Americans eat meat, fish, and vegetables as their staple food, while bread, pasta, and rice are side dishes. American breakfast is relatively simple, usually toast, cereal and coffee. Lunch is usually served from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and consists of sandwiches, hamburgers, and a drink. Dinner is a more important meal for Americans, in the evening around 6:00 p.m. to start, often eat the main dish of steak, fried chicken thighs and so on.