Annie Chun's Pad Thai Noodle Bowl, Non-GMO, Vegan, 8.1-oz (Pack of 6), Microwaveable, Ready Meal

The Annie Chung Pad Thai Bowl is in my opinion the best of all flavors. The spice is just right. I typically add some cooked shrimp to it.

In the past, I would have given this product a 5-star rating, but now that the product has changed, I can only give it a 3-star rating. The changed products can be identified by a solid red and white circle in the lower left of the front packaging, stating that the product "Now TASTES EVEN BETTER!". For me, that is certainly not the case. Both the old and new product contain packets containing noodles, sauce, toppings, and peanuts. The noodles and the peanuts are largely unchanged, but the sauce and toppings are quite different. The old product came with 51 g of a deeply flavorful sauce; the new has 39 g of a much less flavorful sauce that is too sweet for my taste. The new sauce coats the noodles thinly, while in the old product the sauce was quite abundant after mixing the noodles and sauce, and has more presence in the mouth. Particularly noticeable to me is the disappearance of the strong lime tanginess of the old product. On the nutrition panel, sugar has gone up from 17 g in a 239 g serving (7.11% of serving weight), to 21 g in a 231 g serving (9.09% of serving weight). Overall carbohydrate content has gone down, from 86 g to 80 g, and overall protein has gone down, from 16 g to 14 g. Sodium has been lowered from 1000 mg to 750 mg. The old product had 500 calories with 110 of those from fat; the new product has 470 calories with 90 of those from fat. The bottom line is that the new product has less fat, less salt, less flavor, and more sugar. What was a great product that quickly won me over when I first tried it, has become an uninteresting mix that would have kept me looking for something better.

My boys like to take these in their lunch for a change of pace they like them. They're OK for once and awhile, high sugar and not enough protein. Could always add shredded chicken to it.

Great instant meal, good price.

These are really good. I would continue to purchase but you need the ones like Walmart sells. Walmart’s container’s have a lid on top. The thin cover (like paper) on these is sometimes open when you receive them so I had to throw them away.