Natural Directions · Pasta Dinners
Natural Directions, Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
A 2.5 oz (70g) serving of Natural Directions, Macaroni & Cheese Dinner has 260 calories, 6g of sugars and 430mg of sodium, as submitted by Western Family Foods, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2028566, record updated Jun 25, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2028566, available Oct 28, 2021; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Western Family Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 70g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 015400196710
- Category
- Pasta Dinners
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other pasta dinners
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 71% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 15% of them.
Where the calories come from: 82% carbohydrate, 9% fat and 9% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among pasta dinners: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 8.6 g | 5.6 g | 71% |
| Sodium | 614 mg | 824 mg | 15% |
| Protein | 8.6 g | 11.6 g | 12% |
| Calories | 371 | 356 | 75% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,542 products, one per barcode.
Other dinner in this aisle
536 of the 1,542 pasta dinners products are named dinner. Per 100 g their median is 357 calories, 829 mg of sodium and 11.4 g of protein; 9 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Macaroni & Cheese Dinner WEGMANS | 470 mg | 348 |
| Road's End Organics, Cheddar Style Mac & Chreese Organic Pasta Dinner ROAD'S END ORGANICS | 424 mg | 359 |
| Beef Lasagna Italian Style Dinner Kits CLASSICO | 330 mg | 179 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "dinner", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WHITE RICE TUBETTI (WHITE RICE FLOUR), CHEESE SAUCE (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], SALT, NON-FAT MILK, CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: MALTODEXTRIN, LACTIC ACID POWDER [LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE], COLOR ADDED [ANNATTO EXTRACT], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CITRATE.
The statement lists 2 ingredients at the top level, beginning with White Rice Tubetti (white Rice Flour), Cheese Sauce (whey, Cheddar Cheese [pasteurized Milk. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jun 25, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Western Family Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2028566).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Natural Directions, Macaroni & Cheese Dinner?
260 per 2.5 oz (70g) serving, and 371 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Natural Directions, Macaroni & Cheese Dinner?
430mg per serving (19% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Western Family Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Jun 25, 2017. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov