Minecraft Food List: All 40 Foods to Eat

Minecraft Java Edition's A Balanced Diet advancement requires eating 40 different foods, including some poisonous or difficult-to-find items. Use this checklist to track what you have actually eaten, not simply collected.
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Apple

Golden Apple

Enchanted Golden Apple

Carrot

Golden Carrot

Potato

Baked Potato

Poisonous Potato

Beetroot

Dried Kelp

Sweet Berries

Glow Berries

Melon Slice

Chorus Fruit

Bread

Cookie

Pumpkin Pie

Mushroom Stew

Beetroot Soup

Rabbit Stew

Suspicious Stew

Steak

Cooked Porkchop

Cooked Mutton

Cooked Chicken

Cooked Rabbit

Cooked Cod

Cooked Salmon

Raw Beef

Raw Porkchop

Raw Mutton

Raw Chicken

Raw Rabbit

Raw Cod

Raw Salmon

Rotten Flesh

Spider Eye

Pufferfish

Tropical Fish

Honey Bottle

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Add optional foods to your routine.

Minecraft Food food instructions

Apple

Eat apple to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Golden Apple

Eat golden apple to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Enchanted Golden Apple

Eat enchanted golden apple to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Carrot

Eat carrot to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Golden Carrot

Eat golden carrot to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Potato

Eat potato to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Baked Potato

Eat baked potato to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Poisonous Potato

Eat poisonous potato to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Beetroot

Eat beetroot to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Dried Kelp

Eat dried kelp to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Sweet Berries

Eat sweet berries to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Glow Berries

Eat glow berries to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Melon Slice

Eat melon slice to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Chorus Fruit

Eat chorus fruit to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Bread

Eat bread to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Cookie

Eat cookie to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Pumpkin Pie

Eat pumpkin pie to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Mushroom Stew

Eat mushroom stew to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Beetroot Soup

Eat beetroot soup to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Rabbit Stew

Eat rabbit stew to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Suspicious Stew

Eat suspicious stew to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Steak

Eat steak to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Cooked Porkchop

Eat cooked porkchop to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Cooked Mutton

Eat cooked mutton to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Cooked Chicken

Eat cooked chicken to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Cooked Rabbit

Eat cooked rabbit to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Cooked Cod

Eat cooked cod to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Cooked Salmon

Eat cooked salmon to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Raw Beef

Eat raw beef to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Raw Porkchop

Eat raw porkchop to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Raw Mutton

Eat raw mutton to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Raw Chicken

Eat raw chicken to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Raw Rabbit

Eat raw rabbit to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Raw Cod

Eat raw cod to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Raw Salmon

Eat raw salmon to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Rotten Flesh

Eat rotten flesh to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Spider Eye

Eat spider eye to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Pufferfish

Eat pufferfish to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Tropical Fish

Eat tropical fish to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

Honey Bottle

Eat honey bottle to record it toward the Java Edition A Balanced Diet advancement. You must actually consume the item; merely holding it does not count.

What counts for A Balanced Diet?

The list contains 40 consumable foods: crops and fruit, prepared dishes, raw and cooked meats and fish, mushrooms, honey, suspicious stew and unusual foods such as poisonous potato, pufferfish and spider eye. For the advancement, eat each food in the same Java world; keeping it in your inventory does not count.

Does cake count?

No. Cake is edible in normal gameplay but is specifically excluded from A Balanced Diet. It is not included in this 40-item checklist. Foods that inflict negative effects may still count—prepare before eating them.

Track by food group

Select the complete 40-item set or a food group, save your checklist, and check off only foods already consumed. To work on other multi-part Java goals, see the Java advancements checklist. This is a Java advancement tracker, not a separate Bedrock achievement.

Minecraft Food Frequently Asked Questions

How many foods does A Balanced Diet require?

40 specific items in current Java Edition 26.3.

Does cake count for A Balanced Diet?

No. Cake is excluded from the advancement even though it is edible during gameplay.

Does collecting a food count?

No. You must consume it to advance the in-game criteria.