Safer mac n' cheese, please
Why does the American version of this family favorite have more chemicals than the European variety?
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The excuse that making mac and cheese from scratch takes to much time just doesn't wash with me. If people learned better time management not only could they make most meals from scratch and in less time but they would save money as well.
Buy a big bag of elbow pasta, melt some olive oil with a dab of butter (no margarine) in a sauce pan and slowly stir in some unbleached flour to make a roux. Slowly add some buttermilk to make a milk sauce and then a dash of worshirshire sauce and then.... More
Thanks for the comments. I completely agree that scratch is best when it comes to feeding our kids. I have a really simple recipe that I use for mac n cheese that my kids gobble up. But let's face it, scratch is not for everybody. Some folks just don't want to take the time...and that's OK with me. As far as I'm concerned, you shouldn't have to eat chemicals just because you're in a rush. Especially, when there are obviously chemical-free alternatives to the recipe.
...here's a practical suggestion:
When making macaroni and cheese from scratch, use Red Leicester cheese instead of cheddar. It'll give you the same nice color as the stuff out of the blue box without the oh-so-wholesome yellow #5.
You owe it to yourself and your kids. :-)
Why get worked up over the garbage that Kraft puts in its boxes? Just stop buying the stuff -- you'll do yourself a favor and sooner or later they'll get the message.
Making macaroni and cheese from scratch isn't exactly rocket science -- it takes about ten minutes from start to finish and you have complete control over the ingredients. You can even go organic if you want.
Just kick Kraft to the curb. :-)
