“Time is money” is what Americans believe in. They see time as an important resource and will feel upset when their time isn’t respected. It is also why they love drive-thrus as it is quick and they can eat on the go too.
For example, who wants to dehusk oats and then soak them for hours before drying the oats then rolling it to make rolled oats? Don’t forget to dehydrate it so it will have a longer shelf-time. It takes too long! That is why people invent things to cut the preparation time for us.
Nowadays, it is easy to make oatmeal. Although the taste is slightly different than traditionally made oatmeal, it is still as healthy and nutritional as the traditional one! Fruits or other toppings can be added into the oatmeal, but adding only sugar and salt for simplicity can still be a delicious breakfast.
Another easy breakfast yet popular is cereal! Who doesn’t love cereal and milk? It has a long history, however the breakfast cereal we know is really different compared to traditional cereal. Modern processed cereals can be high in sugar, but it doesn’t hurt to treat yourself to this lovely breakfast every now and then, especially when it comes with a variety of flavors now!
Like the mixed blend taste of fruit that is Froot Loops, or interesting Lucky Charms cereal that has marshmallows in it, then there is cereal that is shaped like a bread and tastes like cinnamon, Reese’s puffs as cereal, or if you can’t decide then there is also Lucky Charms, Cookie Crisp, and Trix Cereal 3 bags in 1! Cereal doesn’t have to be eaten with just milk, you can also use it as a topping for your snacks!
There is also another food that can be eaten as a quick snack, and that is mac and cheese! It originated from the United Kingdom and it has spread to Canada and the United States. This comfort food for Americans can take quite a long time to make. Cut the cheese, cook the macaroni, then add the cheese into the macaroni for it to melt. But when you’re craving for some mac and cheese and don’t have time to make it, this might be it for you!
Something that has become used more and more is Spam! Although it may not seem like much, there are now recipes that use it like spam musubi, putting it in tacos, or as a burger. People can get really creative when they want to, and there are a lot of delicious creations that use spam!
Jelly uses gelatin to make it set and traditionally gelatin is obtained by boiling animal bones and skin, that’s why broth can become jelly-like! Thankfully nowadays we can make jelly with many kinds of flavors easily! There’s chocolate, strawberry, melon, guava, mango, and more!
Though it is expensive in movie theaters, as long as you have a microwave, you can have popcorn anytime you want! There are many kinds of popcorn flavors too nowadays, but simple butter popcorn is always a classic to have. There is also popcorn with spicy flaming hot cheddar if you want to try something different, the choice is yours!
There really are a lot of things that we can make easily and quickly now, like vanilla cake, or pistachio pudding, flan, even the once viral West African food fufu!
There will always be inventions of new things and ways to do something quicker and easier, especially when it is essential for our life such as foods. So let’s enjoy making these without the hassle of preparing it the traditional way!