I mean pasta with meat in it isn't that weird. Other than macaroni the only other thing in the box is the powder you make the sauce with. Is that the insane part?

Depending on your definition of "real," they're probably correct. It was real cheese, before it was dehydrated, powdered, and mixed with an emulsifier (probably sodium citrate) so it would reconstitute itself into a cheese sauce. I've become a little more sympathetic to this sort of thing since I bought of pouch a sodium citrate off the interwebs and started emulsifying things I didn't think could be emulsified, like an entire wheel of brie.

Hamburger Helper without the Hamburger still slaps.

I don't know if this is actually true or not, because I didn't grow up eating a lot of hamburger helper, but I think it's the fact that they're advertising it for the cheaper meat that's a recession indicator.

I mean, hotdogs in Mac n cheese is pretty ok.

Is this one of those, "if farmers gave their cows kelp tablets once per day to reduce methane farts, it would reduce it by 50%" deals? I find it hard to believe raising cattle produces more GHG emissions than a similar weight pig.

Why is it "pig meat" instead of pork?! That seems suspiciously hot dog specific...

Yeah, I think the total land used for cattle equals the entire landmass of north america too.

I love beef, I love hamburgers, but it's pretty clearly unsustainable.

I suspect beef prices are only going to go up and they'll never come down ever again.

Weird that Soy isn’t on the list, unless it’s so low it isn’t even on the same scale?

My partner and I can afford some pretty reasonable dinners. But one of our go-to staples is literally a box of Kraft Dinner and sliced hot dogs.

We'll make 3 boxes worth and fridge the leftovers for quick dinners for a couple more days.

Don't be throwing slander at the vast usefulness of the glorious hot dog.