfast and brunch. | Spinach or 2 Eggs, Mushroom, Onion | 7 |
| Steamed Fish | Lunch and dinner. | Any Fish | 7 |
| Apple Pie | / | Apple | 8 |
| Cioppino | / | Tomato, Any Fish, Garlic | 9 |
| Roast Chicken | Dinner. | Carrot, Potato | 10 |
| Tuna Casserole | Dinner. | Any Vegetable | 10 |
cottage living
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Aubergine Parmesan | / | Aubergine, Any Cheese | 3 |
| Bangers and Mash | / | Potato Wrapped Red Meat | 9 |
| Beef Wellington | / | Wrapped Red Meat, Flour | 2 |
| Berry Scones | / | Any Berry | 5 |
| Blueberry Jam Crumpets | / | Flour, Blueberry Jam | 6 |
| Blueberry Pie | / | Blueberry or Blueberry Jam | 3 |
| Buttered Jam Crumpets | / | Flour | 6 |
| Charming Mushroom Soup | / | Charming Mushroom | 4 |
| Cheese | / | Any Milk | 1 |
| Chocolate Pie | / | Chocoberry or Chocolate Syrup | 5 |
| Chocolate Scones | / | Chocoberry or Chocolate Syrup | 5 |
| Cottage Pie | / | Wrapped Red Meat | 6 |
| Faux Cottage Pie | / | Meat Substitute | 6 |
| Faux Meat and Mash | / | Potato, Meat Substitute | 9 |
| Faux Meat Pie | / | Meat Substitute | 6 |
| Faux Meat Wellington | / | Flour, Meat Substitute | 2 |
| Golden Eggs and Toast | Breakfast and brunch. | 2 Golden Eggs | 1 |
| Golden Omelet | Breakfast and brunch. | 2 Golden Eggs | 7 |
| Golden Scrambled Eggs and Bacon | Breakfast and brunch. | 2 Golden Eggs | 2 |
| Knafeh | / | none | 4 |
| Lactose-Free Milk Bread | / | Lactose-Free Milk Bread | 1 |
| Lactose-Free Yorkshire Pudding | / | Mighty Plant Milk, Egg, Flour | 1 |
| Lovely Mushroom Soup | / | Lovely Mushroom | 4 |
| Meat Pie | / | Wrapped Red Meat | 6 |
| Milk Bread | / | Flour, Any Milk | 1 |
| Minced Pork Noodles | Lunch and dinner. | Any Meat, Flour or Sugar | 4 |
| Mushroom Soup | / | Any Mushroom | 4 |
| Mysterious Mushroom Soup | / | Mysterious Mushroom | 4 |
| Nightly Mushroom Soup | / | Nightly Mushroom | 4 |
| Obsidian Eggs and Toast | Breakfast and brunch. | 2 Obsidian Eggs | 1 |
| Obsidian Omelet | Breakfast and brunch. | 2 Obsidian Eggs | 7 |
| Obsidian Scrambled Eggs and bacon | Breakfast and brunch. | 2 Obsidian Eggs | 2 |
| Pumpkin Pie | / | Any Pumpkin | 7 |
| Pumpkin Scones | / | Any Pumpkin | 5 |
| Pumpkin Stew | / | Any Pumpkin | 6 |
| Raspberry Pie | / | Raspberry or Raspberry Jam | 4 |
| Spicy Mushroom Soup | / | Spicy Mushroom | 4 |
| Strawberry Jam Crumpets | / | Flour, Strawberry Jam | 6 |
| Verdant Mushroom Soup | / | Verdant Mushroom | 4 |
| Watermelon Salad | Fridge only | Any Watermelon | 2 |
| Yorkshire Pudding | / | Egg, Flour, Any Milk | 1 |
outdoor retreat
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Breakfast Scramble | Breakfast and brunch. | Potato, Onion, Any Mushroom | 5 |
| Camper’s Stew | Lunch and dinner. | Carrot, Potato, Any Mushroom | 6 |
| Franks and Beans | Lunch and dinner. | Onion | 1 |
| Fried Fish | / | Any fish | 3 |
| Fruit Cobbler | / | Any Fruit | 7 |
| Gumbo | Lunch and dinner. | Onion, Any Crawdad, Any Insect | 8 |
| Walleye Surprise | / | Walleye, Huckleberry, Locust | 9 |
spa day
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Sugar-Free Carob Coconut Cake | Wellness level 2. | none | 1 |
| Superfood Salad | Lunch and dinner. Fridge only, Wellness level 7. | Pomegranate | 1 |
Dine out
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Clam Chowder | Lunch and dinner. | Potato, Onion | 6 |
| Fruit Salad | Breakfast and brunch. Fridge only, | Any fruit | 1 |
| Italian Meatballs | Dinner. | Parsley | 4 |
| Minestrone | Lunch. | Carrot, Basil, Tomato | 5 |
vampires
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Plasma Fruit Salad | Breakfast. Fridge only, Vampire Lore level 9. | Plasma Fruit | 1 |
jungle adventure
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Remedy of the Ancients | Can only be made by a Sim with the “Curse of the Ancients” moodlet. | Ancient Bone Dust | 1 |
seasons
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Honey Cake | / | 2 Jars of Honey | 1 |
| Scout Cookies | Can only be made by teens or older who have collected at least one scout badge. | none | 1 |
eco lifestyle
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Bombardier Beetle Stir-Fry | / | Bombardier Beetle Nugget | 5 |
| Cricket Meal | / | Cricket Flour | 3 |
| Popcorn Crickets | / | Cricket Flour Required, Lactose-Free | 1 |
snowy escape
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Beef Ramen | / | Faux Meat Cube | 2 |
| Beef Yakisoba | / | Faux Meat Cube | 5 |
| Egg Ramen | / | none | 2 |
