4.5
Customers say
Customers find the macaroni and cheese cups easy to prepare and convenient for on-the-go meals. The instructions are clear, and kids can make them independently. They appreciate the snack size and organic ingredients. However, some customers have issues with sliminess. Opinions vary on taste, microwave cooking, and value for money.
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Annie’s Real Aged Cheddar Microwave Mac and Cheese Cup makes family dinner and kids snack time easy and delicious. Each Annie’s mac and cheese cup offers organic pasta and flavorful aged cheddar cheese with a creamy, dreamy taste. Annie’s microwavable mac and cheese is crafted with care and made with real cheese from cows not treated with rBST*, offering quality ingredients in every cup. With no artificial flavors or synthetic colors, you can feel good about serving and enjoying a tasty and wholesome cup of Annie’s mac n cheese. Annie’s macaroni and cheese cups are a perfect addition to lunchtime, dinnertime, or any time you’re in the mood for something downright delicious. This microwave mac and cheese cup is ready in minutes, making it a great-tasting adult and kids food option for busy bunnies and families on the go. Simply remove the cup lid, add cold water to the fill line and stir. Microwave on high for two minutes, mix in the cheese packet and enjoy as a snack or paired with a kid-friendly protein like chicken nuggets. Easily store this convenient adult and kids mac and cheese cup in a pantry or throw it into a backpack for an on-the-go snack. Annie’s makes products in over 20 family-friendly categories, from fruit-flavored snacks and cereal to mac and cheese. For busy bunnies and families on the go, we help make life a little easier and more delicious by spreading goodness through tasty foods and kindness to the planet. *No significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST-treated and non rBST-treated cows.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 12.82 x 8.82 x 7.02 inches; 0.02 ounces
Item model number : 00120128
Manufacturer : Annie’s Homegrown
ASIN : B00D7D1YAW
Country of Origin : USA
EASY MEAL ADDITION: Convenient mac and cheese cup ready in minutes, making it a great adult and kids food option for busy bunnies and families on the go
AGED CHEDDAR CHEESE: Annie’s microwave mac and cheese cup makes family dinner and kids snack time easy with wholesome organic pasta and aged cheddar cheese
NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS: Made with real cheese from cows not treated with rBST and no artificial flavors or synthetic colors; No significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST-treated and non rBST-treated cows
CREAMY AND CHEESY: Enjoy this creamy and cheesy mac n cheese as a snack, paired with chicken nuggets, or packed in a backpack for an on-the-go snack
CONTAINS: Twelve 2.01 oz cups of Annie’s Real Aged Cheddar Microwavable Mac and Cheese with Organic Pasta
pleinelune –
YOUR mileage may vary…MY experience PROS/CONS and why FIVE stars
FIRST time ordering, it was on sale and I wanted to try one without all the chemicals. You know the blue box one most of us grew up on.Anyway, CONS FIRST:HOW to prepare and directions – I read reviews before even ordering. This is one the directions did NOT do it for me. Here’s how I prepared and will adjust next time (this was for very first one out of the box).I filled to line as it said, but stirred really well before putting in microwave. Microed for one minute, stirred, microed another minute and it was thick and slimy. ONLY word I can think, look and felt slimy when I stirred. I added a little more word, microd about another min. still slimy, but added packet of cheese and stirred and let sit for about five minutes. NOT as slimy when I went to eat, but noodles, even with extra cooking time, still a little too al dente, not soft enough, for me.NEXT time I will do this but stop and add MORE water after cooking a min, stirring, cooking again, stirring, will add about a third cup more water (it cooks down). AND I will also let sit for at least five-ten mins before eating because when I stir seems less slimy.Portion you wind up with – after cooking you’re lucky getting a HALF of the cup to actually eat, another reason I will add more water next time, because it doesn’t seem noodles cooked enough.TASTE – I have this as a CON and a PRO. Not super tasty. Not bad, but better if you doctor it up a bit.PROS -INGREDIENTS – I wanted something that I would KNOW what ingredients are in it (looking at the blue box one, I can’t pronounce, much less know, what all the ingredients are, some I looked up). I wanted something I felt was healthier, this one ticks that box.EASE of COOKING – After doing one, I figured out how to do the next one. Microwaves vary and you may have to experiment.TASTE – not bad, but again, adding pretty much anything will make it less blend. And I like it doesn’t taste unnatural.TEXTURE – depending on how you cook and waiting (crucial) for 5-10 minutes after stirring in cheese, makes the slimy go away a lot.COST – well, I did get with a 20% discount which is one of the reasons I wanted to try, so cost was good BUT considering you only get about a HALF of the carton when the product is done, if you’re hungry, you’re going to need two.BOTTOMLINE: NOT sorry I got it, the only thing that might prohibit me getting often is the price and quantity you end up with. If I have to make two, becomes obviously more expensive and I will go thru all 12 in six days. CONSIDERING healthy alternatives for quick, relatively healthy meals, this is only one I found, I can eat it, and it was on sale. Will see for future.
GM –
Great for picky children!
I am eternally grateful that these mac & cheese exist. My daughter is extremely picky with food to no fault of her own. She is a NICU grad who then went on to have major surgery and spent a great time in the hospital. Her food journey has been hard to say the least. So she isn’t very adventurous with food and unwilling to try new things. She refuses “yellow” or traditional mac and cheese. These have been an absolute life saver for her lunches! And they are tasty too! So happy that there is an option out there that is not “yellow” and great for kids that have trouble with some colors. I’m sure many other parents can relate. Please never discontinue these!
PADRAEG –
Too Salty
Too salty,, but just tried updated product. Better tazte. Less salt. Needs 2 mins 15secs. PROBLEM is i was never notified of changed prloduct!
Max Moeller –
A very handy meal to have
I love the fact that this is so easy that you can just pop it in the microwave and you got yourself a little macaroni and cheese to eat
Lindsay Momof7 –
Great deal and so easy! Portions are pretty small though
These have the best flavor and cook very well in the individual cups, BUT the portions are very small. Even my 6 year old is asking for more after she eats one. This makes them even more expensive bc they have to eat 2 to feel like a meal, but they are great for on-the-go fast snacks and we LOVE to use them for toddlers when we stay in hotels! All you need is a microwave and they have a hot dinner
Rocky –
Tastes good
I like this a lot, it could have a little less sodium. I’m on a low sodium diet and this is the lowest I’ve found. The pasta is made of rice and I can’t tell the difference. Just stir well because the noodles want to go into the well at the bottom of the cup. They’re a staple in my home.
Garnetr –
Quick snack
I like annies mac and I have been purchasing their products including this for some time now, it’s good for a quick snack especially having a young child who is always on the go, it taste good, texture sometimes can be hit or miss, product say place in microwave for 2 mins with water at fill line but it comes out with pasta tasting hard and water boil over the cup, i have to place it in microwave for additional min with extra water that works. Buying it here on amazon is cheaper than in store BUT i received my package with three of 12 the cartons busted with a mess inside of box, amazon please do better with packaging the products i simply can’t return it therefore not getting what i paid for.
Sonja –
Delicious
My bougie kid has decided that plain ole easy mac just won’t do. She know needs the white cheddar version. I’m perfectly ok with it, knowing that even when I’m a slacker mom and feeding her mac and cheese, it’s at least organic.