How do I install Light Meals?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Light Meals work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.18.1, 1.18.2, 1.16.3, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Light Meals

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.18. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Hashtag233 · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Forge only.

Minecraft 1.18.1–1.18.2Newest
Minecraft 1.16.1–1.16.5

⬇ Download for 1.18.1–1.18.2 ⬇ Download for 1.16.1–1.16.5

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Minecraft has the great potential of expanding its food system using currently available ingredients, yet it does not seem like they are interested in using that, since no foods except the Glow Berries have been added since 1.15.

Light Meals Mod is intended to change such situation by providing spectacular foods and recipes which Minecraft should have done. 70+ new foods and dishes are craftable simply by a crafting table or furnace and two brand-new cakes can be placed down and eaten just like vanilla ones.

Using Just Enough Items (JEI) would be helpful if you want to find out the recipes.

Using Apple Skin would be helpful if you want to find out the food points and the saturation levels of the foods.

Raw and Cooked Meats

Light Meals — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 2

Meals

Light Meals — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 3

Snacks

Light Meals — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 4

Pie and Cakes

Light Meals — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 5

Soups

Light Meals — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 6

Drinks

And many more!

This Mod is still under development. By leaving suggestion in comments or reporting an issue you can help us improve.

Would you like to have Light Meals translated into your language? Please submit your translation to our Github Repository and this would be a great help.

English is not my first language. Just tell me if I made a mistake.

This is a project for Minecraft forge only and any backport requests will be ignored.

Feel free to put Light Meals into any Modpacks or redistribute it or anything as long as you follow the MIT License.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.18.1, 1.18.2, 1.16.3
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as LightMeals-1.18.2-2.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 252 KB
Download link checked 15 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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