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I have a family member that buys her products religiously. Besides Mac & Cheese, they make everything from frozen dinners, to $3.99 soups. She is opening up r

I have a family member that buys her products religiously. Besides Mac & Cheese, they make everything from frozen dinners, to $3.99 soups. She is opening up restaurants too. Her brilliance is making the public believe they are eating slightly better than the rest of us, which is probably true? It’s to bad the bar is so low. “Natural, non-gmo, healthy, etc.”. Oh yea, the packaging is brilliant too. If you are a vegetarian, buying her foods is an easy choice. That said, most of the food seems slightly better than the brand names products in terms of healthy food. The brilliance of her product is basically marketing. I was glad when my sister said, “I am eating to many of her frozen dinners. I’m beginning to think they are not good for me?” I didn’t say anything. (Oh yea, if you live with anyone on a strict vegetarian diet, don’t say anything. Trust me.). I was thinking, the secret to her food is that mysterious cheese. You could put it on anything, and it would taste palatable, but not at her price point for myself.

krallja 6y ago
“her” products are owned and made by General Mills, not her.
freyir 6y ago
You might be mixing up Annie’s with Amy’s? I don’t believe Annie’s has frozen foods.
- jkelleyrtp 6y ago
  I was just in a Publix and can attest to the fact that Annie's now sells frozen foods. Different types of mac n cheese and some soups.
donw 6y ago
> The brilliance of her product is basically marketing. I was glad when my sister said, “I am eating to many of her frozen dinners. I’m beginning to think they are not good for me?” My food philosophy is simple: I use the most basic ingredients as is practical, buy the freshest stuff I can, and cook nearly everything at home. I can be pretty confident about what's in my food, because odds are I put it there. We save a ton of money on eating out, and I think it builds better friendships when you can invite people over for a meal you cooked. This comes at a time cost, but with practice, you get to the point where you can cook amazing food pretty quickly. Not as fast as an instant meal, but it'll taste ten times better, and cost a quarter as much. Also, I've found I don't really like most processed food anymore after eating like this. Some stuff is okay -- potato chips are way easier to buy off-the-shelf -- but I honestly start to feel sick if I eat McDonalds, or drink a Coke, and I pretty much grew up on both of those. I know this isn't accessible to everybody -- if you're working two jobs and on the weekends, there's no way you've got time to cook -- but if you have the time, I'd say it's worth it.

krallja 6y ago

“her” products are owned and made by General Mills, not her.

freyir 6y ago

You might be mixing up Annie’s with Amy’s? I don’t believe Annie’s has frozen foods.

jkelleyrtp 6y ago
I was just in a Publix and can attest to the fact that Annie's now sells frozen foods. Different types of mac n cheese and some soups.

donw 6y ago

> The brilliance of her product is basically marketing. I was glad when my sister said, “I am eating to many of her frozen dinners. I’m beginning to think they are not good for me?” My food philosophy is simple: I use the most basic ingredients as is practical, buy the freshest stuff I can, and cook nearly everything at home. I can be pretty confident about what's in my food, because odds are I put it there. We save a ton of money on eating out, and I think it builds better friendships when you can invite people over for a meal you cooked. This comes at a time cost, but with practice, you get to the point where you can cook amazing food pretty quickly. Not as fast as an instant meal, but it'll taste ten times better, and cost a quarter as much. Also, I've found I don't really like most processed food anymore after eating like this. Some stuff is okay -- potato chips are way easier to buy off-the-shelf -- but I honestly start to feel sick if I eat McDonalds, or drink a Coke, and I pretty much grew up on both of those. I know this isn't accessible to everybody -- if you're working two jobs and on the weekends, there's no way you've got time to cook -- but if you have the time, I'd say it's worth it.