Using this definition of fake foods, my favorites would include some (by far not all) brands of instant mashed potatoes and of the rice or noodles mixes. More interesting to me, though, are the school cafeteria foods, which back in my day were not fake foods by any means but were fully from-scratch concoctions. Grade and high school favorites were sloppy joes, a non-spicy version of chili-mac, and great northern beans (which we doused with catsup) with cornbread. Two college cafeterias at which I ate had surprisingly delicious foods of all sorts, remembering particularly some of the salads, soups, and desserts. They served several versions of potato soup and a raw apple cake which I’d put up against those of the best restaurants anywhere. I’ve seen other but have never seen this particular version of apple cake (dark, moist, just a little spicy, with small chunks of raw apple, and guess what was a thick vanilla flavored white sauce drizzled over it) served anywhere else. Likewise, have never elsewhere seen one of the several versions (and all were good) of potato soup they served. In this particular soup the potatoes were pureed to a pulp and resided, not incorporated into, but were just in (kinda settled to bottom of bowl) a delicious clear but brown colored richly beef flavored broth. The beef broth flavor prevailed over that of the potato; guess it was like a thickened beef broth. So good! The other potato soups, tho delicious, were, like all their other great soups, more traditional. Would surely appreciate recipes for this apple cake or potato soup should this attempt at description ring a bell with anyone who has either recipe, or anything similar. Thanks. Liketoeat