choosing food

I used to weigh a LOT more than I do now. I now make a choice every day about the food I eat based purely on the ratio of calories, fiber, and fat, in increments of 50 calories. I eat more vegetables because the have no fat and a high ratio of fiber to calories, and are more filling than other, more calorie-dense foods. I often make this choice at the expense of my bank account, but I make it anyway because that I place a higher value on the caloric content (or lack thereof) of my food than otherwise.

However, when my boyfriend's parents came to visit and I met them for the first time, I made a choice to eat something waaaay more calorie-dense than I would have otherwise. What were my reasons?
-I wanted to appear as though I did not "obsess" about my weight/food intake
-I didn't want them to think I was a picky eater
But most of all, I didn't want to seem like I was wasting their money (they paid) by spending 10 dollars on a salad and soup instead of 10 dollars on pasta or meat. Interestingly, vegetables and fruit are considered to be (too) expensive because they are not seen as ACTUAL food. They are seen as sides, or additions, as superfluous. Therefore, in order to appear to be getting VALUE out of the money they spent, I ordered food that was less good for me, calories I didn't need.

Plus they seemed like the steak and potatoes sort. Republicans. "Salt of the earth" kind of folks. And I wanted to fit in. I didn't want them to know I was a pro-choice, healthcare reform-loving liberal. Which OBVIOUSLY a soup and salad would have revealed?