Simply Organic Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
Price: $1.99
Additives: 3 Tbsp. butter, 1/4 cup skim milk
Synopsis: Not worth it

Last week, Purple asked me to review either Annie's or Nature's Crazy Bug Dinner. Well, I didn't have either of those lined up, but I did have another spendy option: Simply Organic Macaroni & Cheese Dinner.

I wonder who this Mac & Cheese is made for. Because really, if you care about eating healthy that much, I think the chances are probably slim that you would be eating mac & cheese in the first place. And second, if you're going to give this to your kids, well, they're going to hate it. Look at that box.

I've mentioned before that I hate soupy mac & cheese, but so far none of the candidates have turned out soupy when made according to the instructions. Simply Organic is our first soupy dinner. If I were to make this again, which I'm not, I would make it with about half as much milk as was specified.

The noodles were good, and the cheese (organic white cheddar) was decent enough. It was surprisingly sweet, and when I checked the ingredients, sure enough, sugar was one of the top ingredients. None of the other options I've tried contained sugar. Mac & cheese does not need to be sweetened. I've never been eating macaroni and thought, "You know what this needs? Syrup." Ick.

"Health" foods are often like this. They take out the fat and cholesterol, maybe make it organic, and then replace the fatty flavors with sugar. So what you get is a carbed-up protein-free dessert entree that will leave you hungrier than when you started.

When it comes to organic food, I'm sticking to vegetables. And when it comes to mac & cheese, give me something orange.