Food Decisions

I consider a number of different factors whenever I decide what to eat. First and foremost, I assess what I have readily available to me. This availability can be within the confines of whatever is in front of me, what I have in my fridge back home, whether the caterer has a meal at my Fraternity house which I have already paid for, or whether I can eat at the school on a meal plan which I have also paid for previously. Of course this is all circumstantial to being a college student, but the thought process is the same wherever I am. First and foremost, I want to get the most "bang for my buck." If I have several options that cost me no money, I will pick the healthiest or most fulfilling option. If I have to go out and buy something, I will get whatever option provides me the most food for the most reasonable price. I typically have a very small appetite, so this mentality usually gets me pretty far in terms of food and for a small amount of money. Taste is not as much of a concern when I have to pick an option to go out and buy. In the scenario where I might have a huge table with lots of different options in front of me, I would probably weigh a balance of quantity versus health benefit, and pick whichever option was the happiest medium of those two.