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** The pills are designed to be dissolved in water and drunk, not taken alone. Still not great, but water is an irreplaceable necessity anyway, and drinking is better than no food-adjacent act at all.

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** The pills are designed to be dissolved in water and drunk, not taken alone. Still not great, but water is an irreplaceable necessity anyway, and drinking is better than no food-adjacent act at all. As for the potential overdose problem, they, like any other pill, have clearly-laid-out instructions saying only to take a given number within a given timeframe, as well as a warning to only eat light foods like bread in that span; if you don't follow those instructions, that's on you.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Whilst condensing a whole meal into a pill wouldn't combat hunger, adding ''in'' substances to suppress your hunger would be possible. Thus the only problem left is how to prevent food overdoses- Solvable by giving the pills edible technology that'll only break up the pill if it doesn't detect large qualities of nutrients already being consumed/processed.

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Whilst condensing a whole meal into a pill wouldn't combat hunger, adding ''in'' substances to suppress your hunger would be possible. Thus the only problem left is how to prevent food overdoses- Solvable by giving the pills edible technology that'll only break up the pill if it doesn't detect large qualities of nutrients already being consumed/processed.consumed/processed.
** The pills are designed to be dissolved in water and drunk, not taken alone. Still not great, but water is an irreplaceable necessity anyway, and drinking is better than no food-adjacent act at all.
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** Food Pills are used to minimize waste production in preparation for gastrointestinal surgery.
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* '''Conversed''': "Seriously, Food Pills? Don't people realize that's such a horribly stupid Trope?" "You clearly misunderstand the possibilities then, as all TropesAreTools you know. The very least Food Pills would be a highly pragmatic choice, and actually an excellent [[ForceFeeding weapon]] if each equates a whole meal."

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* '''Conversed''': "Seriously, Food Pills? Don't people realize that's such a horribly stupid Trope?" "You clearly misunderstand the possibilities then, as all TropesAreTools Administrivia/TropesAreTools you know. The very least Food Pills would be a highly pragmatic choice, and actually an excellent [[ForceFeeding weapon]] if each equates a whole meal."
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* '''Implied''': TropeCo, known to condense and package many things, is seen bringing ''in'' food nobody seems to eat.

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* '''Implied''': TropeCo, TropeCo/TropeCo, known to condense and package many things, is seen bringing ''in'' food nobody seems to eat.
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** Food Pills were created to help people gain access to nutrition, in places that are affected by drought, famine, barren soil, no soil (or hydroponic growth media) at all, etc.
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** Space and mass limitations are a major concern for spaceflight - the more mass that can be conserved for necessities like food, the more that it can be diverted to carrying other things.

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* '''Parodied''': The Food 'Pill' is so tiny you need a magnifying glass to see it, and ''extremely'' precise tweezers to pick it up. But if you manage to put it in your mouth, ingesting the 'Pill' would instantly bloat your stomach.

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The Food 'Pill' is so tiny you need a magnifying glass to see it, and ''extremely'' precise tweezers to pick it up. But if you manage to put it in your mouth, ingesting the 'Pill' would instantly bloat your stomach.
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** Food pills defeat their own point by requiring so many of them. Just one meal requires a popcorn bowl filled to the brim with them.

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* '''Parodied''': The Food 'Pill' is so tiny you need a magnifying glass to see it, and ''extremely'' precise tweezers to pick it up. Even if you manage that, ingesting the 'Pill' would instantly bloat your stomach.

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* '''Parodied''': The Food 'Pill' is so tiny you need a magnifying glass to see it, and ''extremely'' precise tweezers to pick it up. Even But if you manage that, to put it in your mouth, ingesting the 'Pill' would instantly bloat your stomach.



* '''Deconstructed''': Fully condensing a whole meal into a pill, even if tasteful and with the right smell, doesn't actually take up much space in your stomach- Thus not combatting the sensation of hunger at all. Add in the fact taking ''more'' pills or food would end up surpassing the proper intake for a meal, means you can't take pills ''and'' be satisfied without essentially overeating.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Fully condensing a whole meal into a pill, even if tasteful and with the right smell, doesn't actually take up much space in your stomach- Thus not combatting combating the sensation of hunger at all. Add in the fact taking ''more'' pills or food would end up surpassing the proper intake for a meal, means you can't take pills ''and'' be satisfied without essentially overeating.



