Maybe food is a solution, but then you just force people to loot everything for food, which isn't that great.
Not to mention having to manage another thing on top of: hp, spell slots, abilities, money
What's the point of looting food if it's to be used as a little life potion? So what is the usefullness of small potions?
Moreover, consume them automatically during a rest facilitate their management, without making them useless.
And money is really not a problem in this EA, especially if you're going to loot your equipment... I would even say it's useless (except for 2-3 dialogue choices).