<p>There isn’t such thing as “American” food. Burgers and fries and everything else we associate with America came from other countries. </p>
<p>I’ll respond to all of your messages tomorrow. :P</p>
<p>@AnImpAffliction
Hamburgers from Hamburg, hot dogs from Frankfurt, pizza and spaghetti from Italy. I guess the varied culture of America is shown even by the foods that are associated with it. Sadly, Indian food hasn’t grown that much to be part of American society and culture. </p>
<p>YEAHHH WHOOOO GO PANEER, PANEER IS GREAT.</p>
<p>@awakeningvenus, duuuuude Indian food has become a part of American society and culture. Last night I went to the mall and there’s this restaurant at the food court and IT IS LITERALLY AN INDIAN CHIPOTLE. You choose your rice (jeera or brown, I chose jeera), your meat (I had chicken and shrimp), put some vegetables, sauce, corn, coriander, channa, and BAM YOU HAVE THE MOST DELICIOUS THING EVERRRRR. LITERALLY THE INDIAN VERSION OF CHIPOTLE, I WAS FREAKING OUT.</p>
<p>Variety is the spice of life regardless where the foods came from. How can you eat rice and paneer everyday?</p>
<p>Nobody said they ate rice and paneer everyday. Though, that wouldn’t be a bad idea. Panner + Rice = DELISH.</p>
<p>Delicious =/= Nutritious.</p>
<p>Indian food is so fattening though. I have to work out a lot just to get fit. Ugh, but I don’t regret it because Indian food is actually really good. Had Sev Puri yesterday if anybody knows what that is. </p>
<p>@AnImpAffliction
Woah, that sounds awesome. I’ve never seen anything like that with Indian food where I live. Although, I could totally see that being a thing in Chicago or Detroit or somewhere there are a lot more Indian people. Haha, an Indian Chipotle. My parents already like Chipotle a lot.</p>
<p>@Hawkace - No doubt, my parents say every Indian food is healthy just to get me to eat it, but I know better most of the time. Paneer especially is heavy on fat. </p>
<p>Guys, Indian food is actually healthier than American food. Turmeric prevents arthritis and heart issues. It also helps with Alzheimer’s. Chili peppers are actually anti-depressants. There are a lot of health benefits. Of course, eat in moderation. What have you heard about American food? They pretty much send you to the hospital. Of course, I’m generalizing here. But if you think all Indian food is unhealthy, then you’re eating the wrong foods. </p>
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<p>They are more like the cause of heartburn.</p>
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<p>Not really. American average life expectancy is around 75 years. For Indians it is about 65 years.</p>
<p>@rosie19, lol life expectancy has little to correlation to the overall healthiness of a cuisine. Don’t you think there are some other variables in play with that statistic you just provided? Healthcare, poverty, etc?</p>
<p>Other variables are the same for Indians in America whose life expectancy is less than that of Americans.</p>
<p>65.48 years is the life expectancy of Indians living in INDIA. I assume you went to google and typed in “India life expectancy”. Please provide me with a link to a site of that explicitly states the life expectancy of Indian AMERICANS. The only statistics I found were those of broader ethnic guidelines. Asian Americans have an average life expectancy of nearly 85 years - well above that of the caucasian population in the USA.</p>
<p>lololol @rosie19 - you just set yourself up horribly, and should have thought that one through. Think of the enormous poverty, inferior infrastructure, and massive population in India. I’d say that’s pretty damn good for what they have. 1/3 Americans are overweight. </p>
<p>So to summarize this discussion: Indian food is yummy and healthy (if you eat responsibly). </p>
<p>So I’ve just realized that tomorrow’s the last day of Spring Break and I want to cry. I CANNOT go back. I JUST CAN’T.</p>
<p>Indian diet is mostly carbs and lacks protein to be considered healthy.</p>
<p>@rosie19, you just turned a casual conversation about the food from the country of our origin into a way too serious debate about its health benefits. You’re generalizing Indian cuisine as a whole. That’s like saying all American food will make you fat. Like I’ve said before, anything in moderation will not kill you. I don’t know if you’ve had a bad experience with Indian food and you’re speaking out of anger, or what. But whatever the problem is, please realize that this thread was made for Indians/Indian Americans/Indian enthusiasts to have a pleasant conversation. </p>
<p>Also note that food that is served in Indian Restaurants located in America are often serve altered/different food than what we actually eat at home to appeal to the American audience.</p>
<p>Indian here joining the conversation about food.
The food Indians eat at home rarely is as unhealthy as the Indian food at restaurants.
It’s just like generalizing and saying that every “American” meal ate at home is as bad as a supersized Big Mac meal (with DIET coke, of course)…</p>