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Food in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' is more complicated, featuring many new choices, like ''Mac and Cheese'', ''Lobster Thermidor'' and ''Baked Alaska''. Food is even classified into three types: Snacks, Meals, and Dessert, with meals also broken down depending on the time of day: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. (''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business|Open for Business]]'' added the ability to Make any type of food the Sim is able to prepare, except for a TV Dinner, at any time, but the Sim usually won't eat or serve that food unless the player directs them to.) Sims can use the phone to order [[Pizza#The Sims 2|pizza]], which costs §40. With the ''[[The Sims 2: University|University]]'' expansion pack, Sims can also order Chinese takeout, which costs §30.
The types of food Sims can prepare depends on their level in the [[cooking]] [[skill]]. Also, some foods require certain equipment to make, e.g. needing a microwave to make Cup O' Ramen {{Vgversion|University}} If food preparation is interrupted, the food will be left as partially prepared. The player can click on the partially prepared meal and direct a Sim to discard it ("Clean Up") or to continue making it ("Resume Cooking"). In some cases, a Sim who does not have enough Cooking skill to make the meal from scratch may not be able to finish making it once it has been started. Sims can either '''have''' meals for themselves or serve them to others. In ''The Sims 2: Open for Business'', a new introduced feature allows the player to make any meals in endless quantities. Unlike done with other interactions, this options allows the Sim to make a group or single plate meal at any time of the day. After a Sim prepares a serving, they (automatically, only with "''Serve (Meal)''" interaction) will dish it up into smaller plates to the number of total Sims present on the lot, accompanied by the table's size and amount of its surrounding chairs.<ref group="n">Because of the way how meal serving mechanic works (and possibly part in of the developers' oversight), Sims that don't benefit from inapplicable food (toddlers, ghost, servos, and plantsims) will be considered accountable for the calculation check. However, there is [http://www.modthesims.info/d/344323/call-to-meal-fixes-and-place-setting-fixes.html a mod] that resolves the issue.</ref> A serving platter and bowl contains up to 6 batches of plates, with the surplus of the group meal set in the middle of a table or empty counter after serving. With ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life]]'', Sim's that live in an apartment may at times choose to serve meals outside in communal areas instead. Also, under such circumstance they also tend to leave a visiting neighbor's unit to eat a meal in their own instead. These anomalous routes may be especially problematic for players that prefer the task to be done within the confines of the household's apartment unit.<ref group="n">However, such remedy is available in a form of a mod.</ref>
One difference from ''The Sims'' is that it's possible for a Sim to become distracted while waiting for their food to cook, especially if they're using an oven. This can result in a burned meal, or even a [[fire]]. Even if the Sim doesn't get distracted, they can still burn a meal, as even the best cooks don't ''always'' get it right. Another difference is that cold foods, such as cereal and lunch meat sandwiches, are available, so Sims with little Cooking skill can eat without risking fire. Also, ''The Sims 2'' fridges occasionally have to be restocked, which means that it's necessary to buy groceries once in a while, either at a grocery store, or by using the phone or computer to have them delivered. Food is bought and stocked in units, which normally cost §2 apiece, though a Sim-owned [[business]] may charge more. If groceries are delivered, there is an extra §50 charge for delivery.
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