He smiles slightly at Tidus though he can't say if it is true or not, he makes his own food for the most part so he's not sure what other peoples cooking is like on a whole.

"I guess... It's to do with the smell of blood. So I guess... How much it has been cooked." He shook his head, "It's alright though, it won't make me really sick. It's more like a... restlessness, something I am aware of. I can carry whichever supplies you wish."

It should be fine inside the arms band.