"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>> > It's an all in one meal. Contains a starch such as potatoes, rice or
>> > pasta. All of these things are precooked and dried. You brown your own
>> > ground beef, then add the dried sauce packet, some water and your
>> > starch.
>> > Cook for a few more minutes and it's done.
>>
>> It sounds dreadful!
>
> They are actually pretty tasty. Julie is clueless. I've never had on
> with pototoes or rice. It's always egg noodles.

I am not clueless. My mom loved the stuff and we ate it at least twice a
week for at least a year. As I said, I could eat the Cheeseburger Helper.
I didn't find it objectionable. I did find the other flavors objectionable.
Too salty. Flavors too sharp. Pasta or potatoes too gummy. Rice a little
on the crunchy side.
>
> Jill is against the flavoring packet but I'll bet they flavor it
> better than her homemade sauce does.

I highly doubt that. I am not necessarily against the chemicals nor am I
for them but I had to eat many meals of the stuff and not by choice.
>
> Or not. I've asked her to recipe a flavoring. Let's see what she
> comes up with.

Thing is, when people cook from scratch they don't usually make stuff like
that. But there are HH recipes out there. I have seen them.