Just wanted to point out that cooking food is bad since it raises the hunger value restored but doesn't change the caloric intake. Also, why cabbages are ~170 calories and strawberries are 1 calorie... I don't know. In general, best to eat raw foods, maybe seasoned if you need the moodlet?
Finally, the 25% decrease women get in calories needed over men seems a bit over the top, who would ever play a male character now
Even eating constantly, my weight dropped and dropped, a stew made from steak, salmon, cabbage, etc. did nothing to the point I continued to watch my weight drop on the character screen.
Maybe cooking should make the food count as more calories, or maybe putting some foods together should increase their nutrition somehow?
In fact, growing most crops takes more energy then you get back by farming them. Is this working as designed?