| Fish Yakisoba | / | Any Fish | 5 |
| Matcha Cake | / | none | 2 |
| Miso Ramen | / | none | 2 |
| Onigiri | / | none | 1 |
| Seaweed Ramen | / | none | 2 |
| Tri-Color Dango | / | none | 4 |
| Veggie Yakisoba | / | Any Vegetable | 5 |
city living
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Chicken Stir Fry | Dinner. | 1 Mushroom, 1 White Meat | 9 |
| Faux BLT | Lunch. | Tomato | 2 |
| Faux Meat and Chips | Dinner. | Potato, Meat Substitute | 5 |
| Faux Meat Bowl | / | Meat Substitute | 3 |
| Faux Meat Butter Chicken | / | none | 6 |
| Poke Bowl | / | Any fish | 3 |
| Tofu Tacos | Lunch and dinner. | Any Vegetable | 2 |
| Tofu Stir Fry | Dinner. | Onion, Mushroom | 9 |
| Vegetable Chili | Lunch and dinner. | Tomato, Onion | 6 |
| Vegetable Casserole | Dinner. | Any Vegetable | 10 |
| Roast Tofu Chicken | Dinner. | Carrot, Potato | 10 |
spooky stuff
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Cheese Eyeballs | / | none | 3 |
| Spooky Cookies | / | none | 2 |
| Zombie Cake | / | none | 4 |
werewolves
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Steak Tartare | Dinner. | Any Red Meat | 2 |
island living
| FOOD | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Coconut Cake | / | Coconut | 3 |
gourmet skill recipes
Gourmet skills open doors to a whole new dimension of cooking. Much like the Cooking skill, it has 10 levels for Sims to conquer, all of which unlock fabulously delicious meals for them to cook.
| FOOD | GAME | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Black and White Cake | Sims 4 | Requires the Up All Night. Group Meal. | none | 1 |
| Fruit & Yogurt Parfait | Sims 4 | Breakfast. | Any Fruit | 1 |
| Garlic Noodles | Sims 4 | Lunch and dinner. | Garlic | 1 |
| Gourmet Fruit Cake | Sims 4 | Group Meal. | Any Fruit | 1 |
| Caprese Salad | Sims 4 | Brunch, lunch, and dinner. Fridge-only. | Tomato, Basil | 1 |
| Pasta Primavera | Sims 4 | Dinner. | Any Vegetable, Any Herb | 1 |
| White and Black Cake | Sims 4 | Requires the Up All Night. Group Meal. | none | 1 |
| Butternut Gnocchi | Sims 4 | Dinner. | Any Herb | 2 |
| Chicken Saltimbocca | Sims 4 | Dinner. | Lemon, Spinach | 2 |
| Herb-Crusted Salmon | Sims 4 | Dinner. | Salmon, Any Herb | 3 |
| Salt and Pepper Shrimp Cocktail | Sims 4 | Dinner. Group meal. Lactose-Free | none | 3 |
| Spinach Frittata | Sims 4 | Breakfast and brunch. | Spinach | 3 |
| Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus | Sims 4 | / | Any Herb | 4 |
| SimCity Cheesecake | Sims 4 | Group meal. | Any Fruit | 5 |
| Tiered Cake | Sims 4 | Group meal. | none | 5 |
| Rack of Lamb | Sims 4 | Group meal. Dinner. | Carrot, Potato, Faux Meat Cube, Any Herb | 6 |
| Lobster Tortellini | Sims 4 | Dinner. | Tomato, Any Herb | 7 |
| Lobster Thermidor | Sims 4 | Dinner. | Lemon, Any Herb | 7 |
| Monte Cristo Sandwich | Sims 4 | Lunch. | Any Fruit | 8 |
| Trout Meunière | Sims 4 | Dinner. | Trout, Lemon, Parsley | 9 |
| Baked Alaska | Sims 4 | / | Any Fruit | 10 |
| Ambrosia | Sims 4 | Used for reviving ghosts | Angelfish, Potion of Youth, Death Flower | 10 |
| Tofu Chicken Saltimbocca | City Living | Dinner. | Lemon, Spinach | 2 |
| Faux Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus | City Living | / | Any Herb | 4 |
| Faux Lobster Tortellini | City Living | Dinner. | Tomato, Any Herb | 7 |
| Meatless Monte Cristo | City Living | Lunch. | Any Fruit | 8 |
| Lactose-Free Fruit & Yogurt Parfait | Cottage Living | / | Mighty Plant Milk | 1 |
| Lactose-Free SimCity Cheesecake | Cottage Living | Group meal. | Group meal. Vegetarian-safe | 5 |
| Caesar Salad | Dine Out | Lunch and dinner. Fridge-only | Lemon | 2 |
| Butternut Squash Soup | Dine Out | Lunch. | Onion | 4 |
| Tiramisu | Dine Out | Group meal. | none | 5 |
| Eggs Benedict | Dine Out | Breakfast and brunch. | none | 6 |
| Almond Macaroons | Luxury Party Stuff | / | none | 1 |
| Ceviche and Chips | Luxury Party Stuff | / | none | 1 |
| Vegetable Tempura | Luxury Party Stuff | / | none | 1 |
| Avocado Maki Roll | Snowy Escape | / | Avocado | 3 |
| Salmon Maki Roll | Snowy Escape | / | Salmon | 3 |
| Tuna Maki Roll | Snowy Escape | / | Blue-Fin Tuna | 3 |
| Salmon Nigiri | Snowy Escape | / | Salmon | 5 |
| Tamago Nigiri | Snowy Escape | / | none | 5 |
outdoor grill recipes
Besides quick meals, fridge, and microwave dishes, Sims can also make tasty barbecues outdoors, be it in their backyard, or in their local green area. There are a few outdoor grill recipes in the game, and they require some cooking skills.
