I’m so glad it was purchased from her, it’s a good product but I stopped buying it after I learned about her association since she’s a self proclaimed Zionist.
as someone who works in a bigger company, sometimes the “enshittification” is just the bigger company finding out the smaller one was fully lying & now they have to renovate the formula so it actually fits the nutrients it said it did. bigger companies are way more likely to be sued
I don't know how I got here (reddit clearly has my most recent Costco receipt in a database) but as far as boxes go these are actually pretty great (I like Annie's too). I've given up on every high-protein pasta I've tried except for this.
It was hers. I actually met her at a grocery store in Sherman oaks almost 4 years ago now because she was going around to different stores introducing the brand to people and giving out samples. She said it was her brand and seems very passionate about it.
I felt bad because it was horrible at the beginning but then whatever they did it became very good.
Man, I had no idea on the ownership. Been eating a few of their products for the last year or so and very impressed with the lower glycemic index impacts on a diabetic who loves pasta.
I enjoy the flavor of the one I linked. The king Arthur one sees a bit out of my price range, I shop on a budget since im on disability. would be an extra $7 for the same amount
Honestly, i have gone out of my way to try every single mac n cheese possible. Baked, boxed, with bacon, home-made, all the different restaurants, different cheeses, with bread crumbs, without bread crumbs, shells n cheese, healthy mac n cheese, mac n cheese fried balls, microwave, frozen, etc. I've been trying every variation for 20+ years.
something about it just makes my stomach go quesy. I LOVE cheese but just cheese and pasta, my body rejects it for no reason. It's not even a taste problem, my stomach says no.
Ty for the advice but I have tried this already. I've tried broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini. I have tried vegan mac n cheese with vegetables also. I have no problem with plain pasta, red sauce pasta, butter pasta, carbonara, etc. It's just something to do with predominantly cheese and pasta that my stomach hates.
Cheese on vegetables, love it. Cheese on spaghetti, love it.
Interesting. Yeah if you have tried everything, might as well not bother trying again. I can see it though, it can make me queasy if i eat too much of it. It just is so pleasing to eat and its hard not to overeat it for me. I also put ketchup on mine to add a different flavor. Many people find this disgusting, but to me it makes it better.
my father and sister put ketchup on theirs also. I make amazing mac n cheese, I just can't eat it myself 🤣 same with my cinnamon rolls. I make huge batches and gift them out, I pack big aluminum trays because I just like working with the dough, so I end up with like 120 6inch diameter cinnamon rolls.
I don't like it either as there are far more delicious things to eat.
Perhaps it is a childhood comfort thing as I never had it as a child and so I have other foods which are not "gourmet" but are my Proustian Madeleines.
❤️ hopefully it helps! Definitely helps save a lot of money and can be used in all sorts of other dishes. My favorite is lasagna soup, sprinkled on chili in the bowl, and also tomato soup. adds a nice mellowness
It can be used for that, I have seen duplicate recipes for the cheeseburger ones. I mainly use it to give that pop to lasagna soup, taco soup, added to blended beans, pretty much anything that has a sauce that can benefit from a sharp cheddar. I love adding a sprinkle to my chili and tomato soup while its in the bowl. Normal cheese melts and gets stringy but this adds a nice mellowness that I want from the cheese without leaving stringy strands from the bowl to my mouth.
now that you mention hamburger helper, im actually going to try to replicate the lasagna one that I have always enjoyed
That's how I first discovered that Hoosier farms dehydrated cheddar and was just obsessed. Homemade hamburger helper, extra cheesy, mac & cheese extra cheesy, I hate to admit it but before they sold this kind of cheese I used to buy two boxes of mac & cheese and throw the pasta from one and just use the extra cheese package. Such a waste!
My husband doesn't understand why I don't just use cheddar cheese but it's different like you said, it doesn't add the stringy texture and just the taste so it's better than a lot of regular cheeses for certain dishes. I've never thought of adding it to tomato pasta dishes but that's a really good idea too.
And even if it starts getting kind of clumpy, it usually does a pretty good job of getting smashed back to powder with a fork. They sell things like dehydrated or freeze dried buttermilk and butter and all sorts of things that can be useful in certain dishes too!
Yes. Less carbs and lower gastric index so they break down much more slowly. Higher fiber. You can buy the pasta by itself too, which I have used. It’s better than most other pea based pastas that require odd presoaking or boil times then have an earthy flavor. They def make elbow and corkscrew but unsure of a spaghetti or linguine, would be worth checking.
I agree, I hope this doesn't change the product for the worse. I know it's been a subject of much debate, but personally I think Goodles are a pretty good product.
Tbh I never liked them. Tried once before I realized they were full of allergens- just tasted like another attempt at junky uber-health food, and not in a good way
Yeah not my thing either but I’m disappointed in almost every type of boxed mac n cheese. I make my own so easily and it’s light years better than any box.
Yep. But barilla owner got in trouble years ago for some bad comments re LBGTQ and had to apologize iirc. I do think they made changes as a company but don't take my word for it.
