Breakfast begins with juice, and the staple foods are porridge, eggs, custard, French toast and pancakes. Lunch varies from person to person. People who have lunch in restaurants often eat sandwiches, hamburgers and hot dogs. At lunch, children often drink milk or soda. Adults like to drink coffee, tea or beer. Office workers or students basically eat sandwiches brought at home. Besides, in order to save time, many people eat in the cafeteria. There are vending machines where customers can buy soup, sandwiches, drinks, fruits and sweets. In the United States, the most abundant thing in a day is dinner, which usually consists of several dishes: appetizer (fresh fruit, juice or fish soup, salad) and main course (meat, fish, potatoes, rice, noodles, etc.). ) and dessert. Most Americans like sweets: cakes, pies, biscuits and ice cream. Because dinner is usually eaten earlier, eating midnight snack has become the habit of most families. Children often drink milk or eat cookies before going to bed, while adults eat fruit or candy. Americans also eat three meals a day, but usually eat fast food at noon. Breakfast time, usually 8 am. Breakfast content varies from region to region. A simple breakfast may be juice, cereal, toast and coffee. A hearty breakfast can also include pancakes, cornflakes, sausages, ham and various eggs. Oatmeal porridge that Americans often drink is made of oats and mixed with milk and sugar. Corn flakes are small, crisp brown flakes made of corn flour, soaked in white sugar and milk until soft. Americans usually have breakfast at home. However, sometimes breakfast is used to discuss business or raise funds, which is called working breakfast. Businessmen and politicians sometimes have breakfast with colleagues to start a new day. The president often has breakfast with congressional leaders, during which he can learn about the prospect of completing the legislative process of his bill. Churches and societies often hold fund-raising breakfast meetings, and volunteers will prepare a hearty breakfast for guests who pay a certain fee. Lunch time is usually from noon 12 to 1 or from 2 pm to 2 pm. Because of the short time and the long distance from home to work, people who go to work or school seldom go home for lunch, but bring meals from home. American lunch is the simplest of the three meals. It is usually eaten with vegetables and sandwiches, hamburgers or Italian pizza, hot dogs and drinks. Dinner starts around 6 pm and is usually rich. Usually, juice or soup is served first, and then the main course is served. The main courses we often eat are beef, pork chop, barbecue, fried chicken, fried shrimp, ham and lamb chop. Vegetables, bread, butter, rice, noodles and so on are eaten with the main course. Europeans are used to eating fruit or cheese at the end: this is out of fashion in America. Most Americans like to eat desserts in restaurants, such as cakes, biscuits or ice cream, and finally have a cup of coffee. Most American families have the habit of eating snacks before going to bed. Children usually drink a glass of milk and eat a biscuit. Adults eat some fruits and sugar. On weekends or holidays, many families only eat two meals. They combine breakfast and lunch into one, which is called brunch. Generally speaking, it is a rich meal. Some families don't cook on Sundays. They go out for a light meal or eat in a restaurant. On sunny holidays, American families often have picnics and barbecues. A picnic is to put cooked food such as roast chicken in a basket and take it to the wild to eat; A barbecue meal is to light a charcoal fire in your yard or suburb and bake raw food before eating. Some parks even provide barbecue cookers for swimming. Generally speaking, American meals are both casual and simple. Breakfast is usually juice, eggs, milk and bread. Eggs are boiled in hot water or in an electric cooker, and milk is taken directly from the refrigerator. Lunch should be eaten in a hurry at the workplace for more than half an hour. When eating, people take out some sandwiches, a banana and a cup of coffee from their small paper bags. This is a lunch. Dinner, usually one or two dishes, and some snacks, fruits and the like. Sometimes, although there are many items on the dinner menu, they are just some ingredients. People's favorite food is steak or pork chops, and large steak 150 grams or more.