Kraft Macaroni & Cheese TV Spot, 'Help Yourself: Skip Crew' Song by Remi Wolf.

During the Great Depression, a St. Louis, Missouri, salesman, Grant Leslie of Dundee, Scotland, had the idea to sell macaroni pasta and cheese together as a package, so he began attaching grated cheese to boxes of pasta with a rubber band. In 1937, Kraft introduced the product in the U.S. and Canada.

8 Cheesy Throwback Facts About Kraft Macaroni & Cheese

• Kraft Sells One Million Boxes Of Mac And Cheese A Day.
• The Record For Eating An Entire Box Of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Is One Minute, 2.14 Seconds.
• There Are Over 50 Varieties Of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.

In fact, it's one of the most beloved foods in Canada. According to Global News, Canadians buy 1.7 million of the 7 million boxes, or around 24%, of Kraft Dinner that is sold every week around the world. The country's annual consumption of the pasta dish is also 55% higher than that of Americans.

Cheesasaurus Rex Full front view of Cheesasaurus Rex (mascot for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese) advertising icon. Spotted orange dinosaur holding a brown box.

Austin Davis from Florida has explained in detail that he has eaten a strict diet of macaroni and cheese for the past 17 years in a short film. The documentary, which has been filmed by Vice, sees the 20-year-old go into detail about his love for the cheesy pasta dish as nothing else seems to excite his tastebuds.

It's true: macaroni and cheese is more than a yummy calorie-laden food option. The delectable casserole, drenched in cheese and butter, transcends food, rising to the giddy heights of symbolism. Its gooey, golden essence contains love, family, and Southern tradition.

18. The lawsuit alleged that the Kraft Heinz Food Company violated federal law by saying the mac and cheese cups take 3½ minutes to prepare, arguing that the time limit does not include the time it takes to remove the lid, add water and stir in the cheese sauce.

People like it because it is a comfort food. Comfort food takes many forms. Everyone has their specific go-to dish. Whatever you prefer, you can likely agree that when you're feeling down, a big, cheesy bowl of macaroni and cheese hits the spot.

It Starts With Real Cheese 98 percent of Kraft Singles is in fact "real" cheese, plus things like whey protein concentrate and sodium citrate. The rest of the ingredients are emulsifiers and preservatives that help it melt nicely and give it a long shelf-life.

There's a bunch of science behind it – the dish is full of rich ingredients which make our brain think it's won the lottery. There's also the comfort food factor – mac n' cheese brings up fuzzy warm memories of home. But here in Wisconsin, we know what makes this dish phenomenal: the cheese.

In the end, the classic macaroni and cheese brand took the crown. That's right, your standard box of Kraft is really the best boxed mac and cheese out there!