I think alot of you missed out on the fact that he's talking about speed eggwars, not regular eggwars where, in my opinion, it should remain 5. Though in Speed eggwars it's different, for example, they are encouraging you to rush to other people, so you'll need a good food source so you won't have to eat too often. And yes, eating steak in 1.9 pretty much regens all of your health, therefore it shouldn't be lowered, atleast, on 1.9 eggwars. In 1.8 on the other hand, it isn't like alot more overpowered than eating a carrot, like in 1.9, it's mainly that you don't have to eat for a longer time than when eating a carrot.
In conclusion:
I am pro making it 3 for 1.8 speed eggwars, against making it 3 in 1.9 speed eggwars.