you can not eat food when looking at block, ie ground, wall, etc... you have to either look at sky or not be selecting a block on cross hair
MC-146508
food
Resolved
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Tom Goetz
(Unassigned)
Unconfirmed
Minecraft 19w12b
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If your food is some food that can be planted, see MC-145916. (If it's not, please leave a comment here)