I thought it might be useful to have a guide for players who want to know how each different food item in Beyond Divinity actually affects their party after a good night's rest. Here's a small group I've tested:

Meat: hit points raised
Cheese: stamina raised
Fruit: mana raised
Honey: strength, stamina raised

If fruit is used I still only get a Hitpoints raise...BUG???

Greetz,
Zed

I have no honey, but every time I rest my Strength goes up <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

This only works when u sleep right, just munching the food doesnt work i suppose. And what if u have meat, fruit and honey in ur inventory when u hit the sack?

raised in what sense? with bonuses on waking? after resting, i've gotten everything restored, regardless of the food eaten.

are you drinking the alcohol?

When I said my strength went up, I meant, no matter what food was eaten when I rested, I got a temporary (2 minutes or so) bonus to strength.

OOOO... NEAT.

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In BD, you can no longer eat food without sleeping. The two have to occur together.

If you mean your vitality increases to normal, that's correct: sleeping heals all injuries. But your vitality (hit points) should not increase above normal. Nor should your strength, unless you're wearing something that enhances strength.

No, I know how resting works. I mean my strength attribute increases by about +5 for a few minutes every time I rest, regardless of the type of food I use. After my most recent clean save, however, this has stopped.