What is in the American plate: with prices and photos

The approach of Americans to nutrition is reduced to one motive - delicious food for a minimum of effort. Here they are not used to spending a lot of time on the kitchen and other life.

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What used to eat here?

Fragrant lush pancakes pancakes poured with maple syrup. For the sake of which the American gets up early in the morning, painstakingly measures the portions, rings with dishes, stirring the flour ... No, instead she pulls out a box with the ready-made mixture for those pancakes, which just need to add milk with eggs and send them to the pan.
This approach is projected not only for breakfast.

The price of this package for 16 pancakes is $4.99. Photo of the author of the article

Lunch here lunch will go to a cafe or buy a salad box in the store.

Plastic boxes with chopped salads and sauce packs are a frequent purchase for many American families. Such vegetable and meat mixes have a longer shelf life than seasoned ones, so some buy them for the future, several days ahead.

The price of such a box is $ 3.99, there are packages and more, from $ 5-6.

Salad boxes are also for a more satisfying snack: with meat, fish, nuts. Photo of the author of the article

When I was visiting an American family, I was asked to make Caesar. Or rather, they handed over a huge box in which the ready-made mixture lay cheerfully

- Thanks for making the salad! - Jean thanked me, the owner of the house.

Strange feeling. I didn’t have the feeling that I really cooked the dish: just put it on a plate, pour over the sauce and stir somehow not clearly associated with this process.

Do not bother with the very same cooking, but to eat something hearty, while not fast food? There are plenty of such people in California too.

In supermarkets, they often take a box of sharpeners - 15 for $ 15. Photo of the author of the article

All sorts of protein bars, shakes to eat on the go.

For dinner here they can pull the box out of the freezer again, but with something different. For example, these “hot pockets” - with ham and cheese - 2 minutes, and dinner is ready. By the way, the composition of such dishes is sometimes not the best; I counted at least 10 chemical names.

Of course, in American families cook. Not everyone eats food exclusively from the boxes. But many people prefer the simplest approach and buy the next salad box.

The price of such “pockets” is $17. Photo by the author of the article

There is also plenty of “semi-cooked” meat here: for example, chicken skewers with vegetables, which you can simply throw in the oven. Already sliced ​​beef for steaks is also popular.

Salmon is also in high esteem: they bake steaks, put slices on rich baggles-bagels, pre-lubricating cream cheese.

Do Americans love sweets?

By the way, the sausage is a rare guest here, practically you will not meet, only ham. Photo of the author of the article

Yes and very. In the house of many US residents you can find banana or lemon muffins, cakes ... By the way, the taste of American sweets is very cloying.

Drinks - a separate category in the American diet. They can be filled with a decent part of the refrigerator.

Evening leftovers are too sweet. The price of a donut is from $1. Photo of the author of the article

Popular and soda, drinks based on fruit juices, cold coffee and tea ...

In the car, home, on a picnic ... Here they are typed in whole packs of 10-15 pieces. Many drinks also have a very sweet taste.

Photo of the author of the article

Milk is no less a favorite product here. Often purchased by packing in 1 gallon, that is, at least 3.78 liters.

Curiously, there are so many kinds of it here: lactose-free, almond, coconut ...

Photo of the author of the article

As you can see, the American approach to nutrition minimizes cooking efforts. And indeed, it simplifies life, saves time. But to understand that in your plate pancakes from powder, someone washed the salad is still unusual for me.

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