Why are there so many strange processed foods available in America and what are they? Like - what is Miracle Whip? Velveeta? Kool-Aid? What are instant grits?
2007-02-09 02:41:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
okay - instant grits are grits but quicker. But what are grits?
2007-02-09 02:59:03 · update #1
so miracle whip is like salad cream? give me mayonnaise any day... Why would you want your mayonnaise to be sweet? I never got that?
2007-02-09 03:01:29 · update #2
Don't know - but look at the size/obesity of them and ask yourself the question - would you eat it!!!
Not me
2007-02-09 02:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by jamand 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Instant grits are grits that don't have to be cooked for a long period of time. Like oatmeal you have the kind you have to cook and stir for 10-20 minutes and you have the kind you can nuke in the microwave. Miracle Whip is salad dressing, instead of mayo. It has more sugar but actually less fat. Velveeta is processed cheese in a block, it's perfect for melting, not really good for you but makes a mean grilled cheese sandwich.
You're exactly right, America food is processed and not good for you, it's made for our fast paced life. It's full of fat, calories and all the other bad stuff that makes it delicious. Americans are fortunate to have a choice of what we eat, where to get it, how much to pay for it. They can shop the perimeter of a store where all the healthy, unprocessed things are or the middle of the store where most of the processed food resides, however, it's still our choice...you know the land of the free!
2007-02-09 02:56:47 · answer #2 · answered by simply_moon 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Miracle Whip is a sandwich spread; rather like mayonnaise, but with a different flavor (I don't personally care for it). Velveeta is a mixture of cheeses, best used in moderation - good for casseroles, but not good to simply eat - likewise something I personally don't really care for. Kool-aid is a kid's drink mix - mostly just flavoring. It can be mixed with either artificial sweetener or sugar, and contains no carbonation; if prepared with artificial sweeteners, it effectively has no calories. At one time, it had vitamin C added to it; I don't know if that's still true, as I haven't had any since I was a kid myself.
Grits are a different category; they're a traditional food from the American south. Dried corn is soaked in a solution of lye-water until it plumps up, bursts its husk, and turns white. It is then rinsed thoroughly, and dried. After it dries, it is ground into a coarse flour; it's cooked much like oatmeal/porridge for breakfast. Instant grits are just pre-cooked, so that they can be prepared quickly for breakfast (MANY American households are severely stressed for time in the mornings).
2007-02-09 02:57:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Miracle Whip is a salad dressing. It's rather tasty on a sandwich. That isn't really a convenience food, that's a condiment. Velveeta is a processed food, and it's a block of a soft cheese. Koolaid is powdered drink mix, to which you add sugar or sweetener and serve over ice. Kids love it to drink and it's better than soda. Instant grits? It's kind of like porridge, I guess. I haven't had them, so I don't know for sure. Anyway, America is a fast paced society, and people want to have their instant gratification, that's why all the processed food. And contrary to popular belief, not all Americans are obese, or lazy.
2007-02-09 02:52:35 · answer #4 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Miracle Whip is a salad dressing & sandwich spread...it is similar to mayonaise, but sweeter & has half the fat.
Velveeta is a pasturized processed cheese spread...a necessary component of Queso dip.
Kool Aid is a drink mix.
Instant grits are similar to instant oatmeal...but they are grits. (Hominy)
These "strange" foods exist because they are convenient and people like them.
However; your list of "strange" American foods I don't think can be blamed on two-income families or anything like that (like I would blame TV dinners or Fast Food on that)...My grandma was making me Kool-Aid thirty years ago.
2007-02-09 02:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by T H 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I have to agree with you on that one: while living in the USA (american hubby), I, also, decided to do it the american way in the kitchen and to forget my french culture. So i bought all the processed food available in the supermarkets; i was thrilled! They made my life so much easier. I spent less time in the kitchen. And it was exotic to me to discover these new combinations eg. sweet dressings etc......
Unfortunately........ i ended up gaining 30 something kilos which took me years to lose. I finally opted to cook from scratch again, my good old natural veggies and fish/meat, without being lazy in the kitchen any longer. Only concerned about healthy eating and leaving the processed food on the shelves at the supermarket.
It's the only way to remain healthy and to really control what i eat.
2007-02-12 06:08:16 · answer #6 · answered by Frederique 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kool aid is like a orange cordial, velveeta is processed cheese like those triangles we have & miracle whip is a spread, & grits is a maize porridge made from what we call corn on the cob or sweet corn, there is nothing strange about them it is just the different names.
2007-02-09 02:58:17 · answer #7 · answered by thevoice 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Best dont eat it. Gooy cr@p.
2007-02-09 02:52:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Have no idea and i'm afraid have no interest in america either
2007-02-09 02:50:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 7⤋