For now they are really basic buffs, +1 stat here for like 3 turns, +10% resistance there for a few turns and food is even less. So at the moment food is not something that most players will make an effort to use. If they just increased the time they lasted or changed from turns to minutes that'd be better, but buffing in battle is eh especially since its first to cc wins the whole battle, but out of combat the duration decreases too rapidly to pre-buff unless you know like a centimeter away the battle will start.
