On 11/28/2017 5:21 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:51:09 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >>
>>
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>> On Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:52:47 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/27/2017 6:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 12:33:07 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>> Had a pound of ground beef to use up and was feeling uninspired so
>>>>>>> made
>>>>>>> homemade mac and cheese and added the cooked ground beef.
>>>>
>>>> Pretty much anything is better than Hamburger Helper. My mother
>>>> occasionally added ground beef to mac & cheese to "stretch it".
>>>> Sometimes she'd add cubed kielbasa. It was a main dish meal in our house.
>>>>
>>>>>>> Very good but filling!
>>>>
>>>> Isn't that the point?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> the only HH I ever used was the Potato Stroganoff. I got it for when
>>> we were camping for a couple of weeks.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> What are these 'Helpers' made from, or should I say, what do they contain?
>>
>> Some form of starch. Either potatoes, pasta or rice. All horrible because
>> they are designed to cook quickly in a skillet. Also a ton of chemicals and
>> salt. My mom was enamored with them. Ick.
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Oh dear, so you are not a fan either)
>
> there are millions of fans of them in the USA.
>

And millions of hard working parents who fall in the door at night to
clamorous kids and no retirement leisure time to spend an hour prepping
and photoshopping the nightly repast.