Kraft strikes again - now it's tyrannosaurus au gratin! That's "Dinomac" to the little guys - regular old macaroni and cheese with dinosaur-shaped pasta. The 5 1/2-ounce box sells for 59 cents.
Kay Hadley: "I'm sorry, but macaroni and cheese is still macaroni and cheese no matter what shape the macaroni takes on."I feel that many food manufacturers are getting too `gimmicky' with their products and wish they would concentrate more on flavor and nutritional content.
"Perhaps, our boys are just a little too old for `cute-shaped' food or else I'm just not a fun mom."
Don Russell: "Just about all of us have tried Kraft Macaroni & Cheese at one time or another. The question is, what are these macaroni dinosaurs like? They are rather gummy and nearly 1 inch high. Other than that, there's not much new or unique to this product. Most kids love it and most adults try to tolerate it."
Judy Slack: "Cute - but they tasted exactly the same as Kraft's regular macaroni and cheese to us. We had the teddys but don't really care about the shaped noodles."
Edyth Jensen: "We had the Kraft Dino and the little ones really got a kick out of the dinosaur shapes. As for the flavor it was the usual Kraft cheese and macaroni, which is always good. I will probably purchase this in the future especially for a quick meal."
Linda C. Tingey: "The Dinomac was fun but probably more suited to little kids. They had a good taste, but for teenagers it's not much different than regular macaroni and cheese."
Conclusion: If you've got toddlers about, this macaroni dinner is Dino-mite! But don't plan on it wowing anyone else . . .
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