Macaroni & cheese is a classic comfort food dish made with cooked macaroni and a cheese sauce, typically containing processed cheeses and additives. It provides a good source of calcium but is high in calories, saturated fat, and sodium, which may impact overall health negatively. The presence of artificial colors, preservatives, and highly processed ingredients indicates it is an ultra-processed food, suggesting limited nutritional value compared to minimally processed alternatives. A healthier option might be whole-grain pasta paired with fresh cheeses like ricotta or cottage cheese.
There are 320 calories in a serving of Not A Branded Item Macaroni & Cheese. Most of those calories come from fat (40%) and carbohydrates (43%).
| Serving Size | 250g | |
| Calories | 320 | |
| Calories From Fat | 126 | |
| Amount Per Serving | % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | |
| Cholesterol | 35mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 1140mg | 48% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugars | 5g | |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
*All percent daily value figures are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Weight Watchers Freestyle Points: 11
Weight Watchers SmartPoints: 11
Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 8
A serving of Not A Branded Item Macaroni & Cheese contains 11 Weight Watchers SmartPoints, 8 PointsPlus and 11 SmartPoints.
Not A Branded Item Macaroni & Cheese contains the following ingredients:
Cooked macaroni (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), whole milk, water, pasteurized process cheese spread (american cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, salt, milkfat, artificial color), cheddar club cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto color), margarine (liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), modified corn starch, salt, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, annatto color.