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Re: [OPEN] Foods that don't add to Sims weight

I've been looking through the food xml and noticed that "calories" under fitness_info is set to "0" for most of the foods that I was feeding her in an attempt to get her to gain weight. Every dessert that can be baked (peanut butter cookies, fudge bars, doughnuts, etc.) are set to 0, as well as the new Winter Cake, and foods I wouldn't expect such as French Fries, Tiramisu and Fruit Cobbler.

Some foods also don't have calorie_gain specified, so I'm not sure how that works in gameplay if you're able to also set things to calorie_loss. Does it do anything or do they just default to gain?

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  • manzana0807's avatar
    manzana0807
    Seasoned Ace
    7 years ago

    I'm not sure about the specifics with foods that don't have calorie_gain listed, but overall this has been an issue with food in Sims 4 since the game was released. As you discovered yourself there are a lot of inconsistencies with calorie counts.


    I can't link it to you here, but if you're not opposed to mods, Google Mod the Sims and DarkSimister. That should lead you to a mod set that addresses this problem by assigning realistic calorie counts to foods. The mod was last updated for Get Famous in November, but it should still be fine. I'm using it in my own game.

  • natabeartv's avatar
    natabeartv
    7 years ago

    @manzana0807 wrote:

    I'm not sure about the specifics with foods that don't have calorie_gain listed, but overall this has been an issue with food in Sims 4 since the game was released. As you discovered yourself there are a lot of inconsistencies with calorie counts.


    I can't link it to you here, but if you're not opposed to mods, Google Mod the Sims and DarkSimister. That should lead you to a mod set that addresses this problem by assigning realistic calorie counts to foods. The mod was last updated for Get Famous in November, but it should still be fine. I'm using it in my own game.


    I went ahead and downloaded the mod you suggested for the time being.

    I'm finding myself really confused with the weight system though and I'm still wondering if it's my sim specifically. I played a different save just before GF came out where I had a sim eating grilled cheeses every night for dinner while she did her hacking, and she kept getting chubby pretty often. I downloaded your suggested mod and then had my sim eat half a cheese pizza and an entire white cake in one sitting and she literally didn't change at all over the next few days. Is calorie consumption in one sitting inconsequential compared to consumption over a long period of time? Like I just want her stupid leg muscles and ribs to stop showing so badly. 

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