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Kraft Macaroni And Cheese

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Does anyone know for sure if the cheese packet from Kraft macaroni and cheese is gluten free? We tried the Annie's rice pasta but my son really didn't like it, so we used brown rice pasta shells with the Kraft cheese packet and he really liked it. It looks like it's okay to me, but we're new to this and I wanted to double check. Kraft's website was not very helpful. Thanks!

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I have always had a fear of cross contamination by using the packets out of the boxes filled with gluteny pasta. Instead I buy the blue shaker container of the cheese and just put that on my gluten-free pasta. You can find it at places like Wal-Mart near the velveeta or near the popcorn. It is usually sold as a popcorn topping. Kraft Cheese powder. Enjoy!!

-Jessica :rolleyes:

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Does anyone know for sure if the cheese packet from Kraft macaroni and cheese is gluten free? We tried the Annie's rice pasta but my son really didn't like it, so we used brown rice pasta shells with the Kraft cheese packet and he really liked it. It looks like it's okay to me, but we're new to this and I wanted to double check. Kraft's website was not very helpful. Thanks!

Yes, it is. (At least the last time I looked into it a few months ago it was). You can also buy that cheese in a small canister (like a parmesan canister only much smaller & more expensive. There was a thread on this several months ago. It's great cheese!

Kraft clearly labels the presence of gluten-containing ingredients. On the mac & cheese, if the cheese ingredients are listed separately just double-check there to be sure.

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Some folks like that powdered stuff, and/or that velvita garbage. Personally I can't stand them - taste so fake.

You can make your own cheese sauce easily, and it should taste great. I generally used American cheese, some milk, and corn starch. You may want to add salt too. If you're serving a picky eater who insists on the sauce being yellow, use the yellow cheese, and if the corn starch lightens it too much, that can easily be solved with a bit of paprika, which will probably add a nice flavor anyway.

I'm too short on time right now to list instructions, but I'm sure plenty of others here can give you that.

Guest cassidy
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Yes, the cheese packet is fine. You can buy that exact cheese in a blue canister. It says "shake on popcorn" and is dark blue and looks like a small parmesan cheese container.

I tried to take the cheese packet ouf of a mac & cheese and just use that and I got really sick. I don't know if when the cheese came out of the packet it hit the outside of the packet which was in the pasta, that is how it got contaminated. I'm very careful about washing my hands, so I don't think it was that.

I feel much more comfortable buying that cheese in a canister.

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Does anyone know for sure if the cheese packet from Kraft macaroni and cheese is gluten free? We tried the Annie's rice pasta but my son really didn't like it, so we used brown rice pasta shells with the Kraft cheese packet and he really liked it. It looks like it's okay to me, but we're new to this and I wanted to double check. Kraft's website was not very helpful. Thanks!

the cheese packet is gluten free. You can actually buy trhe cheese packets by themselves at Wal Mart.

Also, for the best Mac N Cheese, use Tinkyada pasta instead of those other brands. There is no comparison. Tinkyada looks and tastes like real pasta!!!!

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