What we eat in America: a report for the curious

Curiosity is not a vice; everyone’s interest in what is happening in another country is clear. How do people live, what time do they start their working day, what do they eat for breakfast? Texas blogger Oksana Bryant shared her observations, astonishment and favorite food finds.

I will talk mainly about what we buy, since, naturally, I cannot judge other products.

Food in the USA. Breakfast

First, let's talk about breakfast. These are the eggs we always buy:

Inscription cage free This means that our chickens did not sit in cages. That is, grown in close to rural conditions. As you can see, instead of 10 pieces of packaging on 12 pieces, which is considered one dozen. It is also written on the packaging that these eggs contain on 25% less saturated fat than in normal eggs. Saturated fat is a must in the labeling of any product in the United States.

Americans like breakfast bagels with a spread. Here we buy this spread:

50% less calories in such a spread than in oil, no trans fats.

In Russia, for example, the amount of trans fat should be no more than 20%, and here I haven’t come across products with trans fats at all (I do not rule out that they exist).

There is also such a breakfast option:

It was love at first ... no, at second glance. At first glance it was not very. True, I eat them without any syrup. These waffles are made from whole grains and contain blueberries, which are good for the skin. Let's look at the composition of the waffles:

Here such data should be indicated on each product packaging. Nutritional value, as you see, is calculated not on 100 gr, as in Russia, but on each serving, which is very convenient. Sugar is just 7 grams in two wafers. In general, healthy breakfast. By the way, I was not paid for advertising, I advertise them on a voluntary basis.

They are stored frozen, and before eating they are baked in a toaster until crisp. There are still waffles from usual flour, with chocolate pieces.

For those who keep a figure and count calories: I have an application on my phone, for example, there is a barcode scanning function, one click, and all information is entered into your database in the application, all micro and macro elements are automatically counted. It is very convenient. Barcode not only in this application, but only in this application, it is so convenient. The application is called MyFitnessPal (works only with American products).

Food in the USA. Vegetables and fruits

In general, vegetables are not very popular here, but sometimes they are bought.

Vegetables

Potatoes are different, familiar to the Russian people, as well as sweet. I have never tried sweet potatoes before the USA, I decided to try here. Puree out of it did not ice, only french fries are delicious. Mashed potatoes more like boiled pumpkin. Thanksgiving potatoes are mashed with mashed bacon, cheese, milk and butter. Delicious!

Cabbage in the United States is sold only to foreigners, as a store worker told us. Local do not eat it.

Tomatoes are the same "plastic" as in Russia - waxed to the mother does not spoil, but there are normal.

Fruit

Bananas, oranges, grapefruits, apples, watermelons (without seeds), melons - everything is there. It tastes the same as in Russia. Organic fruit, of course, tastier.

There is also always an avocado (in Russia you will not find it).

Dill in our stores there, parsley can sometimes be found.

Confection

A huge range of different cakes, donuts, sweets, and other sweets. Like these ones Brownies tried recently:

These are cakes resembling a potato-cake, only with a milder taste, without cognac.

Also here there are chocolates Snickers, Mars, Twix, etc. There are some good cinnamon buns.

Food in the USA. Milk and meat

Drinks are sold in halons, which in the US is 3,78 liters. For example, the two of us drink 3 halon of milk per week ... =) Milk is sold with 2% fat and whole milk.

When I first tried the local milk, it seemed to me somehow sweeter than in Russia. But then I got used to it.

They do not eat cottage cheese, there is only some kind of pathetic similarity. I bought - I did not like it. Called cotage cheese. From such cottage cheese only to cook, probably.

But here there is a cheese similar to the Adyghe cheese.

In spanish written Queso fresco, which means cheese is chilled. From California we bring it. For sandwiches, we buy this kind of cheese:

This one is hot with pepper.

The fat content of sour cream in Russia starts from 10%, and here from 8%. Sour cream is as tasty as in Russia.

There are no ryazhenka, kefir and other drinks here (in the international store you can buy kefir). In ordinary stores there is only yogurt. And it is problematic to find yogurt without filler and low fat content in one bottle. I honestly searched.

Cheese is sold already grated or sliced, however, as well as bread and fruit and vegetables. All for the lazy.

Meat is all - chicken, pork, beef, turkey. Different fat content. Stuffing too!

Russian food in the USA

Rye bread is a rarity, and it costs 3.78 $, which is 1 $ more expensive than white. The husband eats only rye, so when 2 is on the shelf, and even 3 rye bread is a great success. Sometimes it seems to me that it is brought on 3 pieces only for the whole store. Immediately I recall the eggplant overseas caviar.

In the usual supermarket you can also buy Russian Rye bread. Husband liked.

By the way, about caviar ... it is also sold only in an international store.

No buckwheat at all. But we went to the store in Houston, this is a store with goods from more than 50 countries of the world, we found kosher buckwheat (it is smoother and cleaner than ordinary buckwheat).

And also they had Russian salad (Olivier), in principle, to taste anything like that, but some other sauce was. Here in this store was just rye paradise, the bread was from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia (in frozen form).

Ukrainian bread here is generally 4,5 $. You can splurge!

The last time, having been in this store, they saw a Muslim woman who tried olives directly from metal dishes (where people serve themselves) - that is, before she paid for them, she decided to try everything. Interestingly, she tries foods in banks too, so before you buy?

In general, I like this store, there are such beautiful culinary creations, it is just a mockery of people who follow the figure! In general, I recommend.

In general, judging by the assortment, it seems that Americans either eat an exorbitant amount of high-calorie food, or they all go on a diet together. In Russia, mostly, the fat content of products is average, but here the fat content is either very high or zero. No other is given. In the US, it is very easy to eat right, it would be only the desire and willpower to resist the Great Hamburger.

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