Happy Food Revolution Day! To me this is a great day to teach, evaluate, and make sure you are making good food choices, eating real foods, and cooking from scratch. We live in such a processed food world, but it is so easy to get back to the basics and eat real and healthy and I promise your kids will be so much better off for it.
I have compared different types of mac n cheese nutritionally. It is quite the eye opener. I didn't even look at all the additives dyes and chemicals in Kraft but only compared calories, sugar, fat, sodium, and protein.

It is always an eye opener to read labels and to compare. Annies mac n cheese is a quick part of a dinner at our house at times. I think it is ok to make it a side where kids are only eating a portion and not just eating the entire box with nothing else.
We make homemade mac n cheese at times too. Looking at the nutrition of that, the butter and the cheese add a lot of calories and fat. When we make it, we just use a tablespoon of butter and half the cheese. It's not as creamy and comforting with the tweaks in the recipe but still tastes good and has the same flavor.

My other favorite swap is for chicken fingers. I grew up on chicken fingers! Instead of getting them super breaded and fried at restaurants or in the freezer isle, buy boneless/skinless tenders, soak them in egg, roll them in almond flour and coconut. Cook them in coconut oil.

Most importantly it is fun to include the kids in the process. Let them get their hands dirty, learn what they are eating, and even teach math, science, and reading while doing it!

Annies macaroni and cheese

Nutrition Facts

Calories in Annies macaroni and cheese

Serving Size: 1 serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 280.0
Total Fat 4.0 g
Saturated Fat 2.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Cholesterol 10.0 mg
Sodium 530.0 mg
Potassium 0.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 47.0 g
Dietary Fiber 2.0 g
Sugars 5.0 g
Protein 10.0 g

Vitamin A 0.0 %
Vitamin B-12 0.0 %
Vitamin B-6 0.0 %
Vitamin C 0.0 %
Vitamin D 0.0 %
Vitamin E 0.0 %
Calcium 0.0 %
Copper 0.0 %
Folate 0.0 %
Iron 0.0 %
Magnesium 0.0 %
Manganese 0.0 %
Niacin 0.0 %
Pantothenic Acid 0.0 %
Phosphorus 0.0 %
Riboflavin 0.0 %
Selenium 0.0 %
Thiamin 0.0 %
Zinc 0.0 %

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Original Flavor, Family Value Size

mac and cheese

D+ Grade

389 Calories

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup (68 g)

Per Serving % Daily Value*

Calories 389

Calories from Fat 166

Total Fat 18.5g 28%

Saturated Fat 2.9g 15%

Cholesterol 15mg 5%

Sodium 563mg 23%

Carbohydrates 45.7g 15%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 5.8g

Protein 9.7g

Vitamin A 15% · Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 15% · Iron 10%

Ancient Harvest Mac & Cheese

C Grade

233 Calories

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 2 oz (57 g)

Per Serving % Daily Value*

Calories 233

Calories from Fat 18

Total Fat 2g 3%

Saturated Fat 0.5g 3%

Cholesterol 3mg 1%

Sodium 409mg 17%

Carbohydrates 50g 17%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars 1g

Protein 5g

Vitamin A 0% · Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 6% · Iron 9%

*Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Ancient Harvest Mac & Cheese Calories and Health Benefits

Ingredients	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quinoa Ancient Harvest - Gluten Free Pasta - Rotelle, 2 oz dry	205	46	1	4	4	1
Butter - Unsalted, 1 cup	1,628	0	184	2	25	0
Milk - Fatfree Milk, 2 cup	180	26	0	16	240	24
Cheddar Cheese, Sharp - Tillamook, 2 container (8 oz (28 grams) ea.)	1,760	0	144	112	2,720	0
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