| FOOD | GAME | ABOUT FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| – Asado, Chimi – Chicken Chimichurri – SkewersElote Choripán – Grilled Plantains – Hamburgers – Hot Dogs – Pinchos – Pollo a la Brassa – Tofu Dogs – Veggie Burger | Base Game | / | none | 1 |
| Grilled Chicken | Base Game | / | none | 3 |
| Salmon | Base Game | / | Salmon | 5 |
| Steak | Base Game | / | none | 7 |
| Grilled Fruit | Outdoor Retreat | / | Apple, Plantain | 1 |
| Baked Potato | Outdoor Retreat | / | Potato | 2 |
| Shish Kebabs | Outdoor Retreat | / | Tomato, Any Fish, Any Insect | 4 |
| Grub Dogs | Eco Lifestyle | / | Grub Meal | 1 |
| Sausage and Peppers | Luxury Party Stuff | Lunch and dinner. | none | 1 |
With Outdoor Retreat installed Sims can also use fire pits to make food. They can fry and eat hot dogs, veggie dogs, roasted fish, marshmallows, and beetles. And the best part? They don’t need any skills to make any of these!
dine out restaurant food
Sims who like dining out have the opportunity to try out unique dishes, from appetizers to main meals and desserts. These are served exclusively at the Chez Llama restaurant. You can find this restaurant in the game’s library and place it in any world you like.
| FOOD | FOOD TYPE |
| – Cured Meat Crisps on Reclaimed Forest Wood – Glacier Infused Iceberg Lettuce – Honeyed World Fruit Charcuterie, – Savory Bacon Love Petals, Spherized Fruit Gel in Foam Nest | Appetizer |
– Artisan Fish Trio – Glazed Heirloom Bamboo Roll, – Cubed Ahi with Veggie Wasabi Matrix – Free Range Sixam Pit Beast – Jungle Moss Egg with Lavender Wisps – Honeycomb Garden Vegetable Cups – Rustic Pate Drizzled in Aged Jus – Semi-Firm Beet Noodles, – Sizzled Brisket over Sour Clover Salad – Space Taco with Pearled Egg Core – Volcano Pasta – Tiger Shrimp in Smoked Dewdrop Broth | Main Dish |
| – Crystallized Coco Blocks – Vanilla Sea Shells and Chocolate Caviar – Vertical Berry Cake | Desert |
Whipped Dream cupcake factory food
As Sims level up their Cooking skill, they also unlock new recipes for delicious cakes and delicacies. Once the recipe is unlocked, and the Whipped Dream Cupcake Factory purchased, they can start making incredible sweets.
| FOOD | SKILL |
| Classic Vanilla | 1 |
| Minty Mocha | 2 |
| Carrot Cake | 3 |
| Butterscotchman | 4 |
| Strawberry Fizzy | 5 |
| Red Velvet | 6 |
| Super Chocolate Tummer’s Bomb | 7 |
| The Baconing | 8 |
pet food recipes
Sims can spoil their pets with some tasty pet food, too. To make pet food, just click on the fridge, and start cooking! This is a food list for pets:
| FOOD | INGREDIENTS | SKILL |
| Beef and Chicken Fishcake | Any fish | 2 (Cooking) |
| Dogbone Meat Pie | / | 2 (Cooking) |
| Cubed Carcass Francetti | / | 2 (Gourmet) |
| Marinated Sausage Link Chorizo | / | 2 (Gourmet) |
conclusion
This was our in-depth food list for the Sims 4, from quick meals and base game cooking skill unlocks, all the way to different packs and pet food. We hope you discovered some interesting recipes. Try them out yourself, and bon appetite!