diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
index 1bdd988694..b74dd6fa20 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 	set_colour(new_colour)
 	. = ..()
 	AddComponent(/datum/component/footstep, FOOTSTEP_MOB_SLIME, 7.5)
+	set_nutrition(rand(650, 800))
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/slime/Destroy()
 	for (var/A in actions)