This may seem obvious to many of you, but just in case I figured I'd mention it. When buying Kraft Mac & Cheese with character-shaped noodles like Spongebob or Spiderman, or even their sprial noodles, you get a smaller amount in the box than their regular plain noodles. For that reason, I try to stick to the original Mac & Cheese because I get more for my money. Also, wait for sales and stock up. It goes on sale every few months (my latest "find" was 50 cents a box at Walmart) and then I buy enough for a few months.

I know that store-brand Mac & Cheese is cheaper, but it just doesn't taste like Kraft IMO.

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This is the one generic I just cannot buy and we go with Kraft as well. I do avoid the character ones usuaully but my daughter managed to find the generic with dinosaurs. She was shopping with DH on that trip -- I had managed to distract her up until then. She's allowed one or two "treat" dino mac & cheese now and then.

I try so hard to tell my DH this!!!

He LOVES to get the character shaped ones! (I don't know why! :rolls eyes

I hate taking him to the store for this very reason! I save so much when he doesn't go!

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This is the same for canned soups and raviolis too. Every now and again for a treat the kids can pick a character but normally it's the plain stuff.

My kids are always asking me for the character ones and I have to try and explain to a 7, 5 1/2 & 3 year old why not. And yes the store brand just does not taste the same!

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*** If you have a HyVee in your area they have Kraft Mac & Cheese on sale this week for $.48/box.

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My kids never really cared for the character ones, they didn't like the taste as well and I found the shells not to get as soft as the normal mac-n-cheese.

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I have always thought it seemed like less when I bought them. I haven't gotten the character shapes in a long time because I don't like the texture.

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on every aspect!!!and how funny...I too found the .50 deal a while back and loaded up!!!

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And I consider my picky eater a blessing in this area because she will only eat spaghetti noodles and elbow macaroni noodles so no fun shapes battles. I have no idea why when she is only 15 mo. old.

I thought that maybe it was just that I used different shaped noodles for different recipes but after a lot of trial and error it just seems to be that she only likes those shapes.