Actually quite like it here

[Team_Healey 6]

27 minutes ago, Dutchster said:

Everything is too processed here and most of it is not even FDA approved. It worries me a lot, so I try to find food that not super processed. My grandmother in law used Kraft singles, yuk! Horrible horible horrible 

Agreed, when shopping for groceries now I look at the labels and try to find things with less preservatives and colorants as possible. My husband loves junk food and doesn't seem to care now that he is in America!

It is like the opposite for me, an American living a somewhat clean eating life in NZ that I started to feel better and actually tasted wholesome foods and ate tons of vegetables, and my husband a New Zealander coming to the US and his eyes become as big a saucers looking at the chips and dips section. I was sure after a year it would taper off but he seems to be an eating tourist for now.  

[Diane and Chris 651]

On 4/10/2017 at 7:06 PM, Dutchster said:

Where do they sell that? Supermarket, too? I just googled it aaaaaaaaaaaaaand I want cheese now.

Do you have an Ingles Supermarket near you?  They carry Boar's Head. 

[millefleur 5,037]

American here. We have terrible bread in the US because we just don't have a bread culture. Bread isn't seen as a staple to be eaten with every meal. I can't really explain why this is, but it's not a staple for us. It's more of a tool to make sandwiches with really.

 

I'm living in Russia now and people here are baffled that I can eat soup without bread. They think I'm ill and dying and not eating enough. That said, while we lack in bread in the US, we have a thousand more options in crackers, chips (even healthy versions! which don't exist here) and other snack type things that we prefer to use in soups. When I get back to the US, I'm honestly dying to have that cracker/snack selection again!

 

So, if you want to get over the lack of good bread, I suggest branching out into the gourmet/organic cracker and chip selection. It won't fill the void totally, but there are even whole grain/healthy options out there certainly worth trying, especially with soups. But yeah, dark bread like you find in Central/Eastern Europe is really a hard thing to come by in the States, even in big cities. Perhaps a local Eastern European market might have some.

 

Looking at labels in the States is ESSENTIAL. So much food in the US is low quality garbage filled with added preservatives and other stuff. We don't have the food traditions nor the regulations like the have in Europe. If you want to eat well in the US, you have to become a vigilant grocery shopper.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

10 minutes ago, millefleur said:

American here. We have terrible bread in the US because we just don't have a bread culture. Bread isn't seen as a staple to be eaten with every meal. I can't really explain why this is, but it's not a staple for us. It's more of a tool to make sandwiches with really.

 

I'm living in Russia now and people here are baffled that I can eat soup without bread. They think I'm ill and dying and not eating enough. That said, while we lack in bread in the US, we have a thousand more options in crackers, chips (even healthy versions! which don't exist here) and other snack type things that we prefer to use in soups. When I get back to the US, I'm honestly dying to have that cracker/snack selection again!

 

So, if you want to get over the lack of good bread, I suggest branching out into the gourmet/organic cracker and chip selection. It won't fill the void totally, but there are even whole grain/healthy options out there certainly worth trying, especially with soups. But yeah, dark bread like you find in Central/Eastern Europe is really a hard thing to come by in the States, even in big cities. Perhaps a local Eastern European market might have some.

 

Looking at labels in the States is ESSENTIAL. So much food in the US is low quality garbage filled with added preservatives and other stuff. We don't have the food traditions nor the regulations like the have in Europe. If you want to eat well in the US, you have to become a vigilant grocery shopper.

I think the biggest reason for cultural food differences is our food is built around meat.  Meals are not events like they are in Europe, it's fuel here.  I think our calorie consciousness is huge too.  Empty calories isn't something I've heard much about outside of North America.

[AnGeLxX 154]

On 4/10/2017 at 0:06 PM, Dutchster said:

Where do they sell that? Supermarket, too? I just googled it aaaaaaaaaaaaaand I want cheese now.

Same, we get all the cheese at Publix. Mostly it's boar's head. Cheese is good, but nothing compared to the dutch cheeses " I'm not a big fan of Gouda, never was" Lol 

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Just now, AnGeLxX said:

Same, we get all the cheese at Publix. Mostly it's boar's head. Cheese is good, but nothing compared to the dutch cheeses " I'm not a big fan of Gouda, never was" Lol 

Publix is the best grocery store

[AnGeLxX 154]

Just now, Transborderwife said:

Publix is the best grocery store

Yes!! Agree haha. Whole food market is good too but its like an hour away from me..so yeah. Love Publix  

[EmilyW 1,222]

The Teeter has picked up its cheese game.  Each week I'm trying something new there and it's good.

[depressedgirl 3]

So good to hear this lovely update, congratulations on your new life!

[depressedgirl 3]

ps, i went on the cabot cheese factory tour with my wife when we went leaf peeping... you know they dye it orange because it sells better? Americans prefer to eat orange cheese.