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He wouldnt even talk untill he had "eaten two whole loaves with mounds of butter and clotted cream, and drank a full quart of mead". This seems to point toward him being limited by physical need
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I think that was just an excuse not to have to talk until he was ready to. Seems a bit extravagent, anyway. Plus, it's The Hobbit, so things get weird.
I think lindil has generally everything. The Valar didn't really need to eat, that's assumed. The Istari were more..super-human than anything, so they probably needed to eat, but not nearly as often as men or elves. Melian seemed to have to eat, so she's the odd elf out.