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Atkins quick cuisine pizza distributed by Sara Lee.


Atkins Nutritionals is has rolled out a new line of low-carb frozen pizzas distributed nation-wide by Sara Lee
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Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) is a global consumer-goods company based in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.
 Foods.

"Since pizza is such a popular part of the traditional American diet, we were excited about producing a low-carb alternative," said Matt Wiant, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at the late diet guru's company.

Atkins Quick Quisine Pizza, which contains 70 to 80% fewer digestible digestible

having the quality of being able to be digested.


digestible energy
the proportion of the potential energy in a feed which is in fact digested.

digestible protein
see digestible protein.
 grams of carbohydrates Carbohydrates
Compounds, such as cellulose, sugar, and starch, that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are a major part of the diets of people and other animals.

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carbohydrates,
n.
 than traditional pizza, is available in three flavors--Supreme, Smokehouse and Pepperoni. Wiant said rite company's food scientist had worked with a team at Sara Lee Foods for months to ensure that the pizza line was absolutely compatible with the Atkins low-carbohydrate diet Low-carbohydrate diets or low-carb diets are nutritional programs that advocate restricted carbohydrate consumption, based on research that ties consumption of certain carbohydrates with increased blood insulin levels, and overexposure to insulin with metabolic syndrome (the  plan.

Each of the single-serving pizzas in the Atkins Quick Quisine Pizza line has only 11g net carbs, contains more fiber and protein than traditional counterparts, and has no hydrogenated oil, the company said.
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