Favorite dating foods

July 18, 4:20 PMSF Fitness ExaminerJim Evans

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The food you eat on a date may be more than just chance according to a recent survey by  Cornell University - “Dating and eating. Beliefs about dating foods among university students” In fact, the rule of thumb seems to be that foods are neat and easy-to-eat qualify as dating foods, while foods considered pungent or causing bad breath are not high on the list. You can fill in the blanks.

 “An implication of dating and eating is that the food choice patterns initiated and routinized during dating may continue into long-term relationships such as cohabitation and marriage,” explained Dana Amiraian and Jeffery Sobal from Cornell's Division of Nutritional Sciences. “Consumption of dating foods is the earliest precursor of marriage and food consumption in family meals. Initial partnered food choices by dating couples may set early examples that are continued as long-term food choice trajectories.”

According to researchers, women were more likely to choose foods like salad and vegetables in an attempt to appear more feminine and attractive. Eating healthy foods, like salad and vegetables, creates a more attractive, feminine appearance, so women may choose to eat such foods to portray themselves as more attractive for their dating partners.

Men, on the other hand, may have an ulterior motive and as they appear not be as concerned with their appearance as women. “They may choose to eat foods similar to what their dating partners eat in an attempt to forge a bond based on supposedly similar eating preferences,” wrote Amiraian and Sobal.

“Dating food choices are important for current health and as potential precursors for long-term eating relationships like marriage,” they concluded.

In addition to the results of this study, foods causing “flatulence” may be another category on the “unfavorite” list. Goodbye beans.

Source: Appetite, Food&Drink europe.com