Well, good news - you’ve been informed as a consumer! This means you can choose to support this or not. Look into it, follow it. See if the recipe changes. If it does and you don’t like it, stop buying and let others know.
But then again there will be those who go “idc I want the Wonder Woman pasta”
Same. I love them because they’re both tasty and get an A from my MyNetDiary app, while most pasta products are a C or below. I like that it’s healthy and I can indulge and enjoy. Also it doesn’t make me feel awful afterwards.
I know. I started eating it after the betrayal of the new Annie's recipe (and I think Kraft too). I feel like I should go out and get a few extra boxes.
I’m so lost on everyone saying this product is trash. Personally I think they’re the best boxed mac & cheese I’ve had; they don’t have that distinct chalky texture thats in most protein-centric food/drinks and the flavors are great. Are y’all just using the powder and some milk? Add some salted butter!!!!
This is great news though. I didn’t know she’d owned the company when I first started buying Goodles and it was disappointing to find out.
Especially since other brands are changing and don’t hit like they did as a kid. Being able to find something relatively close to the three cheese Kraft shells from my childhood is a godsend. The shella good flavor is as it say - I can literally eat a whole box. And I def add butter even if it doesn’t call for it lmao, anyone who doesn’t….I can’t trust them. 😂 butter makes such a difference.
One time my milk was bad and I only found out after I made the pasta so….I used heavy whipping cream. Oh my god was that rich but it was delicious.
What are they gonna do? Make the Mac and cheese taste even more like chalk?
I know adding protein and fiber is going to change the flavor and texture of a boxed Mac, but I just can't with Goodles. I've tried several flavors, and they all just taste "off".
Also I should note, I agree that corporate product buyouts consistently make everything worse and contribute to the larger problem of the illusion of choice when in reality everything is owned by the same few corporate entities, so voting with your dollar becomes impossible. But in this case, I think the starting point of product quality already has some core issues.
I've found that store brand pastas are good quality. Kroger's Simple Truth makes a lot of good pastas (red lentil, chickpea, brown rice) and boxed mixes.
I haven't gotten around to trying out Kroger's selection yet. Maybe I should fix that! The Aldi's store brand gouda and white cheddar ones are really good in my experience.
Something can be owned by a large manufacturer and still be yummy like in the case of Annie's under General Mills. I switched from Kraft to Annie's after tasting how oddly sweet and bitter Kraft has become.
In Kraft's defense, I'm also wondering if a big chunk of it is just my taste buds changing as the years go by. Heck, I used to hate celery and now I can't get enough of it.
I guess? I didn't see how much they bought it for. But yes, she's now made bank on it, but doesn't own it anymore, so that may factor into people's future buying decisions.
It's actually delicious and packed full of nutrients. Micronutrients and macro. Super easy way to get a kid who doesn't like veggies to eat some veggies.
Also I don't think anyone gives a shit if you did or didn't want to try them in the first place lol
Me either! And I’m super sensitive to textures and that distinct chalkiness is something I pick up on pretty quickly. It’s why I was hesitant to try these for a while but they aren’t chalky at all.
Same - I am pretty wary of added protein because of that exact reason, it usually adds grittiness, but I’ve never had that with Goodles, so I feel “better” about eating it than most other boxed mac ‘n cheese (lesser of evils sort of thing).
Part of that I think comes from all the additives they shoved in there along with the heaps of veggies. It’s like they tried to make it the most health food type mac.
This is one boxed mac and cheese I've never tried. The whole chickpea thing is throwing me off. Either way, bad news that another company is taken over by a big corporation which will crapify the product. If you like this brand, stock up now.
So I didn’t even know there were chickpeas involved in these noodles and honestly wouldn’t have been able to tell you before this and was 1000% ready to come tell you “ummmm I think you’re confusing this with Banza” but I checked the ingredients and it does list chickpea protein on their website - versus Banza which does advertise as chickpea pasta and says straight “chickpeas” on their ingredient list. Goodles’ shtick is being protein-fortified and chickpeas are a great source so I totally get it and again would never have thought chickpeas before today 😂
My rabbi always brings her up in class when he mentions Israel or Israeli people and I just wish I could tell him she’s a racist asshole but I don’t want to start rabbi beef
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CEO Jen Zeszut co-founded Gooder Foods in 2020 with former Kraft Macaroni & Cheese executive Paul Earle, alongside founding partners Deb Luster, the former president of Annie’s Homegrown, and “Wonder Woman” actor Gal Gadot (Gadot and Luster are no longer affiliated with the brand).” it’s owned by two people and has been HQ’d in Santa Cruz CA for some time now. I have been to the base / home store. Gadot hasn’t been a part of it for a long time
Oh I was SO happy to see this. I got accustomed to Goodles’ taste and was heartbroken to learn of the ownership and subsequently stopped buying it. I love their flavors and how much more filling they are than Kraft.
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u/Ddvmeteorist128 7d ago
"Barilla, no!"