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Saturday, October 20, 2012

FLASH GIVEAWAY! Taste Test: Back to Nature Organic Shells & Cheddar dinner and Crazy Bugs Macaroni & Cheese dinner

Taste Test: Back to Nature Organic Shells & Cheddar dinner and Crazy Bugs Macaroni & Cheese dinner
I've always made mac-and-cheese from scratch for my son and mixed in pureed veggies to make it a little healthier.  We were at a friend's house recently and they gave him some store-bought mac-and-cheese which was a big hit with him. He couldn't get enough.  My friend told me how you can buy mac-and-cheese that is organic with no artificial preservatives.  She also told me that I need to learn to take short-cuts for meals since I never get enough sleep.  So, trendy moms out there - I decided that I need to do a Taste Test!  How do some popular Mac-N-Cheese dinners fare in our house?

We tried four varieties for the taste test - two varieties of shells and two varieties of fun shapes (bunnies vs. bugs).  These include:
  • Back to Nature: Organic Shells and Cheddar Dinner
  • Annie's HomeGrown: Shells & Real Aged Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese
  • Back to Nature: Crazy Bugs Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
  • Annie's HomeGrown: Bunny Pasta with Yummy Cheese Macaroni & Cheese
My family was excited about the fun meal/activity that I had for them! We tried all four and held the Taste Test with the following categories:

The Macaroni and Cheese that You want to try first:
  • Grownups choice: Back to Nature Organic Shells & Cheddar
    • Reason of why it stood out - We like shell noodles best and the color was softer  and it looked like it may taste creamier.
  • Toddler choice: Crazy Bugs
    • Reason of why it stood out - In his exact words, "Want cool bugs!"  They just look fun. (Bunnies were his second choice.)
 The Best-Tasting Macaroni and Cheese:
  • Grownups choice: Back to Nature Organic Shells & Cheddar
    • Reason of why it stood out - It tasted the most natural and creamiest to us 
  • Toddler choice: Crazy Bugs
    • Reason of why it stood out - My son is just a toddler, but he really loved the bug shapes. He kept saying, "Yum!"
Finally, I have to let you know which ones were gobbled up fastest. We liked all of them, but we definitely ate our favorites quickly.  Since my husband and I are bigger than our toddler, the Back to Nature Organic Shells & Cheddar dinner disappeared first.  We didn't eat too much of the Back to Nature Crazy Bugs Macaroni & Cheese dinner because it made our son so happy and we wanted to save more for him to eat later. We still have left overs of the competitor's brand which may or may not disappear soon.  The competitor brand was good, but we just preferred the Back-to-Nature brand.

Contest
Would you like to try this Macaroni-and-Cheese Taste Test?  Back to Nature is providing two of our lucky readers with the opportunity to do their own test taste.  The winner must be in the U.S. with a U.S. shipping address.  Enter with the Rafflecopter below.
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78 comments:

  1. You have an entry for Purex. Just thought I would let you know:)

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  2. ha, I want the mac and cheese for my family. We love mac and cheese.. as for Purex..haha you didn't have enough coffee when posting this :P

    myamurphy@mail.com

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  3. We all love Mac and Cheese, it is so good!

    vikki.billings@yahoo.com

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  4. Everyone loves mac n cheese :) Yummm

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  5. My whole family loves Mac & Cheese

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  6. I'm the mac and cheese lover in my house.

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  7. we all do d:)
    aunteegem@yahoo.com
    thanks

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  8. My two daughters!

    xxbowietipxx@gmail.com

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  9. We really like the Annie's 3 cheese rotini!

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  10. We all love mac and cheese!!
    Ttrockwood@yahoo.com

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  11. my little dude

    jdmimi at gmail dot com

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  12. my son and husband love mac and cheese!

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  13. All of us do

    annabella @ centurytel dot net

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  14. My brother is the king of mac and cheese--he eats SO much of it every opportunity he gets. (He's 25) :)

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  15. We all love mac and cheese.
    eugeniewu at gmail dot com

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  16. My whole family loves Mac & Cheese! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
    Reneewalters3@yahoo.com

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  17. My oldest son loves mac & cheese.

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  18. Everyone loves mac and cheese.

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  19. I love it. Probably more than my son and husband, lol.

    acartwrightmorell at gmail dot com

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  20. We all like macaroni and cheese but my oldest son LOVES it!

    Thanks! :)

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  21. everyone loves it! It's something you're born to love! Lieutenantcrunch27 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  22. Our whole family loves it!

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  23. I love macoroni and cheese!

    Chris Ziegler

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  24. We all love Mac and Cheese

    Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com

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  25. my daughters love mac and cheese!

    sweetheart4171(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  26. Rotel tomatoes with Mac n' Cheese - we all love it!
    Thank you.

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  27. My son and I love mac and cheese.

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  28. My granddaughter and grandson like it best.

    cgclynsg0 @ gmail dot com

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  29. WE all love mac and cheese. Homemade, Annies, smoked, as soup, any way you can think of.

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  30. we all love mac and cheese....especially annie's.
    trixie420247 at yahoo dot com

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  31. Everyone in my family loves macaroni and cheese, especially me and my dad

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  32. Um, that would be me!

    theyyyguy@yahoo.com

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  33. We all love it, but especially my boys

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  34. The whole family loves mac & cheese.

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  35. my daughter would like these

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  36. I am completely addicted to Macaroni and cheese- It's great with hotdogs.

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  37. My 4yr old son. He wants to eat it everyday

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  38. My husband and middle son love mac and cheese. (Roxann)

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  39. I love it. I eat it every week

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  40. We all love it, especially when you pair it with some barbecued wieners.

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  41. Me me me. Mmmmmmm
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  42. Everyone in my family loves mac n'cheese!

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  43. My husband and I do! sleveene@hotmail.com

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  44. I love Mac and Cheese the most. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.

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  45. all of us! but my daughter especially!

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  46. We all love it. You can use it as a side dish for any meal.

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  47. everyone!
    caseyeve_003 at yahoo dot com

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  48. Our daughter loves Macaroni and cheese. garrettsambo@aol.com

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  49. Everyone in my family does!

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