There is a difference between eating healthy, and flying to Europe in order to dine on authentic Italian food. A person dominated by material strivings is anything but free. Become a master of yourself. It is this ability to rise above our physical selves that demarcates the difference between humans and animals. The man was solely in pursuit of physical pleasure, no different than an animal.
Freedom is the ability to put our soul in control.
The one who can subdue his personal inclination. The same is true with our spiritual yearning to do the right thing. Abraham would invite idolatrous wayfarers into his tent for a hearty meal, and then tell them the price of admission is to bless God. He was a social outcast and a lone voice in the wilderness. When we left Egypt, we became free of the societal forces which restrict us to a narrow path of fashion, image and ideas.