Here’s yet another way people can learn much more about you than you care to tell them: They can watch you order a meal. If you believe the research findings of Illinois-based psychotherapist and addiction expert Cynthia Power, the food you choose says a lot about they way you feel. The easily persuaded Daily Mail reports that Power studied the eating habits of 500 people who kept diaries of their moods and choices of foods and concluded that people often eat food that they think will change their mood. So what kind of food is chosen for what kind of mood? For that we turn to a quick-reference list of Power’s findings published in HamptonRoads.com.
- Angry: Meat
- Sad: Sugary food, caffeine
- In need of comfort: Custard, ice cream
- Lonely: Rice, pasta
- Stressed or ambitious: Crisps, soy sauce, onions
- Sexually frustrated: Biscuits, bread
- Jealous: Pile the plate with anything
The story reports that Power also persuaded herself that people going through crises such as divorce
favor favor soft, sweet products such as custard and ice cream because
they are “seeking comfort levels with foods they once found in
childhood, and people who are stressed crave salty food such as potato chips. Sorry. Geezer is less than 100 percent persuaded, and not at all hungry.