I have my suspicions when it comes to cheese substitutes or alternatives. Cheese is a dairy product, through and
through, and I don't think that making a comparison to "real" cheese with any alternative "cheese"
is really fair. A non-dairy "cheese" should be evaluated on its own merits of flavor and texture, not as
though it were cheese, but as though it is similar to cheese.
I was a little reluctant, but my curiousity about the alternative cheese one out in the end and I bought a package at Trader Joe's. I went with the sliced, packaged variety because it seemed as though it might not be all that different from the sliced, packaged "cheese food." As it turns out, I was right in my assumption. The soy cheese from Trader Joe's does taste a lot like the processed cheese, if perhaps a bit more bland. Does it taste like cheddar? No, and it's not bad, just unremarkable.
Because so many parents cannot resist the convenience of boxed macaroni and cheese when it comes to feeding
their kids, there will probably always be a market for it. Some of the options are just not appetizing, with clumps of
cheez-powder and either crunchy or gummy noodles. But because it is a marketable product, not to mention a popular
comfort food, more companies are releasing tastier versions of boxed mac and cheese and 
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