Canadians please help...What's the deal with Kraft Dinner

My sisters long term boyfriend is from Ontario. The last 2 years he has come up for Christmas dinner he brings a boxes of Kraft dinner with him. He says he cannot live without it. 

Your putting too much thought in that your soon to be brother in law is just a douche.

Salty, how much did you lose?

It is just delicious.

From wiki:

"Of the 7 million boxes of Kraft Dinner sold globally each week, Canadians purchase some 1.7 million of them.^[13] They eat an average of 3.2 boxes of Kraft Dinner each year, 55% more than Americans. The meal is the most popular grocery item in the country,^[3] where "Kraft Dinner" has iconic status and has become a generic trademark of sorts for macaroni and cheese"



Damnit Canadians, you are better than this.

Someone needs to come out with a Man Size E Z Mac for the microwave.....    

kraft macaroni and cheese is poor people's food. it is absolutely without a doubt the cruddiest tasting garbage on the market. how anyone can eat this crap is beyond me. this long time boyfriend qualifies as canadians biggest loser and that is saying something as the people up there actually put vinegar on french fries ugh.

Well that's actually true.  It's a common item found in most food donations bins around Christmas and Thanksgiving.

I've never understood the whole Kraft Dinner thing myself.  I suppose it's the ease and convenience of it that makes it so popular?  darn if I know.  I was a picky eater growing up and the sight of this big bowl of orange, globby looking garbage made me sick.  It smells disgusting too.  That being said, it was a staple item among my friends when I was kid.

Thankfully my mother makes actual macaroni and cheese.

All that being said, I love vinegar on my fries man!  You don't do that in the States?  I guess some of those British customs carried over to us Canucks.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and eat some ketchup chips!

What's the wealthy alternative to  quick mac n cheese in a box?  

once a week, quick dinner, i get it / have it

There is nothing wrong with vinegar on french fries especially malt vinegar on thick fresh cut fries. Kraft dinner is total sh*t much like Hamburger helper. A quick google search can find many quick and easy to prepare recipies for mac and cheese, beef stroganoff or 3 cheese manicotti.

[Quote: Originally Posted by crushalot22] What's the wealthy alternative to  quick mac n cheese in a box?  

On second thought I think single and/or marginally employed parents are buying that sh*t up, gotta feed the kids something to keep child services off their drunkass.

Vinegar on fish and chips is the truth. I have a bit of fish and chips with my vinegar.

I think the poor people in Canada love the Kraft Dinner.

Who the hell has the time or supplies to make homemade mac and cheese.

I don't always have a pound of swiss, pound of sharp cheddar, pound of griere, spicy mustard, and Worcheister sauces laying around.

It's not just the poor people who eat it.  Interesting article...

Simple meals like Kraft Dinner can be unsatisfying for the millions of Canadians who live in a state of food insecurity, found a new study released by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.

The year-long study, published Wednesday in the international journal Agriculture and Human Values, compared the perceptions of Kraft Dinner, a popular macaroni and cheese kit, by "food-secure" Canadians against those on low incomes who are "food-insecure."

"When people are worried that they're going to run out of food, when they have to make nutritional compromises, we have a state of food insecurity. We have a real public health problem," said Melanie Rock, an assistant professor at the University of Calgary.

The study, which interviewed people in Montreal and in Atlantic Canada, found higher income Canadians believe Kraft Dinner is an acceptable donation to food banks because it is convenient as a meal in a box, easy to prepare and tasty.

'Kraft Dinner is not comforting when you cannot always afford basics like milk and butter.'— Melanie Rock, study co-author

Respondents also said because their own children liked the taste, they felt kids in lower income families would as well.

In contrast, those on lower incomes said they bought or ate Kraft Dinner as a last resort, usually near the end of the month when money has run out.

The study also pointed out that fresh milk, necessary to prepare Kraft Dinner, is the most precious commodity in many food-insecure households, which often can't afford it.

"For many of us, Kraft Dinner is a comfort food, but what we heard very clearly from low-income Canadians is that Kraft Dinner is not comforting when you cannot always afford basics like milk and butter," said Rock.

Some single mothers told the study authors that their children often refused to eat Kraft Dinner because they had to consume it so often.

Rock said it's unacceptable that nearly 10 per cent of Canadian households don't have enough money to buy food.

She suggested that people donate cash instead of food items to food banks and social agencies so they can buy nutritious food for clients.

I don't care how much money I ever make, I will always have Ramen Noodles in my cupboard.  It's fast, easy, and cheap.  Food is like anything else.  I eat cheap sometimes because it saves me money.  I don't always eat filet when I go out.  Sometimes it's Busch Light ($15.99/30pk) and sometimes it's Great Lakes Christmas Ale ($12.99/6pk).  Sometimes I treat myself and sometimes I go cheap.  To be too proud to eat or drink something is foolish IMO.

I like Raman noodles too, sometimes I go the t&t and get the sh*t imported from china, the real sh*t. I can make a mean motherf*ucking  teriyaki stir fry with a pack of mr.noodles, a cheap cut of sirloin and a few veggies.

I am american and I like vinegar on my fish and chips but the Kraft mac and cheese is terribad.

How can you open that package of orange powder and say damn that looks yummy.

First off, who the hell says Kraft Dinner? It's KD !!  It's cheap, easy to make...a staple for the poor university student...for me, it's like McDonalds...it's crappy food, but once in awhile I think everyone craves a Big Mac, fries or whatever....i think it's the same for KD.

The middle class alternative.........Velveeta shells and cheese.  mmmm.......saucy cheese in a pouch.....   

Salty nailed it. The guy is very likely a douche.

Ramen and Kraft are both nutritionless garbage.

Processed cheese is horrible for you, and the bleached white flour in ramen and kraft are crap.

Vinegar on fries....OK..

and I prefer mayo on my fries