I think there is one thing we can agree on- being poor sucks. You are required to compromise in so many ways. One of the worst is food. Fresh fruit and vegetables are expensive. Sometimes where you have to go is just out of your reach. Take where we live now. There is a Dollar General in town. It is essentially your only viable option for groceries. No fresh fruit or vegetables. Some frozen food, bread, milk, chips and crackers and basic canned goods. Sometimes you look at sale items and go: “Oh, what the hell we used to eat that years ago and it’s inexpensive.” That resulted in me buying this.
I think the advertising ditty went something along the lines of this making a “great meal”. Having recently wasted a pound of good ground beef on this product I can assure you it does not even qualify as an adequate meal. Do Rose and Lily, our dogs, like it? Sure! Keep in mind that Lily licks her butt regularly and Rose has been known to enjoy a cat poop snack. So my recommendation is just don’t. Don’t buy this. Don’t cook this. Don’t eat this.
We were talking here the other day about advertising. I took the position that any advertised food product that claimed to be gourmet was not. Gourmet food does not come in a box with directions to add milk, butter, water or anything else. Gourmet food is also not in the frozen food aisle. In addition what does “deluxe” mean on a box of food? Deluxe macaroni and cheese.
- luxurious or sumptuous; of a superior kind.Does any macaroni and cheese meet the deluxe criteria? Let’s just go with it’s better than plain macaroni.I have one suggestion if you are going to donate to a local food bank. Please consider donating spices. At least when you have those you have a chance to take some of that “deluxe” food and perhaps make it somewhat more palatable.As a final note for the older folks who may remember fizzies. If you see them just enjoy the memory, don’t try to relive the experience.
Funny. I avoid it, and have for decades.
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