Social factors
that drive our food choices can be advertising, social pressure, and regions of
the country. My boyfriend was born and
raised in San Diego and has to eat a burrito a week. Psychological factors that drive our food
choices can be emotional comfort, positive and negative association. For negative association, I remember as a
kid, sitting at our dinner for an hour because my mother wouldn’t let me leave
until I finished my vegetables. Philosophical factors that drive our food
choices can be values or beliefs.
Muslims choose not to eat pork because of their religious beliefs. During Lent, Catholics would not eat meat on
Fridays because of their religious beliefs.
Physical factors that drive our food choices can be weight, personal
preferences and genetic inheritance. A
persons weight can be a factor in a persons nutritious decisions. For instance, people who want to lose weight
would have a strict diet that prevents poor eating choices.
Sizer, F. S., & Whitney, E. (2012). Nutrition:
Concepts and Controversies (12th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
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