Sometimes people don’t avoid their problems. They snack around them. When life gets uncomfortable, awkward, or mildly inconvenient, certain foods suddenly become very important. Not because of hunger.

Editor’s Note: This article was initially published on Feb. 26 and updated with the contest’s results on Feb. 27. The Desert Botanical Garden was closed to the general plant-loving public this weekend ...

Avoidance has a flavor, and it’s rarely balanced or intentional. These are the foods you eat when you’re not hungry, not productive, and not emotionally available for whatever life is asking of you.