I absolutely love a good mac and cheese moment. In fact, a while back I had the idea that I should go out and snatch as many boxes of store-bought mac and cheese as I could find. I decided on purchasing any brand that offered both a regular, and white cheddar version for comparisons sake. I absolutely love making a good baked mac from scratch, but I thought it would be fun to see if I could find a box of the store-bought stuff that hit the spot when cravings struck and laziness took over. 

For this round, I compared every classic version I could find. There's definitely many more boxes I didn't see or find yet, so I'll probably have to do a round 2 on the classic flavours. With that being said, let's dive into the boxes I've already tried to see which one was the absolute best! 

I decided to rank them based on the shape of the noodle, the sauciness, how cheesy they were, and the snackability. To keep things even, I went with 2% milk and butter for every box, but followed their measurements exactly. These boxes ranged from cheesy to clumpy to textural disasters lol I didn't think they'd be this varied. Let's look at these boxes starting with my least favourite, all the way down to my number one pick so far!

You guys, this was honestly a two taste and I was done situation. The noodles were completely devoid of any flavour whatsoever, in fact, it literally felt like eating solid water. The product claimed there was ricotta cheese, but I couldn't find a speck of it anywhere. The spinach was so wet and had this unfortunate funk that just made this entire thing a complete write off. I am not one for throwing out food, but this was quite literally inedible. I chose to starve for the rest of my shift rather than even attempt to eat this crap. My God, I honestly have half a mind to write them and tell them to pull this product because it was THAT OFFENSIVE. Literally, NEVER AGAIN!

BYPASS - You guys, don't ever buy this. In fact, scream as loud as you can and run in the opposite direction. This was easily one of the worst products I've ever tried and the easiest BYPASS I've ever given. They offer a Fungi version and a Bolognese...but honestly, I can't imagine either of them being good if this was supposed to be any indication. Absolutely horrid, wretched tasting garbage. Big fat NO from me. Yikes.

BYPASS - Look, it simply wasn't special in a world of Impossible & Beyond Burgers. The Impossible Whopped at BK is so good and hits the spot when the craving strikes. A&W also has a Beyond burger that's absolutely delicious, so when I compare them, the McVeggie falls flat. Would I eat it again? Yes, for sure, but I'd never go out of my way to do so again. I guess it's nice to know there's an option if I ever needed it, but if I ever get a hankering for a fast food burger, it won't be this one I rush to snatch up.

Have y'all tried it? What were your thoughts?