Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Kraft Dinner: A Family Staple

Kraft Dinner is a polarizing food.

You either love it ... or at least embrace it as sometimes necessary and feed it to your family occasionally.

OR you do not like it, put your nose up in disgust of it and judge others who may be feeding their precious offspring with such garbage.

Me and my husband, we love it! Well, love is a strong word. Our taste buds have come a long way since being introduced to it as kids. And to clarify, it's not like we eat it all of the time, probably not even monthly.

But, we do have a few twists we like to add to complement our cherished KD and to make it, well, more healthy, if that is at all possible.

We add a can of tuna (protein!)

and a head of brocolli (everyone needs veggies)

and use very little butter.

I guess we should just eat it as is and enjoy it for what it is ... but honestly, the enhancements are not bad and do make me feel a bit better we are eating some greens and getting a bit of bone builder.

So whether you love KD - au natural or with enhancements - or poo poo it and choose to make macaroni and cheese from scratch always ... enjoy a meal with your loved ones today!

LadySmith

4 comments:

  1. The kids are no longer home for the favorite Kraft Dinner nights....and I actually have to admit to missing it once in a while...well especially after reading your BLOG. As I mentioned in a email to you, they just don't understand KD in the USA...they call it mac and cheese...how can you call KD, mac and cheese:) Love your posts Lady Smith.

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  2. Anonymous: Thanks so much for writing. I never realized, until you mentioned, that "KD" was sort of a Canadian phenomenon. If one assumes KD is Mac&Cheese and still loves it ... imagine how much they would love the home baked, oozy cheesy goodness of REAL macaroni and cheese. mmmmm. with fall here, it's a perfect excuse to whip some up. thanks for posting.

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  3. How do you get your kids to eat KD with tuna and brocoli?!? My daughter notices if I put the tiniest bits of cauliflower ground in there. She's not into my homemade mac n' cheese either, and I make a mean one!

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  4. Jennie: That's too bad. Trust me "worms" (aka pasta) is popular in our house and that is the only reason I can sneak a few hidden vitamins in. Other than brocolli and maybe cauliflower, it's a no go. If there is a really good dessert lined up, bribery often works :)

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