Understandable. I have a strong aversion to lots of foods based solely on the texture, but thankfully, mac and cheese is not one of them!
Also very subjective: I would not say cheese sauce is good on its own. I only eat it with tortilla chips, pasta, or Taco Bell’s nacho fries.
My only gripe with the alterations of the submitted design is the star shape change.
I loved the big points in the cardinal directions with smaller points in between. I dislike this eight-pointed star.