diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/MepMilkItem.java b/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/MepMilkItem.java
index 88598d9..7d5149b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/MepMilkItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/MepMilkItem.java
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package net.Chipperfluff.chipi.item;
 
-import net.Chipperfluff.chipi.effect.ModEffects;
 import net.minecraft.entity.LivingEntity;
-import net.minecraft.entity.effect.StatusEffectInstance;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.item.Items;
+import net.minecraft.util.UseAction;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraft.entity.effect.StatusEffectInstance;
+import net.Chipperfluff.chipi.effect.ModEffects;
 
 public class MepMilkItem extends Item {
 
@@ -14,17 +16,37 @@ public class MepMilkItem extends Item {
         super(settings);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public UseAction getUseAction(ItemStack stack) {
+        return UseAction.DRINK;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getMaxUseTime(ItemStack stack) {
+        return 32;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ItemStack finishUsing(ItemStack stack, World world, LivingEntity user) {
+
         if (!world.isClient) {
+            int durationSeconds = 5 + world.random.nextInt(6);
+            int durationTicks = durationSeconds * 20;
+
             user.addStatusEffect(
                 new StatusEffectInstance(
                     ModEffects.CHIPI_BLESSING,
-                    20 * 20,
+                    durationTicks,
                     0
                 )
             );
+
         }
-        return new ItemStack(Items.BUCKET);
+
+        if (user instanceof PlayerEntity player && !player.getAbilities().creativeMode) {
+            return new ItemStack(Items.BUCKET);
+        }
+
+        return stack;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/ModFoodComponents.java b/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/ModFoodComponents.java
index 6c67260..06ed085 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/ModFoodComponents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/ModFoodComponents.java
@@ -4,5 +4,15 @@ import net.minecraft.item.FoodComponent;
 
 public class ModFoodComponents {
 
-    public static final FoodComponent NUT = new FoodComponent.Builder().hunger(4).saturationModifier(0.3f).snack().build();
+    public static final FoodComponent NUT =
+        new FoodComponent.Builder()
+            .hunger(4)
+            .saturationModifier(0.3f)
+            .snack()
+            .build();
+
+    public static final FoodComponent MEP_MILK =
+        new FoodComponent.Builder()
+            .alwaysEdible()
+            .build();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/ModItems.java b/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/ModItems.java
index 66c2f7d..09d47be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/ModItems.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Chipperfluff/chipi/item/ModItems.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class ModItems {
     public static final Item MEP_MILK = Registry.register(
         Registries.ITEM,
         new Identifier(ChipiMod.MOD_ID, "mep_milk"),
-        new MepMilkItem(new Item.Settings().maxCount(1).recipeRemainder(Items.BUCKET))
+        new MepMilkItem(new Item.Settings().maxCount(1).recipeRemainder(Items.BUCKET).food(ModFoodComponents.MEP_MILK))
     );
 
     // ===== ARMOR =====