Kraft Reveals Revamped Mac and Cheese, 50M Boxes Later

Post by azinman2 » Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 5:02 PM UTC

gambiting wrote: post #83

symfoniq wrote: post #77

Having young children, there's almost always a box of macaroni and cheese in the house. My kids, who fancy themselves mac & cheese connoisseurs, started complaining about the taste of Kraft a couple of months ago. So now when Kraft advertises on TV that they changed their mac & cheese and nobody noticed, my eight- and six-year-old just roll their eyes. I suppose the upside is, they're already learning that you can't…

I keep saying to myself that I need to go to one of those world food sections at my local supermarket and buy a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese to try it,but I always forget - is it really worth it?

Post by cbr » Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 5:03 PM UTC

ksherlock wrote: post #73

brianmersenne wrote: post #50

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The sweetener isn't part of the Coca-Cola formula (or more specifically, isn't part of the Coca-Cola concentrate). Coca-Cola provides unsweetened concentrate to independent bottlers, and the bottlers add high fructose corn syrup, sugar, or both during the bottling process. Some US Coca-Cola bottlers still only use sugar for sweetener.

Ahh, that's interesting. I remember Coke (KO) bought out the US distribution/bottling from Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) in 2010 but Wikipedia says 5-10% of US Coke is still bottled by a handful of independent bottlers. Allegedly, Kosher For Passover Coke (which should be available soon if not already) uses sugar.

Post by gruyere » Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 5:08 PM UTC

dunham wrote: post #82

symfoniq wrote: post #77

Having young children, there's almost always a box of macaroni and cheese in the house. My kids, who fancy themselves mac & cheese connoisseurs, started complaining about the taste of Kraft a couple of months ago. So now when Kraft advertises on TV that they changed their mac & cheese and nobody noticed, my eight- and six-year-old just roll their eyes. I suppose the upside is, they're already learning that you can't…

My wife and kid are pretty happy with Annie's. Might be worth trying if you're looking for another brand. (The only stuff I eat these days is homemade, typically gruyère-based, but we keep Annie's on hand in case we don't have leftovers for lunch.)

Post by Symbiote » Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 5:08 PM UTC

blakes wrote: post #90

gambiting wrote: post #83

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I keep saying to myself that I need to go to one of those world food sections at my local supermarket and buy a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese to try it,but I always forget - is it really worth it?

It's nothing special on it's own, but if you want to get crazy with it, throw a can of tuna in it as you mix in the cheese. And some onion. And a little bit of pepper. And if you love bacon, some bacon bits. It turns it into a very full inexpensive meal and it is super tasty.

Post by douche » Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 5:11 PM UTC

dunham wrote: post #82

symfoniq wrote: post #77

Having young children, there's almost always a box of macaroni and cheese in the house. My kids, who fancy themselves mac & cheese connoisseurs, started complaining about the taste of Kraft a couple of months ago. So now when Kraft advertises on TV that they changed their mac & cheese and nobody noticed, my eight- and six-year-old just roll their eyes. I suppose the upside is, they're already learning that you can't…

My wife and kid are pretty happy with Annie's. Might be worth trying if you're looking for another brand. (The only stuff I eat these days is homemade, typically gruyère-based, but we keep Annie's on hand in case we don't have leftovers for lunch.)