I Dubiously Tried 6 'Healthy' Mac & Cheese Brands to Find the Best
Evol Gluten-Free Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese
Evol is an egalitarian option when it comes to the frozen foods aisle—I’ve found it at Whole Foods on my spendier grocery Sundays, but also at Target, when my dinner is an afterthought wedged somewhere between paper towels and charcoal pore strips. Their Gluten-Free Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese was the first of the alternative macs that I tried, and was terribly misleading in the context of this experiment—would everything else taste this good? When I popped the black plastic dish into the microwave at work, a few people commented on the appealing smell emanating from our kitchen. The rice noodles weren’t mushy, an almost unavoidable reality I’ve come to accept with other pasta substitutes, and the gouda had just enough bite. The box claims to also include caramelized onions and chives, though I only tasted (and saw) proof of the latter. Either way, Evol’s noodle was the best gluten-free option I tried.
Noodle: 4 / 5 Cheese: 5 / 5
For science, I ventured into a universe of arrowroot, chickpea, and tapioca flour "cheese."
