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All these are Dargos in erlichkeit’. As the Rambam says:

???? ???? ?????? ??? ??? ????? ???? ???? ?? ??? ???? ??? ????. ????? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ????? ?? ????. ???? ????? ???? ?? ???? ????? ????? ???. ?? ???? ???? ????? ???? ???? ??? ???? ????? ???? ??? ????? ????? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ?????? ??? ?????? ???. ??? ?????? ????? ?????? ?? ???? ???? ????? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ????? ????? ???? ????? ??? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ??????. ??? ???? ?? ??? ????? ????? ??? ?????? ???? ??????? ????. ????? ?? ???? ?? ????? ????? ???? ????? ??? ???? ????? ???????? ???? ?? ???? ?? ??????. ??? ???? ????? ????? ???? ??”? ??? ?????? ????. ???? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?? ???? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ???. ????? ???? ???? ??? ??? ???? ??? ???’. ????? ?? ??????? ??”? ???? ?? ????? ???? ????? ??? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ???. ????? ??? ???? ???? ????? ??? ?????? ?????.
The Kesef Mishnah comments:
???? ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ???? ?? ??? ???’ ?? ??? ????.- ??? ?? ?? ????? ???? ??? ????? ??- ??? ????? ?? ???? ????:

http://www.hebrewbooks.org/rambam.aspx?mfid=81653&rid=104

See Shmonah Prakim of the Rambam Ch 5 for more.

Rabenu Yona says :
??? ???? ?? ??????? ?? ????? ??? ?????. ??? ??? ??? ??? ????? ?? ???, ???? ??? ?????? ????, ???? ????? ????? ?????? ????? ???????. ??? ???? ?????, ?? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ??????? ???, ?? ???? ?? ????? ????, ?? ??? ????? ?????? ??? ?????, ???? ???? ????? ????? ???????? ??? ???? ??? ?????, ???? ?? ?????? ?????, ???????? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????, ?? ?? ??? ??? ????, ??? ???? ???? ?????, ???? ??????? ????? ?????.
– ???? ?????? –

The Shlah ??? ??????? ??? ?:

???? ?’, ???? ???? ?????? ?? ????? ???????, ???? ??”? ?????? ???? ?? ??? ???? ????? ??. ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ????? ??? ????? ???? ??? ?????, ?? ?? ??? ?????, ?’ ??-??? ??? ??? ????? ???, ?????? ????? ???? ?’ ????? ???? ???? ?????? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ??????, ????? ????? ????? ???? ???? ?????, ?????? ????? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????? ????? ??????? ???? ?????, ???? ???? ???? ???? ??? ???? ?? ?????? ???? ?????, ?? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??? ???? ???? ?? ?????? ?????… ???? ?????? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ??? ??????? ??? ????, ???? ?? ????? ????? ???? ?? ??? ??? ?????? ??. ?? ?? ??? ????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ??? ???? ????? ??? ?? ??????, ?? ?????? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??? ???? ?????, ?? ?????? ?? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ???????? ????? ???? ???? ????? ??????? ????? ??????? ????? ???? ??? ??? ???????, ?? ???? ??????? ???? ??????? ????????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??????? ????, ?? ??? ???? ??? ?????? ????…

One could argue that to official term yourself as a ‘Foodie’ goes against everything Avodas HaShem stands for. Yes, regular people are not on that level, i.e. that all we do, and especially eat are l’Shem Shomayim, BUT we should at least try to strive for it and not term yourself a Foodie. The sforim do say that it is much easier to fast many Tanesim l’shem shomayim than eat a single meal lshem Shomayim.

On the other hand, we find many Halachos based on the fact that one should not “look’ like a Foodie i.e. ????? or ????? like in Meshechet Kalah:
?? ???? ??? ??? ???????? ???? ????? ??????

Similar in Shu”A OC 170:11
?? ???? ??? ??? ????? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ????? ???? ?????- ???? ????? ??????.

Hence, no need to say one should not call himself a ‘?????’.