It is not like our day, with our supermarkets and stores with such a variety of foods, packed and tinned so nicely. The people, of course, would have been happy to be fed. It is clear that, for Jesus, life is more than food. But He has come to give people more than the physical bread. He came to give something that will satisfy a deeper sort of hunger that people have - spiritual hunger.
People also have spiritual needs and hunger.
They have a soul that will never die. And without having Jesus as Saviour and Lord of their life they will never be satisfied in that hunger. Such people have no real purpose in their lives and no real hope for what happens after death. Bread satisfies our hunger for a little. Christ, as Saviour, gives life and satisfies our spiritual hunger now and forever.