AmercianFoodAmericanDietCulture•Generallyspeaking,Americanfoodisratherblandandunspicied.Saladsaremuchlikedandareservedallyearround.ManyAmericansaretryingtokeeptheirweightdownandsotheyarecalorieconscious.Thisisevidentinmenusofferinglowcalorieorweightwatchersmeals.InmarketsonecanfindNocaldrinks(meaningwithoutcalories)suchasgingeraleorcola.Dietfoodswithoutsugarorsaltarealsoavailableinfoodstores.一般来说,美国食品相当乏味和unspicied的。喜欢沙拉,全年供应。许多美国人试图保持他们的体重下降,所以他们是“热量”有意识的。这是显而易见的菜单提供“低热量”或“体重观察家”餐。在市场上,人们可以找到“CAL”饮料(这意味着不含卡路里),如姜汁汽水或可乐。“饮食”不加糖或盐的食物也可在食品商店。•WaitersinAmericanrestaurantstendtoassumethateveryonedrinkscoffee.IfawaitersuddenlyasksNoworlater?whathemeansisDoyouwantcoffeewithyourmealorlater?ManyAmericansdrinkcoffeeorteawiththeirmeal.WhendiningoutintheUSwecanaskfortea,milk,coke,beer,andsoon,ifwepreferthesetocoffee.Americanrestaurantscannotservebeer,wine,orliquorunlesstheyarelicensedtodoso.在美国餐馆的服务员往往假设,每个人喝咖啡。如果一个服务员突然问:“现在或以后?”他的意思是“你要咖啡与餐或更高?”许多美国人喝咖啡或茶与他们的膳食。在美国外出就餐时,我们可以问茶,牛奶,可乐,啤酒等,如果我们喜欢这些咖啡的。美国餐馆不能为啤酒,葡萄酒或白酒,除非他们被授权这样做。•MostAmericanseatquicklyduringtheday--thatis,breakfastandlunch--unlessitisasocial,business,orfamilyoccasion.Theeveningmeal,however,isusuallyleisurelyandafamilytime.RacingthroughdaytimemealsispartoftheAmericanpaceoflife,forworkingtimeisconsideredprecious.Thereisalsoanotherreason,thatis,othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsotheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithintheallottedtime.Eachonehurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.大多数美国人吃白天迅速-也就是说,早餐和午餐-除非它是一个社会,企业或家庭场合。然而,晚餐通常是悠闲地和家人在一起的时间。通过白天吃饭的赛车是“美国的节奏”的生活的一部分,工作时间是宝贵的。还有另一个原因,那就是,公共饮食场所的其他人都在等着你来完成,所以他们也可以送达,并在规定时间内回去工作。每个人旁边的人赶紧腾出空间•ThemaincourseinAmericanmealsisusuallymeat,fowl,orfish,butrarelyismorethanoneoftheseservedatthesamemeal(exceptthatseafoodcanbeusedasanappetizer--shrimpcocktail,pickledherring,oysters,etc.)美式餐点的主菜通常是肉类,家禽,鱼,但很少超过这些服务在同一餐(除了海鲜可作为开胃菜-鸡尾虾,腌鲱鱼,牡蛎,等)•AphenomenonoftheAmericaneatingpatternisthenationwidepopularityoffastfoodrestaurantchains.Theirstandardized,technicallyproducedproductsarereasonablypriced,instantlyavailable,andtastethesamewhetherpurchasedinNewYorkCityorLosAngeles.McDonald'sisthelargestofthesechains.Itoffersaselectionofhamburgers,Frenchfries,milkshakes(icecreamcombinedwithmilk),andcokes.Thesefoodsarehighinfats,sugar,andsalt,thereforetheyarecalledjunkfood.Often,theyarethemajormealofthedayofmanyyoungandworkingpeople.Otherpopularchainsspecializeinfriedchickenorfish,pizzas,steaks,andpancakes.美国的饮食习惯的一个现象是快餐连锁餐厅在全国范围内普及。