factors that drive our food choices

"Your physical food relationship is based on your eating habits and food preference, while your psychological food relationship is related to how you think about food and its effect on your weight and body image.

Your psychological food relationship begins to dominate when you succumb to eating to satisfy your appetite instead of your hunger, which is a physical need to supply your body with nutrients.

Your appetite, not your hunger, is in control when you decide to eat a to-die-for dessert even though you have just finished eating a hearty meal. Indulging your appetite to satisfy your eating pleasure rather than your physical hunger is an unhealthy psychological food relationship." (Lau, S). 

Emotions affect people differently when it comes to what drives us when it comes to food. Depression, anxiety, stress, excitement, boredom, all can be factors that cause people to want to eat. But, some have the opposite effect, to where they can't eat. Food can give people comfort, Food is always on our mind. We need food to survive, and it is all around us. It's on commercials, billboards, cities have multiple grocery stores, restaurants, fast food restaurants, movie theaters, gas stations, schools, sporting events, food is everywhere! 

References

Lau, S. (2007). Your Psychological Food Relationship and Your Health. Retrieved on December 17, 2012 from http://articles.submityourarticle.com/your-psychological-food-relationship-and-your-health-24433

Sizer, F.S., Whitney, E. (2012). Nutrition: Concepts & Controversies. (12^th Ed.). California:
            Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.