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 Much better than kraft Sep 01, 2010
You pay for what you get. This costs more than regular kraft but it is worht it. It has a Great taste. My friend uses it because of her gluten-free diet, but I really like it also. You can hardly tell the difference. I sometimes use the noodles in other macroni receipes also. I think this is the best store bought stuff you can buy in this category.
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The BEST! Aug 23, 2010
I don't have a gluten intolerance - just trying to cut back on the intake of wheat/gluten...and sugar, but that's another story;) so my body feels less bloated, unhealthy and lethargic due to wheat. With that said, I do know the differences in taste between wheat pastas, rice, quinoa, corn...etc. Personally, I have come to love the taste of non-wheat pastas over wheat, with the exception of corn flour, which isn't similar enough to wheat to fool my taste buds. Annie's does a fantastic job with this rice flour product, giving it a consistency and flavor akin to Kraft mac and cheese. What makes this better is the cheese, which tastes far yummier than any boxed mac & cheese I have ever had. Also, it's real cheese, with as few bizarre ingredients as possible.
For those who like to see ingredients, here is a comparison (and please note I am not a nutritionist - just writing a friendly review:):
Kraft Mac & Cheese:
Cheese sauce mix ingredients: whey (milk protein), milk protein concentrate, milk, milkfat and cheese culture, salt, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium phosphate and calcium phosphate, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6, citric acid, lactic acid and enzymes.
Annie's Rice Pasta & Cheddar: cheddar cheese (cultured pasturized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), whey, buttermilk, salt, cream, natural flavor, natural sodium phosphate, annatto extract for natural color.
*wiki annatto extract: Annatto coloring is produced from the reddish pericarp or pulp which surrounds the seed of the achiote (Bixa orellana L.). It is used in many natural cheeses (e.g., Cheddar, Red Leicester, Gouda (cheese) and Brie), margarine, butter, rice, smoked fish, and custard powder.
Annie's also has less sodium and sugars, which I am grateful for.
Also, Annie's does make another rice pasta mac and cheese - it's a deluxe box. This is what I would compare to Velveeta - for you lovers out there. It's the ooey gooey cheese that is thicker. Personally, I detest Velveeta, so the deluxe isn't as awesome as the simple Rice Pasta & Cheddar. But the deluxe IS better than macaroni with Velveeta because the consistency of the cheese isn't ridiculous overbearing and throat-clogging as Velveeta. I swear, I always felt like I would suffocate eating that stuff!
I definitely recommend this product to those with allergies, and intolerance, or those like myself who are looking for ways to significantly reduce heat intake. My entire family has now switched from Kraft over to this product (and they didn't do it for health reasons - they simply prefer the taste!)
It's a bit more pricey, I'll give you that. But for a hint - do check Target occasionally. They sell Annie's pastas and some amazing organic bunny fruit snacks - all of which go on sale quite often (I just purchased Rice Pasta & Cheddar for $1 a box!) If only the prices were always so kind;)
 Annie's Aug 10, 2010
I have tried most of Annie's pasta products and have yet to find one that tastes as good as this one. The others tasted artificial to me. The cheddar mac is a really good substitute for the "real" thing.
 Needs a lot of work to make edible Aug 07, 2010
I was desperate to find a gluten-free mac n cheese. I was so excited to find this brand and was really impressed by the great reviews. I'm sorry to say that the only part that was worth anything was the noodles. The cheese sauce is terribly thin and tasteless. I had to add salt, pepper, and lots of extra cheese to make it edible. I hope they can make it better in the future.
Great tasting, texture mac and cheese Jul 28, 2010
This is so delicious it's difficult to keep it stocked in the house, even though I buy it by the case. We usually add a little bit of additional cheese and sometimes make it an entire meal by adding broccoli and a little ground turkey. Great staple that I won't be without.
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