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KRAFT Easy Mac is a microwaveable macaroni and cheese snack, to which you just add water. This product is 71% pasta which, on it's own, is a low-fat, low-salt carbohydrate food. Add a cheesy chicken sauce and the fat and salt levels start to creep up. As far as convenience goes, it's hard to beat (it's ready to eat after 3-4 minutes in the microwave). But bear in mind that if an eight-year-old child ate the whole pack, they'd be getting 57% of the upper level of acceptable daily sodium intake.
It's interesting to note the 'no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives' message on the packaging. You could add to this 'no chicken' (although 'chicken flavour' makes an appearance towards the bottom of the list of ingredients).
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