
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
Real Simple sat down to taste a few in this month's
issue. Their top three versions were
Whole Kids
Organic White Cheddar Cheese , Annie's Homegrown
Creamy Deluxe Shells & Real Aged Wisconsin
Cheddar and
Back to Nature Crazy
Bugs. Tasters liked the "authentic cheese flavor" of the Whole Kids brand. Annie's brand came
with a packet of cheese sauce instead of a powder. The Crazy Bugs pasta is shaped like bugs (it doesn't include real
bugs) and has a slightly sweet cheese. The magazine had kids taste the contenders, as well as adults, to get their
feedback and all the kids loved these versions of macaroni and cheese. All three of the taste test winners are
available at stores like Whole Foods, but may be available in your local grocery store, too.