What is American food? At first you might think the answer is easy as pie. To many people, American food means hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken and pizza. If you have a sweet tooth, you might even think of apple pie or chocolate chip cookies. It’s true that Americans do eat those things. But are those the only kind of vittles（事务） you can find in America? 
Americans living at a fast pace often just grab a quick bite（很快地吃几口）. Fast food restaurants offer people on the run everything from fried chicken to fried rice（炒饭）. Microwave（微波） dinners make cooking at home a snap（快速）. Of course, one of the most common quick American meals is a sandwich. If it can fit between two slices of bread, Americans probably make a sandwich out of it. Peanut butter and jelly（果酱） is an all-time American favorite. 
Americans on the go also tend（趋向，趋势） to eat a lot of junk food（垃圾食品）. Potato chips, candy bars（糖果）, soft drinks（软饮料，汽水） and other goodies are popular treats（款待，招待）. Many people eat too many of these unhealthy snacks. But others opt（选择，挑选） for more healthy eating habits. Some even go all natural. They refuse to eat any food prepared with chemicals（化学制品） or additives（添加物）. 
　The food in America may be international or regional（地区性的）. Sometimes it’s fast, and sometimes it’s not so fast. It might be junk food, or maybe its natural food. In any case, the style is all-American.