I also have a somewhat similar story, through a US lens:
I'm an American who calls Kraft Dinner, well, Kraft Dinner (instead of "Kraft Mac N' Cheese" as it's branded here in the US) specifically because 1) I'm a BNL fan and 2) "Kraft Dinner" is much less of a mouthful to say (but just as much of a mouthful to eat, naturally). I also like poutine, hockey, and maple syrup.
On that note, it's pretty interesting to me how bidirectional the cultural influences are between Canada and the US. Not entirely surprising, given that we're neighbors and all and already pretty similar culturally (comparatively speaking), but it's fascinating to me how much popular-in-the-US music and television ultimately comes from Canada.
I see it called Kraft Dinner here in the southeast US. I figured since roux-based mac and cheese is a staple in southern cooking, they wanted to let everyone know to expect something quite different. But now I see on their website the full name is "Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner".
I'm a Canadian that says "Eh". But I wasn't born in Canada, and I didn't grow up saying it, and none of my friends when I moved here said "Eh."
When I'm around Americans, they KILL themselves laughing whenever I say Eh. I am the epitome of a Canadian stereotype to them.
But...I finish sentences with "Eh" because Homer Simpson finishes his sentences with "Eh", and I grew up obsessed with The Simpsons..
But...Homer Simpson only says "Eh" because Dan Castellaneta's father says "Eh". Dan Castellaneta's father is Canadian.