* '''Played For Drama''': One pill being equal to a full meal, taking too many would thus flood your body with nutrients, wrecking all kinds of havoc on yourself.

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* '''Played For Drama''': One pill being equal to a full meal, taking too many would thus flood your body with nutrients, wrecking all kinds of havoc on yourself.yourself.
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** Food Pills provide a small nutritional boost, one alone cannot respect food.

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** Food Pills provide a small nutritional boost, yet one alone cannot respect replace food.
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'''Basic Trope''': Pills or other alternative which take the standard role of food.
* '''Straight''': Food Pills are a small package that gives you the whole nutritional benefit of an actual meal.
* '''Exaggerated''': Food {{Nanomachines}} pretty much render eating pointless, being able to nutritionally satisfy you for months.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Meals are in a more condensed form, yet are unmistakably meals nonetheless.
** Food Pills provide a small nutritional boost, one alone cannot respect food.
* '''Justified''':
** They exist for quick consumption, like an army mid-battle who ''can't'' spend time eating a proper meal.
** Food Pills were created ''as'' proof of scientific advancement and new emergent technologies.
** Food Pills are merely the dehydrated form, needing to [[InstantMassJustAddWater add water]] to get the proper meal.
** The Food Pills are ''primarily'' about temporary enhancement, with them being made proper Food Pills for easy intake.
* '''Inverted''': Typical medication is turned into certified food items.
* '''Subverted''': One Day Meals initially ''seem'' like Food Pills, but in actuality are more like vitamin pills.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...However they ''do'' provide the full daily recommendation for nutritional intake, leaving little actual need to eat proper food.
* '''Parodied''': The Food 'Pill' is so tiny you need a magnifying glass to see it, and ''extremely'' precise tweezers to pick it up. Even if you manage that, ingesting the 'Pill' would instantly bloat your stomach.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': One simply cannot compress a nutritional meal into a small pill.
* '''Enforced''': "We need to make it ''clear'' the characters do need to eat, but we can't waste resources showing actual meals... Let's just say they use Food Pills!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Huh, for something that little that can substitute for a whole meal, it must require a ''really'' complex and huge operation to make."
* '''Invoked''': Emperor Evulz ''only'' gives himself and his employees Food Pills, preferring them over more easily poisoned normal foods.
* '''Exploited''':
** [[OmnicidalManiac Emperor Evulz]] swaps out the Food Pills with identical looking [[CyanidePill Cyanide Pills]]
** [[ManipulativeBastard Emperor Evulz]] makes the SimpleYetAwesome threat of overdosing people on Food Pills.
* '''Defied''': Food Pills are blatantly refused, given they're ''nothing'' like a real meal and people have fun eating.
* '''Discussed''': "Huh, I just realized... Given all the fancy compressing going on and the culinary advances, Food Pills ''do'' seem like a logical development." "Well you would need to get the right smell to go alongside the taste for anyone to actually ''like'' it, plus somehow getting the body to stop being hungry. Though once you do all that, only human pettiness would prevent someone from using Food Pills."
* '''Conversed''': "Seriously, Food Pills? Don't people realize that's such a horribly stupid Trope?" "You clearly misunderstand the possibilities then, as all TropesAreTools you know. The very least Food Pills would be a highly pragmatic choice, and actually an excellent [[ForceFeeding weapon]] if each equates a whole meal."
* '''Implied''': TropeCo, known to condense and package many things, is seen bringing ''in'' food nobody seems to eat.
* '''Deconstructed''': Fully condensing a whole meal into a pill, even if tasteful and with the right smell, doesn't actually take up much space in your stomach- Thus not combatting the sensation of hunger at all. Add in the fact taking ''more'' pills or food would end up surpassing the proper intake for a meal, means you can't take pills ''and'' be satisfied without essentially overeating.
* '''Reconstructed''': Whilst condensing a whole meal into a pill wouldn't combat hunger, adding ''in'' substances to suppress your hunger would be possible. Thus the only problem left is how to prevent food overdoses- Solvable by giving the pills edible technology that'll only break up the pill if it doesn't detect large qualities of nutrients already being consumed/processed.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Food Pills, much like actual pills, taste terrible and thus people act with revulsion when being presented a Food Pill.
* '''Played For Drama''': One pill being equal to a full meal, taking too many would thus flood your body with nutrients, wrecking all kinds of havoc on yourself.

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