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KRAFT Macaroni and Cheese Veggie Pasta: Review and Giveaway

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I would love to tell you that both of my children are fabulous, healthy eaters.  Unfortunately, dinnertime can be a battle.  As any good Mom, I want to make sure that my children are offered whole grains, vegetables and fruits several times throughout the day.  While they love most fruits, I have been unsuccessful in getting them to eat most vegetables.  Spinach, celery and corn is about the extent of their repetoire so I am constantly trying to find ways to introduce more vitamins into their diets.

One thing they love?  KRAFT macaroni and cheese.  Every time.  So, when I learned that KRAFT produced a Macaroni and Cheese Veggie Pasta, I couldn’t wait to make the switch!  About the product:

“New KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Veggie Pasta has the great taste of KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese that kids and adults love, now with a half serving of vegetables* per one cup of product. KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Veggie Pasta can be enjoyed in two flavors – Original and Three Cheese. Prepare creamy cheese sauce mix and pour over steaming noodles to experience the classic taste of original KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese the whole family will love.

*The equivalent of a 1/2 serving (1/4 cup) of cauliflower per cup of product. USDA MyPyramid.gov recommends 2 1/2 cups (5 servings) per day for a 2,000-calorie diet.”

Preparing the veggie pasta was no different and the finished product looked and smelled just like original version as well.  But would the kids be able to tell the difference?  Would they sniff out the hidden vegetables and reject the pasta?

No!

In fact, they loved it and requested seconds as per the usual reaction to KRAFT macaroni and cheese dinners.  I am so pleased that I can rest assured that my girls will get a 1/2 serving of veggies with no complaints and little effort on my part.  We will definitely be purchasing KRAFT Macaroni and Cheese Veggie Pasta again!

Want to try it?  Print a coupon!

GIVEAWAY

KRAFT would like to give FOUR boxes of KRAFT Macaroni and Cheese Veggie Pasta to one lucky winner!

How to Enter:

1. Tell me how you get your kids to eat their veggies!

Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Limited to 10 a day, please. (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and KRAFT Macaroni and Cheese on Facebook.

5. Place my blog button on your sidebar.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on July 25th.  Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

This review is the opinion The Experimental Mommy. Others may have a differing opinion of the product.  While a sample was received to facilitate this review, all opinions remain 100% honest.

150 thoughts on “KRAFT Macaroni and Cheese Veggie Pasta: Review and Giveaway”

  1. I have actually mixed pureed veggies in with mac and cheese. They loved it!
    t.leetreats(at)gmail(dot)com

  7. I definately have to hide the veges in my kids foods. Anything green or otherwise looking like a vegetable gets the wrinkled nose and yuck words. I blame this on my husband who does the same 🙂 We are all working on it together, trying to be creative!

  15. My kids like veggies so it’s never been a problem getting them to eat them. I found that having them plant, care, and harvest veggies in the garden helps them want to eat them. Thanks.

  23. I buy them veggies they haven’t tried before and want to try to get them more involved with what they eat.

  26. We don’t have kids but I get my young niece and nephew to eat veggies by topping them with delicious low-cal hollandaise sauce. They love it and my sister really appreciates me. 🙂

    swiener1[at]tampabay.rr.com

  31. manwich has some.lol
    Also, they will eat broccoli with cheese.

    wendym at cableone dot net

  32. chop them up, give them funny names and include them in sauces or in things like chicken salad where the taste is disguised a bit

  34. Sounds obvious, but Mac & Cheese is truly the best way to sneak vegis..corn/ squash and I always throw extra frozen vegis on pizzas.

  38. I just mix them in so they’re hard to pick out and put yummy spices and stuff into the recipes so it tastes good!

  49. I am a fortunate mom whose daughter loves almost all vegetables! She will even eat ones that I won’t touch, like olives and turnip greens.

  53. my kids love veggies! I do add a pinch of butter and salt to everything. cheese helps too 🙂

  62. I don’t have kids, but my niece can be a picky veggie eater, so my sister likes to hide the veggies in her food as best as she can. I like to have my niece over and would love to have this on hand! Thanks for the opportunity.

    Seasidesmitten@aol.com

  70. My kids have actually always been good about eating vegetables. And they absolutely love them in soup!

  74. I try and smother it with cheese or gravy….doesn’t always work

    pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
    thanks

  87. I cut the veggies up small so they’re too hard to pick out. (That’s so that I won’t pick them out!) I’m the picky eater in my family.

  113. I remember my mom used to chop small bits of veggies and mixed them in her home made burger patties and we loved them. Now us siblings are doing it for our children and/or nephews – we make our own burger patties. Thanks!
    mandalarctic at gmail dot com

  122. Both of my boys have lots of veggies that they will eat without much coercion, so I’m pretty lucky. I also make a lot of casseroles and sauces that have a lot of veggies in them and the kids don’t even realize they are eating them.

  133. My kids love cheese, so I usually just put a little cheese on the veggies that they dont care for as much!

  145. I get my kids to eat vegetables by serving the handful of veggies that they will eat over and over.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

  146. I Became a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and KRAFT Macaroni and Cheese on Facebook. (Renee Grandinetti)
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