this shit ruins gameplay on almost all sorts of levels and the solution was simple
give us the option to eat food without gaining feps or hunger, but with it still restoring energy
this is all we need. it won't affect balance, it will allow us to play without annihilating our characters if we use our mains for anything besides sitting around and eating. it's better for the game and there is no reason this hasn't happened. let us restore energy without destroying our ability to gain stats.
like why is this still an issue