Mac & Cheese Dinners Are Here!
September 17, 2020|General News

This fall we are introducing a new Mac & Cheese Dinner to our meal packing lineup. This is our first line extension beyond our current Rice & Soy Casserole.

Mac & Cheese Dinner

Photo: Visual-Rx

Why Mac & Cheese?

When we asked our food distribution partners and pantries around Indiana what type of meals are in demand, the overwhelming answer was Mac & Cheese. With that in mind, we’ve been hard at work developing our own version.

These dinners are an appealing alternative to the traditionally available boxed macaroni and cheese dinner. They’re familiar, comforting, and a favorite of both kids and adults alike, which is important to us as we think about those we’re serving.  They’re easy to prepare on a stovetop or in a microwave, requiring only water to cook. Meals should be more than just calories, and so we fortified ours with calcium and vitamin D for additional nutritional value. 

Okay, but how does it taste?

We refused to settle for just any Mac & Cheese – it needed to taste great! After testing batch after batch, we finally found the perfect blend of taste and nutrition in our fortified cheese powder and high-quality noodles. Still, we needed feedback from the pickiest of taste-testers: kids! Our Mac & Cheese Dinner was a hit. Here are just a few comments:

Paxton, 10 “It’s amazing!”
Nola, 11 “It tastes like the real thing.”
Gerry, 11 “It’s like regular Mac & Cheese … but taken up to the next level!”
Lilly, 5 “Yum!”
Family and youth volunteer

How can I help get meals to those who need it?

Pack with us! We’ll be packing Mac & Cheese Dinners at some of our upcoming Million Meal Marathon meal packing events. Sign up is easy!
Host a private packing event. Call us at 317-863-8655 or email us at info@millionmealmovement.org to schedule a private packing event for your small group or business. We can host you at our warehouse in Indianapolis or we can come to you.
We’re taking every precaution to keep our participants healthy while meeting the tremendous need COVID-19 has placed on Hoosiers. Utilizing social distancing, sanitary guidelines, and personal protective measures, our meal packing events are a safe environment for giving back.
Donate. We understand not everyone is able to pack meals in person. Your financial support allows us to pack and deliver Mac & Cheese Dinners to Hoosiers in need of a warm meal. A donation of just $6 provides 20 servings of Mac & Cheese.
However you choose to help, you’re doing your part
to help Million Meal Movement fight hunger at home.

 

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