# Kraft Macaroni & Cheese: CHEDDAR EXPLOSION **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894 "2010-02-21T18:17:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/61 "2010-02-23T17:48:28Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > This is the only way my kids eat Top Ramen. Boil the noodles, drain, sprinkle on half a packet of flavor. If you’re watching sodium at all, those noodles are right out. Holy God, that’s a lot of sodium. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/62 "2010-02-24T15:00:26Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > Forget Kraft. Make macaroni and cheese from scratch. Or Annie’s, if you can get it near you. Look for the purple box with the bunny. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/63 "2010-02-24T15:06:35Z")
That Annie’s stuff is good (it tastes like real food) but it’s crazy expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/64 "2010-02-24T15:19:47Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > If you’re watching sodium at all, those noodles are right out. Holy God, that’s a lot of sodium. EVERYTHING in moderation, including moderation. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/65 "2010-02-24T17:15:12Z")
> [@Nunavut\_Boy](#): > > The only KD I liked was the ‘white cheddar’ version. They’ve since changed the recipe (at least in Canada) at the same time they changed the box design. It’s terrible, I can’t even eat it anymore. I did send a letter of protest to Kraft but did not hear back. Damn I miss my KD ☹ White Cheddar and Spirals (maybe with a dash of BBQ sauce) were my favourites. Have you tried President’s Choice white cheddar mac ‘n’ cheese? It used to be as good as the “real thing”, IMO; maybe they haven’t changed their recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/66 "2010-02-24T17:49:10Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Have you tried President’s Choice white cheddar mac ‘n’ cheese? It used to be as good as the “real thing”, IMO; maybe they haven’t changed their recipe. This is the one TRUE mac ‘n’ cheese. I haven’t had it in years but I remember it blowing KD out of the water. ---
**Author:** ![kathmandu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kathmandu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kathmandu)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/67 "2010-02-24T19:43:29Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > That Annie’s stuff is good (it tastes like real food) but it’s crazy expensive. I actually like KD better than Annie’s. I think I’m the only one. I find Annie’s has a powdery, chemical taste. And I agree about the whole mac&cheese is different from KD thing. They’re not interchangeable. I find it kind of odd to get snobby about the obvious superiority of macaroni and cheese. It’s not like from scratch mac and cheese is gourmet or much more nutritious than KD anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/68 "2010-02-24T19:59:53Z")
Thanks to all you dudes, we had Kraft mac and cheese for supper last night - with extra veggies, cream cheese, and sour cream. Mm mm good. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/69 "2010-02-24T20:07:01Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > And they both have their own place in the world. And in my house. > I’m feeling abnormal now… when I make homemade macaroni and cheese, it takes me like two hours and by the time I’m done, the kitchen is trashed, there’s flour everywhere, and I’m exhausted. It’s always worth it, but damn it sure is a lot of trouble. I agree with you. I sometimes make it from scratch, and also from teh box, depending on circumstances. Also, sometimes you only have a buck to spend rather than buying a large block of cheese plus everything else. I understand you get a lot more from scratch, but still, if you only have a dollar you only have a dollar. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894/70 "2010-02-24T20:41:50Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > I have made homemade mac & cheese before, and the hilarious thing is that if I call it “mac & cheese,” the kids don’t want to eat it. If, however, I wise up and call it “cheesy noodle casserole,” everyone loves it and asks for seconds. > > The things you learn as a parent. Amen. Marketing is everything. I got my three-year old to eat broccoli by calling it monkey trees and carrots by exclaiming that he’s turned orange when he eats them. As for mac & cheese… Yeah, totally different from homemade macaroni and cheese. I love making the homemade stuff, but I’ve got a half hour after I get home to make something to feed my preschooler and nurse my baby (apparently it’s dinnertime for everyone) while running herd on said preschooler until his dad can get home and hold the baby for me long enough to finish food prep. It’d be nice if dinnertime were so flexible you could just put it off until dinner is ready, but kids have to sleep, and everything is planned backward from that. My favorite homemade recipe is the classic Joy of Cooking baked macaroni and cheese. Delicious! I’ve still got a frozen pan of that stuff in the freezer. I made it before I had the baby. Hmmm… Don’t have anything in mind for dinner yet tonight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kraft-macaroni-cheese-cheddar-explosion/529894.md?page=3)