# I've never eaten Hamburger Helper... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531 "2011-07-10T18:43:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/1 "2011-07-10T18:43:32Z")
Am I missing anything? šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/2 "2011-07-10T18:47:02Z")
Sub-Par pasta and bland seasonings. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/3 "2011-07-10T18:48:39Z")
I donā€™t know if they still make it, but there used to be a HH meatloaf that I really liked. It came with almost everything- maybe you had to add an egg and a little milk?- including itā€™s own little disposable pan and tomato sauce topping. It was good. Other than that, no, youā€™re not missing anything. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/4 "2011-07-10T18:50:49Z")
I find tuna helper delicious, but itā€™s so high in fat/calories that I donā€™t eat it all that often. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/5 "2011-07-10T18:52:35Z")
Iā€™m not a fan of hamburger helper, but the Chicken Helper Cheesy Chicken Enchilada, plus a lot of hot sauce and cayenne pepper, is delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/6 "2011-07-10T18:52:53Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > I find tuna helper delicious, but itā€™s so high in fat/calories that I donā€™t eat it all that often. I like Tuna Helper, too, and Iā€™m not ashamed to admit it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/7 "2011-07-10T18:55:16Z")
Itā€™s fine without the hamburger, too. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/8 "2011-07-10T18:56:21Z")
Once you realize that you can buy the ingredients in HH in bulk for far less money, itā€™s pretty pointless. Better pasta, better seasoning, less salt and less fat. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/9 "2011-07-10T19:02:52Z")
The last time I had Hamburger Helper, it came in a christmas hamper my mom gave me. I still feel really bad about wasting that hamburger - that stuff just tastes like poverty and illness. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/10 "2011-07-10T19:04:44Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > I still feel really bad about wasting that hamburger - that stuff just tastes like poverty and illness. Thatā€™s what I say about those disgusting ramen noodle packages that are like 5 for a dollar- ā€œsmells like povertyā€. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/11 "2011-07-10T19:13:26Z")
Is there a name for the food that Hamburger Helper is, separate from the brand name? Because thats a pretty good, at least by the standard of quick homemade bachelor food. But the stuff in a box is both gross and a rip-off. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/12 "2011-07-10T19:29:51Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Is there a name for the food that Hamburger Helper is, separate from the brand name? Well, thereā€™s so many different varieties of Hamburger helper. Itā€™s mostly variations on hamburger & macaroni. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/13 "2011-07-10T19:30:11Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Itā€™s fine without the hamburger, too. šŸ˜‰ ā€œI donā€™t know why they call this stuff hamburger helper, it does just fine by itself.ā€ - Cousin Eddie, ā€œVacationā€ ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/14 "2011-07-10T19:31:31Z")
Stroganoff? Casserole? I know what you mean, you can make piles of great food in college with just some burger, noodles, cream of mushroom and an onion. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/15 "2011-07-10T19:36:27Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Once you realize that you can buy the ingredients in HH in bulk for far less money, itā€™s pretty pointless. Better pasta, better seasoning, less salt and less fat. Yep. We used to eat HH when I was a kid/teen. Now when I see it in the store, I think ā€˜Whatā€™s the point?ā€™ ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/16 "2011-07-10T19:36:57Z")
I just dropped by to say ā€œIf youā€™re not adding hamburger, it might taste like youā€™re missing somethingā€¦ā€. But now Iā€™m reminded that Cousin Eddie said it much more eloquently than I couldā€™ve. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/17 "2011-07-10T19:40:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Am I missing anything? šŸ˜• Me either!! šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/18 "2011-07-10T19:52:44Z")
[QUOTE=Simplicio] Is there a name for the food that Hamburger Helper is, separate from the brand name? [/QUOTE] Bachelor Chow? Could be a whole new market for Purina. As for HH - itā€™s not half as tasty as it used to be, but Iā€™ll keep a box or two in the back of the pantry as a backup for those nights when we just need to knock together something for dinner quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/19 "2011-07-10T20:11:32Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > Bachelor Chow? > > Could be a whole new market for Purina. Purinaā€™s afraid to take on MomCorp. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531/20 "2011-07-10T20:17:33Z")
Salt. You are missing salt. I wish they had massively low sodium versions. Iā€™ve seen reduced sodium, but they still taste like salt has been poured over them. I didnā€™t mind the Jambalaya one, though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-eaten-hamburger-helper/588531.md?page=2)