Potato Buds

Made with 100% real potatoes, just like home. And perfect for gluten-free diets.

UPDATED DIRECTIONS:
For the same great taste you know and love, milk should be added AFTER water and butter are brought to a boil. Following the old directions of combining all elements before boiling leads to mashed potatoes with a gummy texture.

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PG10 said:	Posted: 5/22/2012 1:23 PM
Well, I am still using the Idaho Spuds - Signature. If you have not tried them and want your old Potato Buds back like I do, then please try them. They are, if not better, as good as the old Potato Buds. What some people are not understanding, is that Potato Buds never had glutten to begin with. Betty Crocker told me that their taste testers were the ones who said the new ones are better. I'm not sure where they got these taste testers from, but I totally, 100% disagree with their taste. I believe many of Bettys customers will do as I do. I will NOT buy another box of these buds until they change it back. I used to buy two boxes a month and 3 at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Apparently, it doesn't matter to them, but I cannot believe they have not lost alot of business because of it. Please go back to the original!!!!

corporationpigs said:	Posted: 5/21/2012 5:42 PM
Obviously, General Mills and Betty Crocker don't give a s*** about you or I, whether or not this product is terrible, they only care about money. So, the only thing left to do is boycott all Betty Crocker and General Mills products until they decide to bring back the original Buds, money is the only language they know!

Jackie51 said:	Posted: 5/16/2012 10:47 PM
What in God's name happened to the Potato Buds that I use to swear by????? the little mini morsels have turned into flakes that turn to a pasty mush your old recipe must come back please do not tell me this is what you are offering I was never embarassed to serve them now it is an embarassment you have to be kidding who did this ...why did you do this.... is it a cheaper way to make them ....did you not think we would notice???? Please gather your senses and return from the dark side and give us back the product we have come to love if not I guess it is back to home made peal it yourself old fashion real pototoes

Wndrr said:	Posted: 4/17/2012 2:24 PM
Give me a break, Betty Crocker! The new directions MAKE NO DIFFERENCE! I've tried your new formula with the new directions, with the old directions, with the way I've known to make them by heart for the last 40 years--nothing works! They're gummy no matter what I do, and the taste is awful--they don't taste like potatoes any more. I started making these when I was a child (younger than 10, I think)--and they were foolproof. I had to switch to a new box in the middle of cooking for a dinner party--and was embarrassed by the mess I had to serve. I've since gone through a couple of boxes--what a waste of money. Thanks to the reviewers for the suggestion of Idaho Spuds. I'm headed there...

Pandk123 said:	Posted: 4/10/2012 8:07 PM
THEY DON'T CARE THEY MADE THE SWITCH AND WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE NEW ONES BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO BUY THEM AND WITH ALL THE BOXES LEFT ON THE SHELF, WHEN BEFORE YOU HAD TO HOPE THERE WOULD BE A BOX LEFT DURING THE HOLIDAYS. THE NEW ONES STINK AND I DON'T THINK ANY ONE FROM BETTY CROCKER CARES ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS I HAVE SENT MANY AN INQUIRY BUT THEY ALWAYS NASTY BACK, DEAL WITH IT.TO BAD THEY DON'T READ THIS CUSTOMER PAGE YOU DON'T THINK GOOD BUSINESS WOULD BE TO IGNORE ALL THESE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.BUT THEY THINK THEY ARE RIGHT AND WE DON'T REMEMBER HOW GREAT THE OLD ONES WERE.WE NEVER BUY THEIR POTATOES ANYMORE AND BECAUSE THEY ARE SO NASTY WE TRY AND USE OTHER BAKE PRODUCTS TOO.

alittlebitlonger said:	Posted: 3/27/2012 12:25 PM
I know these seem to have a lot of terrible reviews, but to be honest they will always have a special place in my heart (even if that is maybe a little silly to say about potatoes). A few months ago, my digestive system completely broke (whether from pancreatitis or my gall bladder malfunctioning or gastroparesis or what we don't know just yet...), and for the first few days I couldn't even drink water without wanting to throw-up, but, then I was able to eat very, very, very simple foods, and these potatoes were the ones my family bought for me. I literally lived off of these for weeks on end, and I mean it, because I think I may have gotten a lot sicker than I was even then after losing fifteen-twenty pounds and becoming quite malnourished. They are still a very big part of my diet now, and whenever my stomach acts up they are the meal I go back to and one of the few things I know I can eat whenever I want to... I know persons here have said a lot about how they taste maybe not-so-good, but I love them...the trick is to add a lot of salt and pepper!...but, everybody has different tastes, and that is good! I just hope that enough people buy these that they will keep being produced, but I hope that everybody else finds alternatives they like...these are never as good as homemade mashed-potatoes (because oh my gosh), but I don't they try to be too much! They are tasty and easy I think, and I look forward to my next bowl. 0 I tried a different brand a few days ago, and they made me terribly sick, so I am staying with Mrs. Betty, I think! So thank you, Mrs. Betty! You've made my life a little bit easier during some of the hardest months I have had. I'm really sorry if this got to be frighteningly sentimental for a review on potatoes, eeep. :P <3

PG10 said:	Posted: 3/9/2012 2:31 PM
I just wanted to let alambert1979 and anyone else know that potato buds never had gluten. Betty Crocker did not take out gluten, they just changed their process from buds to powder and stated on the box that they are gluten free. Never have it. Just a little FYI. Betty Crocker, please go back to the buds! Until then, I will be using the Idaho Spuds Signature. They are the greatest ones yet!

ntturtle said:	Posted: 3/8/2012 3:43 PM
I am with everyone else... I have eaten Potatoe Buds since they 1st came on the market in the late 60's... The only instant Potatoes I would buy... but I don't like the new formula.. it is more of a powder than the flakes that we use to have. Please go back to the old formula.. the flakes were more like real potaotes...

Vanno said:	Posted: 2/25/2012 7:10 PM
I've used Potato Buds ever since they came on the market and they were the greatest! The new recipe is NOT GOOD AT ALL! So disappointed and will look for a new brand.

twocents17 said:	Posted: 2/22/2012 12:16 PM
Hello, I just wanted to say how unhappy I am with the new Potato Buds. They taste terrible. I too, thought I had purchased gluten free by mistake and went back to the store and discovered thats all there were. I through the box away and now use Idahoan Mashed Potato Mix.