diff --git a/macrovision.js b/macrovision.js
index 3ebf1243..66252b17 100644
--- a/macrovision.js
+++ b/macrovision.js
@@ -171,6 +171,23 @@ math.createUnit("earthMass", {
     prefixes: "long"
 });
 
+math.createUnit("kcal", {
+    definition: "4184 joules",
+    prefixes: "long"
+})
+math.createUnit("foodPounds", {
+    definition: "867 kcal",
+    prefixes: "long"
+})
+math.createUnit("foodKilograms", {
+    definition: "1909 kcal",
+    prefixes: "long"
+})
+math.createUnit("peopleEaten", {
+    definition: "125000 kcal",
+    prefixes: "long"
+})
+
 const defaultUnits = {
     length: {
         metric: "meters",
@@ -191,6 +208,11 @@ const defaultUnits = {
         metric: "kilograms",
         customary: "lbs",
         relative: "peopleMass"
+    },
+    energy: {
+        metric: "kJ",
+        customary: "kcal",
+        relative: "peopleEaten"
     }
 }
 
@@ -277,6 +299,19 @@ const unitChoices = {
             "earthMass",
             "solarmasses"
         ]
+    },
+    energy: {
+        "metric": [
+            "kJ",
+            "foodKilograms"
+        ],
+        "customary": [
+            "kcal",
+            "foodPounds"
+        ],
+        "relative": [
+            "peopleEaten"
+        ]
     }
 }
 const config = {
diff --git a/presets/characters.js b/presets/characters.js
index f6a27ead..bd6d0feb 100644
--- a/presets/characters.js
+++ b/presets/characters.js
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ function makeCharacter(info, viewInfo, defaultSizes) {
                 base: value.capacity
             }
         }
+
+        if (value.energyNeed) {
+            views[key].attributes.capacity = {
+                name: "Food Intake",
+                power: 3,
+                type: "energy",
+                base: value.energyNeed
+            }
+        }
     });
 
     return createEntityMaker(info, views, defaultSizes);
@@ -15341,6 +15350,7 @@ characterMakers.push(() => makeCharacter(
         anthro: {
             height: math.unit(5 + 8/12, "feet"),
             weight: math.unit(200, "lb"),
+            energyNeed: math.unit(2000, "kcal"),
             name: "Anthro",
             image: {
                 source: "./media/characters/kee/anthro.svg",
@@ -15351,6 +15361,7 @@ characterMakers.push(() => makeCharacter(
         taur: {
             height: math.unit(11, "feet"),
             weight: math.unit(500, "lb"),
+            energyNeed: math.unit(5000, "kcal"),
             name: "Taur",
             image: {
                 source: "./media/characters/kee/taur.svg",
diff --git a/presets/food.js b/presets/food.js
index 011f4ead..a406fe1d 100644
--- a/presets/food.js
+++ b/presets/food.js
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ function makeFood() {
                 woman1: {
                     height: math.unit(5 + 7 / 12, "feet"),
                     mass: math.unit(140, "lbs"),
+                    energy: math.unit(1, "peopleEaten"),
                     image: { source: "./media/food/humans/woman-1.svg" },
                     name: "Woman 1"
                 },
                 man1: {
                     height: math.unit(5 + 11 / 12, "feet"),
                     mass: math.unit(150, "lbs"),
+                    energy: math.unit(1, "peopleEaten"),
                     image: { source: "./media/food/humans/man-1.svg" },
                     name: "Man 1"
                 },
diff --git a/presets/objects.js b/presets/objects.js
index d4cf44d0..13973dcb 100644
--- a/presets/objects.js
+++ b/presets/objects.js
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ function makeObject(name, viewInfo) {
                 base: value.volume
             }
         }
+
+        if (value.energy) {
+            views[key].attributes.capacity = {
+                name: "Energy",
+                power: 3,
+                type: "energy",
+                base: value.energy
+            }
+        }
     });
 
     return makeEntity({ name: name }, views);