Tasting! Amy's Rice Mac & Cheese
December 15th, 2010 • 21 Comments | Leave a Comment »
There are 3 kinds of greedy people in this world:
- 1) Those who eat Amy’s Rice Mac & Cheese….
- 2) Those who say they’re gonna, but haven’t done it yet…
- 3) Those who don’t know about Amy’s and need to pay attention.
So which greedy person are you? I’m glad I’m #1. Whatever you think you know about frozen Mac & Cheeses, erase it from your memory storage and pretend you have amnesia.
You gotta get some Amy’s.
It’s made with rice flour, which is amazing. And I don’t even need to use my mail order PhD degree to know how to pronounce the ingredients on the label. The nutrients rundown might make you scream from carb-shock, but not if you reserve Amy’s for a hard exercising day when extra fueling is required.
It’s a hearty meal with the best tasting cheese that frozen ever had. There’s no preservatives or additives to make you cross your eyeballs in skepticism. You’ll be clawing at the box to start tasting the high quality flavors: creamy-cheesy with bold cheddar that’ll make you use your teeth to scrape the cheesy remnants from under your fingernails.
…okay, okay. Cleaning your nails with your teeth is totally optional.
RICE MAC NOTES
- Price Paid: $3.99 for 9 ounce meal
- Calories: 400
- Fat Calories: 140
- Total Fat: 16g
- Sat. Fat: 10g
- Sodium: 590mg
- Carbs: 47g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugars: 6g
- Protein: 16g
REACTIONS FROM THE TASTE TEST CREW
Health-hater Husband: I don’t want it. I’m not in the mood for Mac & Cheese
But where are the Greedy Kids? Sorry, people. They weren’t around when I chewed on this. And I’m glad about it.
Yum UP! to: My mail order PhD… I know you’re jealous of it?
Yuck Down to: Cheese under the fingernails.
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Sagan December 15th, 2010 at 10:29
I’m person #2! I’ve seen it before and have thought that it looked interesting but I have yet to try it. I like that all of the ingredients are recognizable.
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Caitlin December 15th, 2010 at 10:45
Now that looks pretty amazing. And I think I would like to put some rice IN that mac n cheese. You know, because you can never have enough carbs.
Also major LOLs for your mail order PhD – totally jealous.
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Erin December 15th, 2010 at 10:48
I once tried Amy’s Pesto Tortellini. Horrible, horrible mistake. I took two bites and threw it out. Scared to buy another Amy’s meal ever since…
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Josie Reply:
December 15th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Oooh. I saw that Pesto sh!t and my gut reaction kicked in not to buy it. Thanks for letting us know! But as for the Mac? You gotta do it. DO IT!!! hehe
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lisa December 15th, 2010 at 11:06
mmmm i loooooooove Amy’s! Haven’t tried this one yet, as im not a huge fan of rice noodles in general, i find them kind of soggy or chewy, but then again, if Amy’s makes it, it has to be good!
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Josie Reply:
December 15th, 2010 at 11:12 am
You’re right about the chewiness, which I love, but never had a soggy rice noodle (yet?).
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dragonmamma/naomi December 15th, 2010 at 11:50
Yowch, $3.99 for a 9-oz mac & cheese? Considering my previous unpleasant encounters with rice pasta, I’d only try it if I saw it on sale for a buck.
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Amy H December 15th, 2010 at 12:15
I’m a #1. This is my favorite frozen mac & cheese. And I know what you mean about scraping the remnants off the tray. I can totally relate to the cheese under the fingernails.
BTW, I prefer rice noodles over regular old wheat noodles. Tinkyada makes a variety of rice noodle shapes. Shop Rite even sells them, though they are in a different aisle.
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angela December 15th, 2010 at 12:21
I’m totally jealous of your mail order PhD. And your mac and cheese. Now I want mac and cheese, dammit!
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Leashieloo December 15th, 2010 at 12:57
Love this mac and cheese…but to be fair, I love ALL mac and cheese!
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Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman December 15th, 2010 at 13:28
I love Amy’s mac and cheese, but I’m doubting I buy the rice kind. Or maybe I do buy the rice kind and I just never noticed. Either way, it’s SO GOOD!
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JourneyBeyondSurvival December 15th, 2010 at 14:06
Mmmmm. Dadnabbit. I don’t need no hesitation. :) I’m glad you liked it. It does sound goooood.
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Max @ Leave Me Alone December 15th, 2010 at 14:40
It looks so delicious! And only $3.99
Im Ukraine you dont care Calories you care about eat…
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Todd@PhitZone December 15th, 2010 at 15:31
As soon as I see anything with a “gluten free” label, I put it on ignore. The newest of poor marketing fads. Unless you’re gluten intolerant, or one of the few that has celiac disease, gluten is a good thing and shouldn’t be avoided. I digress.
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Jim Reply:
December 15th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
@Todd@PhitZone,
Wow, I thought I was the only person that thought that! You should do a write up on that so I can link to it. :-)
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Todd@PhitZone Reply:
December 15th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
@Jim, funny you should mention that. I have a post about it on my blog from earlier this year.
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Josie Reply:
December 15th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Dudes! I think the box was supposed to say “Glutton Free”. There’s a manufacturer’s typo.
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Todd@PhitZone Reply:
December 15th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
@Josie, Oh, well, that changes everything.
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livemylifebetter December 15th, 2010 at 16:29
love the look and the cheese… mmm yummm
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Joe December 17th, 2010 at 8:35
Nice. I’m always looking for natural high carb meals; you would be amazed how hard it is. Thanks for the review.
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