diff --git a/modules/feedomatic/FeedOMatic.lua b/modules/feedomatic/FeedOMatic.lua
index 322fc92..f7c8705 100644
--- a/modules/feedomatic/FeedOMatic.lua
+++ b/modules/feedomatic/FeedOMatic.lua
@@ -2483,10 +2483,20 @@ function FOM_FlatFoodList()
 						local isExceptionReject = false;
 						local isLevelOverrideReject = not FOM_IsItemPetLevelCompatible(itemID, petLevel);
 						local isQuarantineReject = FOM_IsQuarantined(itemID, petLevel, familyKey);
+						-- A food whose known level is below the pet's minimum is refused by the
+						-- server ("not high enough"); skip it up front so FOM never keeps
+						-- re-feeding a too-low stack just to free a bag slot.
+						local isLevelRuleReject = false;
+						if (petLevel > 0 and tonumber(foodLevel) ~= nil and type(MTH_FEED_GetDerivedMinFoodLevel) == "function") then
+							local minFoodLevel = MTH_FEED_GetDerivedMinFoodLevel(petLevel);
+							if (minFoodLevel ~= nil and tonumber(foodLevel) < minFoodLevel) then
+								isLevelRuleReject = true;
+							end
+						end
 						if (isExceptionReject) then
 							rejectedByException = rejectedByException + 1;
 						end
-						if (isLevelOverrideReject) then
+						if (isLevelOverrideReject or isLevelRuleReject) then
 							rejectedByLevelOverride = rejectedByLevelOverride + 1;
 						end
 						if (isQuarantineReject) then
@@ -2500,7 +2510,7 @@ function FOM_FlatFoodList()
 							unknownLevelCandidates = unknownLevelCandidates + 1;
 						end
 
-						if (isCompatible and not isExceptionReject and not isLevelOverrideReject and not isQuarantineReject) then
+						if (isCompatible and not isExceptionReject and not isLevelOverrideReject and not isQuarantineReject and not isLevelRuleReject) then
 							compatibleCount = compatibleCount + 1;
 							local foodQuality = tonumber(foodLevel);
 							if (foodQuality == nil) then
@@ -2511,7 +2521,7 @@ function FOM_FlatFoodList()
 								end
 							end
 							table.insert(foodList, {bag=bagNum, slot=itemNum, link=itemLink, itemId=itemID, count=itemCount, quality=foodQuality, useful=isUseful, temp=FOM_IsTemporaryFood(itemLink), knownLevel=hasKnownLevel});
-						elseif (isAbovePreferredLevel and not isExceptionReject and not isLevelOverrideReject and not isQuarantineReject) then
+						elseif (isAbovePreferredLevel and not isExceptionReject and not isLevelOverrideReject and not isQuarantineReject and not isLevelRuleReject) then
 							overflowCompatibleCount = overflowCompatibleCount + 1;
 							local overflowQuality = tonumber(foodLevel);
 							if (overflowQuality == nil) then