Eating and Drinking habits of

AMERICANS

OVERVIEW There are all kinds of canned, dried,frozen,

prepackaged, precooked and prepared foods on sale in American shops.

Many people are now vegetarians, while many others have stopped eating Red meat.

Americans don’t prefer spicy food.

EATING… THREE TIMES A DAY…

BREAKFAST

LUNCH

DINNER

Milk and cereals

Sausage,egg and cheese

Bacon and ham

Mashed potatoes and scrambled eggs.

Fruits

Pancakes and syrup

Breakfast burrito with some veggies and meat in it.

They usually have either milk or Juice with all of the above.

BREAKFAST..

LUNCH…

Sandwiches: (Some of the popular sandwich places are Mc Donalds, Subway, Arby’s , Wendys, Burger King etc.)

Chicken sandwich

Steak sandwich (steak is cow meat, it’s beef)

Hamburgers

Turkey sandwich

DINNER

DINNER MEALS• Earlier Americans preferred to eat dinner

between 6-7pm but the trend is different now.

• This is the biggest meal of the day and usually consists of meat (or other protein)

CONTENTS OF THE DINNER

An ideal healthy dinner is supposed to be consisting of one third Meat, one third Veggies, and one third Carbohydrates.

MEAT options:Chicken HamTurkeySteak Lamb

DIFFERENT CUISINES

o Burritos o Fajitas

o Quesadillas

o Chalupas

o Tacos

o Nachos

THAIRiceSome chicken or cashew chicken or ginger

chicken.Or there something called as Tofu which is very

similar to Paneer in India. Different entrée (Barbecued Pork Ribs)with steak

and some veggies. Some calorie conscious people prefer to just have

some salad with a little meat and some dressing on it.

Then they have some dessert like ice creams or some cheese cakes or some apple pies.

• If they decide to eat outside they’ll go for either:· Mexican ( like tacos, chalupas, fajitas)· Mediterranean (like falafel)· Italian (like pastas, pizzas)· Thai (like rice and chicken, or pepper steak)· Chinese (like kung pao chicken)· Or just mixed American restaurants which serve a mix of all of the above.

VEGETABLES options:

LettucePeppersMushroomsTomatoesOnionsPotatoesCornZucchiniBroccoli (Americans love broccoli) Bamboo shoots

Americans tend to prefer large quantities of beverages. Many Americans tend to drink soft drinks with their meals although a lot of parents insist on milk. Although in restaurants these contain a significant volume

of ice.

DRINKING HABITS

DRINKING HABITSCOFFEE

Americans consume, on average, more than eight ounces of coffee a day, which translates into more than a large cup of coffee a day, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Americans generally have black coffee.

BEFORE MEAL DRINKS….

Light & smooth cocktails are some personal favorites that are perfect to

serve before a dinner party.

KINDS OF COCKTAILS

o Martini

o Gin

o Manhattan

o Negroni

o Campani

FEW DRINKS THEY USUALLY PREFER AFTER THE MEAL…

Drinks At meals

• Beer rules the lunch.

• Cocktails and wine dominate the dinner.

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