White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 6 ingredients to avoid

White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 10g protein and 8g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner lists 30 ingredients, starting with Enriched Macaroni Product, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin and Reduced Iron. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

250 kcal per serving, or 357 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner scores worse than most prepared meals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in prepared meals is Amy's Organic Medium Chili at 100/100.