Emotional Eating Test

Emotional eating is a tendency to overeat or eat unhealthy foods in response to strong negative emotions. While occasional emotional eating isn’t necessarily problematic, too much can interfere with health goals and worsen self-esteem. Assess your emotional eating habits here.

1. When I’m distressed, I tend to make poor food choices.

DISAGREE AGREE

2. I crave specific foods when I’m feeling upset.

DISAGREE AGREE

3. I find myself eating when there’s nothing else to do.

DISAGREE AGREE

4. When I’m having a bad day, I’m more likely to grab unhealthy food.

DISAGREE AGREE

5. I eat less healthily when I’m alone than I do with other people.

DISAGREE AGREE

6. Certain foods completely override my self-control.

DISAGREE AGREE

7. My eating patterns stay relatively stable, regardless of my mood.

DISAGREE AGREE

8. I reach for processed snacks when I’m frustrated.

DISAGREE AGREE

9. If I made better eating choices, I would like myself more.

DISAGREE AGREE

10. When I’m trying to eat healthy but fall off the wagon, I feel so bad that I just stop trying.

DISAGREE AGREE

11. After a tiring day, I feel like I have no control over what I eat.

DISAGREE AGREE

12. During stressful periods of my life, I eat much more than normal.

DISAGREE AGREE

13. After I eat something I know I shouldn’t, I feel guilty.

DISAGREE AGREE

14. Eating comfort food is a coping strategy for me.

DISAGREE AGREE

15. I often feel like food controls me instead of the other way around.

DISAGREE AGREE

16. When I’m sad, I cheer myself up with a sweet treat.

DISAGREE AGREE

17. I eat mindlessly when I’m bored.

DISAGREE AGREE

18. Eating comfort food helps calm my nerves when I’m anxious.

DISAGREE AGREE

19. When I’m upset, I have no desire to eat.

DISAGREE AGREE

20. Feeling badly about what I’m eating leads me to eat more.

DISAGREE AGREE