‘Sufficiency’—not too little and not too much. In ancient Chinese philosophy, sufficiency emphasizes the contentment to be attained through a moderation of desires, a prioritization of virtues over material wealth, and a cultivation of harmonious relationships for personal and societal well-being. As conceived within contemporary ecological philosophy, sufficiency is both a fundamental objective and a practical approach for achieving reduced consumption while attaining contentment through having ‘enough’. In this essay life is breathed into the concept by way of an autoethnographic illustration that weaves threads of ancient Chinese and contemporary ecological philosophy into the fabric of everyday food practices in China.