It varies from region to region. A simple breakfast may consist of juice, cereal, toast and coffee. A heartier breakfast may include pancakes,
millet, sausage, ham, and eggs of any kind. Americans often drink oatmeal, which is a thick porridge made from oats and mixed with milk and sugar.
Cornflakes are small, yellow, crispy pieces of corn flour that are softened with sugar and milk.
The American breakfast is usually eaten at home, but sometimes it is also used to discuss business or fundraising, known as "work breakfast". Business and
Political figures sometimes start the day by having breakfast with their colleagues. Presidents often have breakfasts with congressional leaders, where he can learn about the prospects for completing the legislative process for bills he has sponsored. Orders and societies often hold fund-raising breakfasts in which volunteer staff members prepare a hearty breakfast for
guests who pay a certain fee.
Lunch is usually served from 1 to 1 p.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. in the late afternoon. Because of the short hours and the fact that people's workplaces are usually far from home,
people who work or go to school rarely go home for lunch, but instead bring food from home. American lunches are the simplest of the three meals and are not very large,
often consisting of vegetables and sandwiches, hamburgers or Italian pies, hot dogs, and a drink.
Dinner begins around 6 p.m. and is generally more substantial. Usually a fruit liter or gumbo is served first, followed by the main course. Common entrees
are steak, pork chops, roast beef, fried muscle, fried shrimp, ham, and roast lamb chops. Eat with the main course of vegetables, bread, butter, rice, noodles and so on. Europeans are accustomed to eating a fruit or cheese dish at the end of the meal, which is not fashionable in the United States. Most Americans like to finish their meal with a sweet dish, such as egg
cake, homemade pie, or ice cream, and then finish with a cup of coffee.
Most American families have a snack before bed. Children usually have a glass of milk and a homemade cookie. Adults eat
fruit and sugar. On weekends or holidays, many families eat only two meals. They combine breakfast and lunch into one meal, called brunch, which is generally richer than
and treated as a regular meal. Some families don't cook on Sundays, and the whole family goes out for casual meals or eats at restaurants. Whenever the wind and sunny holidays, American families often hold picnics and outdoor barbecue meals. Picnic is a kind of roast chicken cooked food in a basket
To the field to eat; barbecue meal is in their own courtyard or the countryside lit a charcoal fire, the raw food grilled and then eat. Some parks even provide cooking utensils for visitors to grill meat.
In general, Americans eat three meals casually and simply. For breakfast, it is often juice, eggs, milk and bread. Eggs are cooked in hot water or on an electric stove, and milk is taken straight from the refrigerator. Lunch, more often than not, takes half an hour to be consumed in a hurry at the workplace. A few slices of sandwich, a banana, and a cup of coffee are taken from a small paper bag that people bring with them for lunch. For dinner, it is often one or two dishes, with some snacks, fruit and so on. Sometimes, even though there are many items on the dinner menu, they are just ingredients. The favorite is steak or pork chop, a large steak is more than 150 grams.