Best food for maximum gains?

[Greywolf]

Like bro so I heard like you can get massive gains from eating food before a fight, but I don't know what food gives the best gains or how the canteen works so I have kind of ignored it, how do I get the most out of the canteen?

[Panic Fire]

Any food = bonus stamina
Fresh Food (random) = Bonus HP
Same type of food = buff
meat - attack
Fish - defense
vegitable - elemental defense

Same color food = chance for unique palico buffs.

[lmaogg]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkfhWj7iXG8&t=674s

There u go

[!?!]

Make a custom meal, pay attention to the food skills and pick actually useful ones so if one activates, it actually does something.
Sharpshooter is good for ranged weapons, sharpener is good for melee etc.
Make an all attack meal so you get an useful buff with the chance for useful skills.

Don't worry about stamina and health, you can just eat rations and a max potion to cap those out.

[iRaged]

Look at the food, if it sparkles, EAT IT!

[!?!]

Originally posted by iRaged:

Look at the food, if it sparkles, EAT IT!

Chefs choice does that automatically. It only gives you max health and stamina which is irrelevant, a buff to mainstats you may not need and a 100% chance to activate buffs that are probably not useful to you so it's terrible.

A 0 star meal with a stat buff and skills you can make use of is better.

[Dorin]

2 red meats and 4 purple meats every time.