Talk:Hamburger Helper

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So what is this, exactly?

I'm not entirely sure from the article. Is it just some seasoning or does it have rice or pasta something to bulk out the meat too? Sockatume 02:33, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Helping Hand claim

On the linked site for product information, there is no mention or picture of the "Helping Hand" mentioned in the article, although it is supposed to be "on the packaging" and there is a picture of the package on the linked site. Unless the "Helping Hand" claim can be verified, it should be removed. JesseW 22:38, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I've taken this out. —tregoweth 23:55, Oct 21, 2004 (UTC)

Good. JesseW 02:30, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I don't know what you guys' issue with the Helping Hand was. I can remember seeing him in commercials for as far back as I can remember the commercials, and as someone who is a relatively frequent consumer of various kinds of Hamburger Helper, I can attest that he is in fact to be found on the packaging of every one of the boxes I've got in my cupboard at the moment.Toroca 01:30, 21 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone know what the original flavor was for Hamburger Helper? And what it was like? From what I remember it had flat noodles. 66.32.56.100 01:01, 11 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Rice Oriental

I grew up with this stuff, but now can only find it in one store in my area. The box has been updated, so it's not like they're just selling old stock. Can anyone else out there find it to buy?--Sar e kOfVulcan 16:06, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I still buy it frequently at one of the supermarkets in my little rural town. I have noticed that it's not one of the brands available at Wal-Mart supercenters, probably because they only seem to carry the five or six most popular flavors. When I lived in Denver, I could find it at all four of the major supermarket chains, but NOT at every individual store for those chains. I don't understand why it's not as popular; Rice Oriental has been my favorite Hamburger Helper since I was little.Toroca 21:40, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I had some a few weeks ago. When I saw it in my cubbard I was wondering what I was thinking when I bought it, but after I made it, I was surprised, it was tasty. AbstractClass 23:31, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I too love this one....i also love the cheesy jambalaya these 2 are my all time favorites and i cant find either one of them anywhere does anyone know if i could order the dadgum things online? i dont even like the others that much so i dont even buy them but i sure would like to fine these 2 any help? 68.62.44.206 23:22, 31 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other Helpers

Should the "Other Helpers" section be expanded to include product names from the Tuna and Chicken Helper lines, or should those lines be given their own pages? There are at least a dozen flavors of those two products.Toroca 21:45, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandals

This page was vandalized by someone who thought it would be funny to write "they are DELISH!!!" by macaroni helper's name. Fixed the problem! dmurawski

CONFUSED.COM

I concur with Sockatume's comment above. I've never heard of this stuff, it was mentioned on a TV programme and I came here to find out what it was, however this article did not help in any way. Can someone, presumably American, make it clear what this product actually is? --Brideshead 20:38, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Answer

It is a boxed dinner containing uncooked pasta and seasonings appropriate to the meal. It is left to the cook to provide liquids (milk, water), and meat.

It's also very unhealthy! Has little nutritional value and is packed with cholestorol, fat {[trans fat]}, and sodium.

The anonymous poster above clearly doesn't know what they're talking about. If one examines the nutritional information for the various products, it becomes apparent that for most of them, the unhealthy aspects are not present in the packaged product itself. Online, all I've been able to find is the info for the prepared product, but on the actual boxes, the nutrition information is supplied for the product as packaged, also (meaning, without the hamburger or milk or whatever ingredients the consumer must add).

What becomes clear from examining the on-box nutrition information is that the unhealthy aspects such as fat and cholesterol comes from the addition of the hamburger; these aspects are either not present in the packaged product or are only present in small amounts. The exception is sodium, which these products do tend to be high in (but then again, it's almost impossible to find a prepackaged meal product that's NOT high in sodium). Also, there is NO trans fat in any of the ones I've been able to check the nutrition information for. Further, the prepared product does contain moderate amounts of some nutrients, like calcium, niacin, and folic acid.

Some might say this is "original research," but I dispute that considering this information is printed on tens of millions of boxes of these products found in thousands of grocery stores. All I've done is read the information provided by the company. Toroca (talk) 22:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]