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If you’re looking for a classic out of the box macaroni & cheese, Annie’s brand just might satisfy your craving. According to their box, Annie’s came out with this product in response to hundreds of requests for an elbow macaroni with a milder and mellower cheese sauce. This mac & cheese is very quick to make. One thing that distinguishes is from other boxed macaroni and cheese is that in order to prepare the sauce, you mix it in with milk separately and then pour it over the pasta. This method seems to eliminate the clumps of powder that sometimes don’t thoroughly dissolve in other products.

Overall, this product has a good flavor. It does live up to its promise of a “classic mild cheese taste.” The sauce is a bit liquidy when you pour it on and while it did solidify somewhat after cooling, it would have been nicer if it had thickened a bit more. This could probably be solved by using a bit less milk than called for.

Compared to that other famous brand of mac & cheese in the blue box, Annie’s is far and away better for you. A one cup serving when prepared as the box directs, contains 280 calories and 4 grams of fat. Kraft’s contains 410 calories and around 18 grams of fat when prepared as directed. Kraft also uses the artificial colorings of Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 to give the cheese its orange color. Annie’s opts for the much healthier all natural Annatto extract.

Check out more about Annie’s Mac & Cheese and other products at http://www.annies.com.

Price: $1.99 for a 6 oz. package.

Get a family sized package here:
Annie’s Homegrown Family Size: Classic Macaroni & Cheese, 10.5-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6)

What do you think of Annie’s Macaroni & Cheese?

Both kids and adults alike should enjoy My Family Farm’s Cheddar Cheese Baked Crackers. Kids will love the fun farm animal shapes as well as the puzzles on the back of the packaging. Adults will love that it’s made with organic wheat flour and other all natural products. Both will love the crunchy cheddary goodness that isn’t too strong, yet not too bland. They would be great to add to a salad for some extra flavor and crunch or to add to a steaming bowl of soup.

These crackers would be perfect to pack in a lunch as an alternative for chips. A whopping 48 crackers (see picture below) contains only 120 calories, 4 grams of fat (.5 g saturated fat). The popular Cheez-It brand crackers contain 150 calories for only 27 crackers in addition to 8 grams of fat (2 of which are saturated)

One serving of crackers.

To get more information on the company that makes My Family Farm Cheddar Cheese Baked Crackers, visit their website at: http://www.myfamilyfarm.com

Price: $2.59 for a 7.0 oz package

Stock up on these crackers here:
My Family Farm Cheddar Cheese, 7-Ounce (Pack of 12)

What’s your opinion on these cheddar cheese crackers? Do you enjoy them plain, or do you add them to something?