# Hamburger Helper - what say ye? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 11, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297 "2006-05-11T00:11:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297/61 "2006-05-13T14:11:12Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > That can’t be the actual label…a single serving is not the whole box! Come on, a tiny bag of potato chips even claims to be three servings! Can someone with an actual physical box in their hand confirm that The HH people list a single serving as the whole box? You can change the dropdown menu on the top of the page to “1 serving”, and it’s 178 cal, 5g fat, 29g carb, 5g protein, 914mg sodium. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297/62 "2006-05-13T17:41:36Z")
I don’t eat it. It’s pretty salty tasting, and really not so healthy. WhyNot, you have to add in the ground beef calories and fat as well. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297/63 "2006-05-13T18:04:16Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > I don’t eat it. It’s pretty salty tasting, and really not so healthy. > > WhyNot, you have to add in the ground beef calories and fat as well. Yes, but what we were trying to determine was whether the information on the link when you click is for 1 serving or not. It isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297/64 "2006-05-13T18:26:47Z")
Gotcha. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297/65 "2006-05-14T15:03:44Z")
I’d pick number 2 - I don’t eat it myself anymore, but I’ll make it for my husband and kids on those busy nights. They like the Stroganoff and Cheeseburger varieties. I’ve made both with ground venison, too, and they say it’s pretty tasty. > [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **tomndebb** > (I’ve had the same fight with my kids over Lunchables. For the cost of four packages of Lunchables, I can buy enough crackers, peanut butter, Cheez Whiz, and (lean) lunch meat to make “lunchables” by hand for two weeks. (And I can better control the amount of fat, sugar, and sodium that goes into them.)) I did that with my kids; still do with my 4th-grade son in fact. I’ll give him a couple slices of ham or roast beef, rolled up, and a slice or two of deli cheese and some crackers. He admited it’s better tasting than the Lunchables. Those Lunchables are freaking _expensive._ ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297/66 "2006-05-15T02:14:22Z")
Ahhhh, Lunchables. I was such a fanatic about my young kids’ diets that I used a [baby food hand grinder](http://www.kidsorganics.com/Make%20UR%20own%20baby%20food.htm) to make all of their baby foods. The freezer was always packed with frozen cubes of fresh ground meats and veggies. As the kids’ former daycare provider ( and now close friend ) loves to point out, at some time in their toddlerhood I came completely unglued in terms of this obsession with no commercial baby prepared foods, and started sending them with Lunchables. It did not last long-for the reasons **tomndebb** articulated. Cheaper and much more healthy to make them sammiches and prep foods at home.Salt, fats, preservatives- not things little growing bodies need. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297/67 "2006-05-15T17:21:46Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > Ahhhh, Lunchables. I was such a fanatic about my young kids’ diets that I used a [baby food hand grinder](http://www.kidsorganics.com/Make%20UR%20own%20baby%20food.htm) to make all of their baby foods. The freezer was always packed with frozen cubes of fresh ground meats and veggies. I did that! I just used a blender, though. The ice-cube fuits were always kinda neat, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297/68 "2006-05-15T18:44:23Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > But…but…but! It’s not the sa-ame! No one else has to bring FAKE Lunchables to school! > > God, you’re like the worst parent EVER! > > ::crosses arms and storms off:: Oh **lorene** - you sound just like my son - I made the mistake of not getting him the proper lunchable - it was another brand - I ended up returning them to the store. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297/69 "2006-05-15T18:46:00Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > That can’t be the actual label…a single serving is not the whole box! Come on, a tiny bag of potato chips even claims to be three servings! Can someone with an actual physical box in their hand confirm that The HH people list a single serving as the whole box? There’s a drop-down menu at the top of the page that lets you pick “servings” or “package”. It updates the values on the picture of the label oddly. (also, the “tiny” bags of chips are listed as 1 serving – the ones that are $.25. If a person doesn’t think that’s enough chips to eat with a sandwich for lunch, it’s just because of the biggification of everything.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburger-helper-what-say-ye/356297.md?page=3)