Bowl of Oatmeal is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 300 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -10 and gives 300 calories. It stays fresh for 1 days and rots after 2. It weighs 0.8.
Food in Build 42 has a hunger value, calories and a shelf life. Fresh food goes stale and then rotten, so eat perishables first and keep tins and dry goods for later. Cooking raises the value of many ingredients.
More: Cooking guide · Food list.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Oatmeal | Food |
Bowl of Oatmeal is on 1 loot table in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen Microwave | House kitchen (microwave); Kitchen (microwave) | 33% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pour Bowl of Oatmeal In hand | Bowl or Bowl; 0.3 L of water; 10 × Can of Oats | None | No skill needed |
| Oatmeal | Bowl of Oatmeal | None | No skill needed |
Made with:
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any dontinheritcondition.
It weighs 0.8 in Build 42.
Base.Oatmeal.
300 calories, and it changes hunger by -10.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.