The Bad News: Annie's Mac Ain't All That. There's No Good News.

re: The Bad News: Annie's Mac Ain't All That. There's No Good News.

organic girl — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:48:21 GMT

While we're on the subject....there's nothing REAL about Kraft cheese.

Kraft claims their cheese is "real", yet do not list any trace of naturally-sourced cheese on their ingredient statements. We all know that Kraft cheese is NOT real cheese; It's a bunch of chemicals combined in some laboratory dyed orange to look like cheese.

What I want to know is, how are they able to make the "real cheese" claim? Does this make anyone else furious that a company as large as Kraft has poisoned our food supply with such "convenient meals" for so many decades?

see: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=23741

re: The Bad News: Annie's Mac Ain't All That. There's No Good News.

minnie — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:05:58 GMT

the problem with making mac and cheese from scratch is that the cheese in your fridge has to be less than moldy. :P

re: The Bad News: Annie's Mac Ain't All That. There's No Good News.

CreativeTypeDad1 — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:17:52 GMT

I say - so what.

I guessed it wasn't all-that-and-a-bag-of-chips when the cheese came in processed powder form pouch. I do applaud them for trying to be somewhat socially responsible, but what can you say.

Make your own:Buy a cow and grow your own wheat OR buy the box from Kraft or Annie's.

Can I buy a cow off craigslist?

re: The Bad News: Annie's Mac Ain't All That. There's No Good News.

Emily — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:06:26 GMT

Well shit,

This is literally the only thing my toddler will eat for dinner the past few weeks. I do mix in peas and corn or appease the guilt. If the alternative is the kiddo not eating at all, I will take the evil purple box.

re: The Bad News: Annie's Mac Ain't All That. There's No Good News.

birdgal — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:26:28 GMT

Let's not kid ourselves here: processed food is processed food. It is generally inferior to plain old food prepared by hand, whether it be 'organic', 'all-natural', or any other label they can slap on. Yes, preparing mac and cheese from scratch is not THAT hard (though if you want to do it right, you need to prepare an actual 'white sauce' and not just throw in grated cheese, unless you want a big clumpy mess) and it doesn't really take much longer than the boxed stuff, BUT, especially with a white sauce, it generates more dishes to be done. Sometimes, after a long day of work, I would rather spare myself the mess and use the 'evil' box. I say use whichever one you think tastes better (I prefer Annie's myself) and get over it. Marketing is marketing and it's hard to get away from it, even when you're talking about a product like Annie's, which portrays itself as very granola and earth conscious.

re: The Bad News: Annie's Mac Ain't All That. There's No Good News.

Patti — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:50:59 GMT

Yep, the added nutrients (and what I believe to be the better flavor, although it's relative I suppose) is why there's a can of Spaghetti-O's stashed in the back of my pantry for emergencies, instead of a can of Annie's Crap-O's.

re: The Bad News: Annie's Mac Ain't All That. There's No Good News.

Whit Honea — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:44:17 GMT

We switched over to Kraft Mac n Cheese with all the extra calcium and vitamins, plus it is shaped like Sponge Bob and Spider Man. Probably not that much better, but come on, Sponge Bob!