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Really, you guys never eat hamburger helper?
We had it last night, DH made it while I took the kids to get their picture taken with their cousins. That and canned corn.
For us canned is better than not at all. .
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Re: Really, you guys never eat hamburger helper?
Never. But more because my H and kids hate it. I do occasionally make a casserole that is similar...hamburger, macaroni, cheese, tomato sauce...so essentially the same, but only for me/kids.
I have made a couple of the chicken helper ones - the Asian Chicken Fried Rice or something for a quick meal - maybe 2-3x/yr. But again, H won't eat it.
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I am not a food snob, at all. But I can honestly say we don't eat hamburger helper. I do put elbow macaroni, hamburger (cooked and drained), some water and jarred spaghetti sauce in a pan w/a can of corn and simmer until noodles are cooked.
Same thing -- just not boxed.
And I'm SHOCKED I can actually say that (for some reason)!
I grew up eating it and love the stuff. I've never actually bought Hamburger Helper as an adult, but I have made this a handful of times over the past few years. Same basic thing, LOL:
We don't anymore. It sounds weird, but ever since I quit smoking I don't really like very processed foods. It's too salty for me.
Not everything, though. I love me some Kraft mac and cheese. I could eat that every day.
I've never had it. My mom had it once, before I was born, and didn't like it, so she never made it. She and I have similar taste in food, so I've never made it since I don't think I'd like it.
ETA: My older daughter won't eat ground beef or ground turkey, so that's another reason I won't make it. No point if one of my kids won't eat a single part of the meal because it's touched ground beef (and while I don't give in to kids not wanting what I've made for dinner, she gags on ground meat, and that's when I do let them not eat what I've made!).
My kids and DH love Hamburger Helper. It might be the most requested meal around here. I try to limit it to once every 2-3 weeks and usually on a night I'm working since it's quick and easy, but we have it at least that often. I stock up on it every time it's on sale and I have a coupon so we must go through more than I think.
FWIW - We also love canned corn and frozen veggies.
I LOVE IT.
with morning star veggie crumbles and mixed veggies added.
yuuuuuuuuuuuum!
no....never.
reminds me of poor college days....ramen and hamburger helper were staples...and i ate enough that I can't eat it anymore.
Ditto all the "easy enough to make without the box" people....we make stuff that is similar without using the box.
Honeslty, never. I think someone made it for me once?
We don't typically used boxed food, i.e. Rice a Roni, pasta sides, etc. We eat mac n cheese from a box a handful of times a year, same w/ Rice a Roni. We just make rice in our cooker and add chix broth, etc. It's cheaper to buy grains in bulk than boxes, less sodium, etc.
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Not Hamburger Helper but I've done a few of these on nights where I need something quick https://www.macaronigrillathome.com/ not the healthiest but I can add chicken after I put some aside for myself and I like that.
We eat the beef stroganoff one. DH won't eat any of the tomato sauce ones...let's just say the last time he did a stomach virus hit.
We don't eat it often, but it's better than fast food.
I don't like the Hamburger Helper but we occassionally have the tuna helper on rough nights!
Really, it's not. Just googled it.
HH (cheeseburger):
300 calories, 13g fat, 870 mg sodium, 50 mg cholesterol
McD's cheeseburger:
330 calories, 14g fat, 790 mg sodium, 45 mg cholesterol
Why we don't eat it? It's gross and completely unhealthy. As I said in the other post, if I want to eat something that unhealthy, I'd rather drive through Wendy's drivethru or order pizza. But I'm a snob, what can I say?
I've never had it. But then again, I never had boxed mac and cheese, ramen noodles, or jarred tomato sauce until college.
My mom loved to cook and so do I. I learned from her. She never followed a recipe, just always mixed this and that and it tasted amazing. Thats the one good gene i'm glad i have. I can throw a bunch of random stuff together and whip something delsih up. I never follow a recipe. I'll read one occasionally, but just for ideas; never follow it 100%
I don't eat it because I can usually throw something together that looks like some of the HH anyway, but without all the preservatives.
Well, if you're at home eating HH I'd assume you're probably going to have some green beans or something similar on the side, maybe some milk to drink, some fruit, etc.
If you're at McDonald's? Most people are going to have fries and a Coke with that hamburger.
Don't get me wrong, I'm probably as much of a food snob as anyone else, but I'm far far far from a purist about anything.
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I personally can't stand canned green beans, but assuming it's a low or no sodium variety (or rinsed) there is virtually no difference (for vitamin/mineral content) between fresh and canned (or frozen, my preference).
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Those are NASTY. Nasty.
HH, we don't eat much anymore, but I would if I had someone else to cook for. My ex and I ate it a lot, my sister and I did, we grew up on it.
However, I usually buy the whole wheat ones, and almost always add in vegetables.
Cheesy Enchilada is the best. Add some corn, tomatoes, and then roll it up like a taco. Mmm. Processed food heaven.
There was only one that we liked, some sort of creamy chicken. I always added more rice and some corn. We tried the other flavors and didn't like them; agreed that they were nasty. But I think they stopped making them anyway. I used to keep at least one box in stock for nights H was making dinner.