Yes, it’s too much to have to go to the chest to pick them up! It would be great to have them sent there automatically as well (or in a separate food storage as op suggests).
It's basically the fantasy equivalent of "Jesus, what a struggle to leave the couch to to get myself a glass of water".
Except in this case the aggravating factor is that you had your bottle of fresh water with you all the time and you were the one who decided to throw it two meters away.
