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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 now classified into three types: snacks, meals, and dessert, with meals being further categorized as breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sims are only able to prepare breakfast, lunch, or dinner recipes depending on the time of day; for instance, Sims cannot make pancakes in the afternoon, as it is classified as a breakfast food. ''[[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 of the day, but the Sim will not eat or serve the 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]]. As the food is being prepared/cooked for serving, other household members will be instructed to wait on it.<ref group="n>This is so to prevent them multiple serving preparations</ref> 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. During preparation of certain items, a milk carton appears. This carton has a missing person on the back, and depending on the meal, the person can be [[Bella Goth]], the [[Tragic Clown]], or the [[Social Bunny]].
Unlike other games, Sims in ''The Sims 2'' who have been instructed to serve a meal will attempt to set each individual place at the nearest dining surface when they have finished cooking. When doing so, they will take into account the number of Sims present on the lot, and will generally not set more places than there are available Sims.<ref group="n">While the game will take into account Sims that are not currently present on the lot, the game ''will'' take into account Sims that are otherwise unable to actually eat the food, such as [[toddler]]s, [[baby|babies]], and [[ghost]]s; or Sims that would not normally need to eat the food under normal circumstances, such as [[Servo]]s, [[PlantSim]]s, or Sims who are currently asleep. A [https://www.modthesims.info/d/344323/call-to-meal-fixes-and-place-setting-fixes.html mod] at [[Mod The Sims]] corrects this.</ref> If ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life|Apartment Life]]'' is installed, Sims can cook and serve meals in the [[apartment]] communal area, if the necessary amenities are present. However, they are not able to eat at a neighbor's apartment.<ref group="n">A [https://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=344321 mod] at [[Mod The Sims]] provides this functionality.</ref>
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