On 11/29/2017 8:35 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 9:17:06 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
>> "U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Really? Well they can't be all bad then!!
>
> They're very salty and have that "I came from a factory"
> taste. Still, when the kids are clamoring for dinner,
> it might be preferable to yet another trip to McDonald's.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Very much so, and we all know kids have little disdain for salt now do they?

;-)