12 Factors That Drives Food Choices. There are social psychological philosophical and physical factors involved in driving a person to decide which foods to eat why and when. Design Data were collected in focus-group discussions.
Many of the factors that drive our food choices are due to social psychological philosophical as well as physical. EUFIC or the European Food Information Council based in Brussels Belgium has studied and determined the key influencing factors with regard to food choice. 22 said they considered nutritional value to be the top influencer on their food choice.
Some of the other factors that influence food choice include.
Subjectssetting The study population included 141 adolescents in 7th and 10th grade from 2 urban schools in St Paul Minn who participated in 21 focus groups. Factors that guide food choice include taste preference sensory attributes cost availability convenience cognitive restraint and cultural familiarity. While there are six determinants there are three larger categories of influences on food choice. Break up with a boyfriendgirlfriend Positive or negative food association Habits formed Boredom.
