[colorado tanker]

Children need to eat the real thing which is totally delicious and nutritious.

I agree, but I don't bother to make it because my kids will only eat the box stuff.

[miss marmelstein]

I hear that! I first saw the boxed variety last Thanksgiving and was appalled. But the kiddies would only eat that. We’ve gotta get them started early on good food.

[DesertRhino]

Bullcrap. I defy anyone to prove that homemade mac and cheese is nutritious in any way that the boxed isn’t. Noodles and cheese. Dehydration of the cheese does not affect nutrition.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Have you ever tried ketchup on boxed macaroni and cheese? My best friend’s daddy taught me that in 3rd grade. Loved it ever since!!!!

It is our home’s national dish.

[momtothree]

“.. my kids will only eat the box stuff”.

When mine were very little, they would only eat the boxed type. I made the homemade macaroni and cheese.. and it wasn’t to their liking. I remember when my son was five and told his classmates that his Mom made the best kind of macaroni and cheese in the world. His teacher asked him how I made it and he proudly said, “out of a box!”. Kind of made me cringe at the time but they all eat the “real” stuff now and the boxed type on a hectic evening when dinner is late and hurried.

[Monterrosa-24]

I prefer the basic Kraft box to most folk’s “real” macaroni. Only the best cheeses or cheese blends can beat Kraft’s easy box.

[jttpwalsh]

my kids will only eat the box stuff

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My wife styles herself as a gourmet cook, I must admit, she does well in the kitchen. When my kids were young, she had ankle surgery, and often times, it was up to me, to make dinner, as she was laid up, in bed.

One day my 8 year old boy sidled up to me, and in a discreet voice said “Dad, don’t tell Mom, but you make better mac and cheese”. Store brand, from the box, of course ;)

The height of praise, it was !

[UCANSEE2]

If you tell a kid some food is healthy and good for them, they become very suspicious and won’t eat it.