Who needs friends when you’ve got comfort food?

When you get older and feel lonely, you can’t just line up your dolls and throw a tea party. But you can apparently make a meatloaf or a big bowl of macaroni and cheese.

Upi.com reports that a new study from Jordan Troisi, a graduate student at the University of Buffalo, and co-author Shira Gabriel suggests that “comfort food” may be able to overcome feelings of loneliness.