其标准化,技术生产的产品价格合理,即刻可用,味道相同的,无论在纽约市或洛杉矶购买。麦当劳这些链是最大的。它提供了一个选择的汉堡,薯条,奶昔(加上牛奶冰淇淋),和“焦炭”。这些食物都是高脂肪,糖和盐,因此,他们被称为垃圾食品。通常情况下,他们是许多年轻人和工作的人的一天的主要餐。其他受欢迎的连锁专门炸鸡肉或鱼,比萨饼,牛排,和煎饼。EatinghabitsBreakfast•Breakfasttime,thegeneralin8:00•Theyalwayseatbakedbread,cerealandcoffee,orhavemilk,pancake.Lunch•Lunchtimeisusuallyinthe12:00to14:00,andsometimesmorelate.•Lunchisalsorelativelysimple.Manywork,schoolpersonnelfromhomewithriceLevin,orbuyfastfoodtofastfoodshops,foodcontentisoftensandwiches,hamburgers,plusadrink.Dinner•DinnerisamoreAmericanspayattentiontoamealintheeveningaround6:00,atethemaincourseofasteak,friedchicken,ham,plusvegetables,astaplefoodsuchasriceornoodles.WhatisAmericanfood?•Atfirstyoumightthinktheansweriseasyaspie.Tomanypeople,Americanfoodmeanshamburgers,hotdogs,friedchickenandpizza.Ifyouhaveasweettooth,youmighteventhinkofapplepieorchocolatechipcookies.It'struethatAmericansdoeatthosethings.ButarethosetheonlykindofvittlesyoucanfindinAmerica?•ExceptforThanksgivingturkey,it'shardtofindatypicallyAmericanfood.TheUnitedStatesisalandofimmigrants.SoAmericanseatfoodfrommanydifferentcountries.WhenpeoplemovetoAmerica,theybringtheircookingstyleswiththem.That'swhyyoucanfindalmosteverykindofethnicfoodinAmerica.Insomecases,Americanshaveadoptedfoodsfromothercountriesasfavorites.AmericansloveItalianpizza,MexicantacosandChineseeggrolls.ButtheAmericanversiondoesn'ttastequitelike除了感恩节火鸡,这是很难找到一个典型的“美国”的食品。美国是一个土地immigrants.So美国人吃的食物来自许多不同的国家,当人们移居美国,他们也将自己的烹调带了进来,为什么你几乎可以看到所有不同民族的食物在America.In某些情况下,美国人都采用来自其他国家的食物视为最爱喜爱意大利的披萨,墨西哥的玉米饼和中国的春卷,但是这些东西的美国版味道却不很喜欢原来的theoriginal!•Americanslivingatafastpaceoftenjustgrabaquickbite.Fastfoodrestaurantsofferpeopleontheruneverythingfromfriedchickentofriedrice.Microwavedinnersandinstantfoodsmakecookingathomeasnap.Ofcourse,oneofthemostcommonquickAmericanmealsisasandwich.Ifitcanfitbetweentwoslicesofbread,Americansprobablymakeasandwichoutofit.Peanutbutterandjellyisanall-timeAmericanfavorite.美国人生活在一个快节奏的往往只是“很快地吃几口。”快餐店提供人上运行一切从炸鸡到炒饭,的rice.Microwave晚餐和即食食品在家烧饭snap.Of的当然,其中最平常的美式速餐之一就是三明治。它可以夹适合两片面包之间,美国人可能做成三明治出it.Peanut黄油和果酱更是所有美国人的喜爱。•Americansonthegoalsotendtoeatalotofjunkfood.Potatochips,candybars,softdrinksandothergoodiesarepopulartreats.Manypeopleeattoomanyoftheseunhealthysnacks.Butothersoptformorehealthyeatinghabits.Someevengoallnatural.Theyrefusetoeatanyfoodpreparedwithchemicalsoradditives.美国人去也往往吃了不少“垃圾食物”薯片,糖果,汽水和其它好吃的东西是流行的treats.Many人吃太多的这些不健康的snacks.But的其它人则选择较健康的饮食习惯。有些人甚至选择“全天然”的,他们拒绝吃任何食物与化学物质或添加剂。•Americancultureisagoodillustrationofthesayingyouarewhatyoueat.Americansrepre