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In search of the perfect pizza. (Brand-Name Rating).


A good frozen pizza pizza

Food of Neapolitan origin. It consists of a flattened disk of bread dough, typically topped with olive oil, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese, baked quickly, and served hot. Pizza is eaten throughout Italy, with regional variations in toppings. Pizza came to the U.S.
 is hard to find. Plenty of pizzas are good-tasting, but good for you? In most cases, if the saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be  doesn't does·n't  

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 get you, the sodium sodium, a metallic chemical element; symbol Na [Lat. natrium]; at. no. 11; at. wt. 22.98977; m.p. 97.81°C;; b.p. 892.9°C;; sp. gr. 0.971 at 20°C;; valence +1. Sodium is a soft, silver-white metal.  will.

But things are changing--ever so slowly--in the frozen-pizza case. A few brands have cut back on the sat fat and salt without turning out a dry, tasteless taste·less  
adj.
1. Lacking flavor; insipid.

2. Not having or showing good taste.



tasteless·ly adv.
, they-call-this-pizza? Some even have interesting toppings--like roasted roast  
v. roast·ed, roast·ing, roasts

v.tr.
1. To cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals.

2. To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat.

3.
 garlic garlic: see onion.
garlic

Bulbous perennial plant (Allium sativum) of the lily family, native to central Asia and growing wild in Italy and southern France. The bulbs are used as a flavouring.
 chicken or Greek In desktop publishing, to display text in a representative form in which the actual letters are not discernible, because the screen resolution isn't high enough to display them properly. The software lets you set which font sizes should be greeked.  sesame--instead of pepperoni or sausage sausage, food consisting of finely chopped meat mixed with seasonings and, often, other ingredients, all encased in a thin membrane. Although sausages were made by the ancient Greeks and Romans, they were usually plain and unspiced; in the Middle Ages people began to . Others have those great-tasting self-rising crusts that jump-started the frozen-pizza market a few years ago.

We didn't did·n't  

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didn't did not
didn't do
 find the perfect pizza. But we can help you find the best of what's out there.

Watch Your Servings

When you're you're  

Contraction of you are.


you're you are
you're be
 talking pizza, Best Bites are out of the question (too much sodium and saturated fat). Our Better Bites had no more than four grams of saturated fat and 600 milligrams of sodium per serving. Those limits are quite generous. They translate (1) To change one language into another; for example, assemblers, compilers and interpreters translate source language into machine language.

(2) In computer graphics, to move an image on screen without rotating it.
 into a fifth of a day's sat fat and a quarter of a day's sodium. Most other pizzas have at least twice as much as that.

A third of an 11-inch DiGiorno DiGiorno (Delissio in Canada) is a frozen pizza brand owned by Kraft Foods. DiGiorno's website says the brand has been around for "over ten years" and Kraft's website says that it was available nationally in 1996. The brand's slogan is "It's not delivery.  Rising Crust Pepperoni Pizza, for example, has 1,980 mg of sodium and 32 grams of fat, 14 of them saturated saturated /sat·u·rat·ed/ (sach´ah-rat?ed)
1. denoting a chemical compound that has only single bonds and no double or triple bonds between atoms.

2. unable to hold in solution any more of a given substance.
. A third of a DiGiorno Cheese Stuffed Crust Pepperoni has 2,140 mg of sodium and 40 grams of fat, 18 of them saturated.

You won't won't  

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won't will not
won't will
 find any of those numbers on the package, however. The government lets Nutrition Facts labels The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and various other slight variations) is a label required on most pre-packaged foods in North America, United Kingdom and other countries.  use an unrealistically small serving size: five ounces (and rounding can sometimes shrink shrink Vox populi noun A psychiatrist  that to just four ounces). Yet a typical pizza that is advertised "for one" weighs seven ounces.

We've we've  

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we've have
 based our serving sizes on single-serve pizzas. But instead of using their weight as our standard, we've used their diameter diameter - The diameter of a graph is the maximum value of the minimum distance between any two nodes. . After all, three people are unlikely to split a pizza that's no wider than a small dinner plate, even if it weighs 15 ounces. Our system:
For pizzas that are        Our serving is

10 or more inches wide     1/3 pizza
8 to 9 inches wide         1/2 pizza
less than 8 inches wide    whole pizza


That makes the numbers in our chart higher than the numbers you'll you'll  

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you'll you will or you shall
you'll will
 find on most packages. Even so, our servings aren't aren't  

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aren't are not
aren't be
 large.

For example, California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W).  Pizza Kitchen--a small chain that has spread to the East Coast--assumes that each 10-inch pizza you order at one of its restaurants serves one person. Yet the labels on most of the company's eight-inch frozen pizzas give a serving as a third of a pie. In our chart we've listed a serving as half a pie.

The bottom line: If you're not careful, pizza can be a high-sodium, high-sat-fat food. So use our chart, eat a modest serving, and round out your meal with soup or a hearty heart·y  
adj. heart·i·er, heart·i·est
1. Expressed warmly, exuberantly, and unrestrainedly: a hearty welcome.

2.
 salad, some sauteed Adj. 1. sauteed - fried quickly in a little fat
saute

cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
 vegetables, and, for big eaters, maybe a side dish side dish
n.
A dish served as an accompaniment to the main course.

Noun 1. side dish - a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course
entremets, side order
 of pasta While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc. .

Better Bites

The best-tasting Better Bites we tried are made by a small company, A.C a.c.,
adv the abbreviation for ante cibum, a Latin phrase meaning “before eating.”
. LaRocco of Spokane, Washington Spokane (pronounced [spoʊ̯ˈkæn]) is a city located in Eastern Washington. The seat of Spokane County, Spokane is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest, the second largest city in Washington state, and . (You may have trouble finding them outside of a health-food store.)

The tomatoes in the Tomato & Feta combine sun-dried sun-dried or sun·dried
adj.
Dried in the sun, as tomatoes or bricks.

Adj. 1. sun-dried - dried naturally by the sun; "sun-dried apricots"
sundried
 with fresh. The Garden Vegetarian vegetarian /veg·e·tar·i·an/ (vej?e-tar´e-an)
1. one who practices vegetarianism.

2. pertaining to vegetarianism.


veg·e·tar·i·an
n.
One who practices vegetarianism.
 is loaded with bell peppers, broccoli broccoli (brŏk`əlē) [Ital.,=sprouts], variety of cabbage grown for the edible immature flower panicles. It is the same variety (Brassica oleracea botrytis) as the cauliflower and is similarly cultivated. , mushrooms, olives, and other veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food. . The Cheese & Garlic is sprinkled with pine nuts pine nut or piñon (pĭn`yən, pē`nyōn), edible seed of various species of pine trees. Among the North American species that bear such edible seeds are the nut pines or piñons, Pinus edulis  and basil basil (băz`əl), any plant of the genus Ocimum, tender herbs or small shrubs of the family Labiatae (mint family), mostly of Old World warm regions and cultivated for the aromatic leaves. . And the Polynesian manages to successfully combine fresh pineapple pineapple, common name for one member of and for the Bromeliaceae, a family of chiefly epiphytic herbs and small shrubs native to the American tropics and subtropics.  with feta cheese. Bonus: A.C. LaRocco's crust has some organic whole wheat wheat, cereal plant of the genus Triticum of the family Gramineae (grass family), a major food and an important commodity on the world grain market. Wheat Varieties and Their Uses
 mixed in with the organic unbleached white flour flour, finely ground, usually sifted, meal of grain, such as wheat, rye, corn, rice, or buckwheat. Flour is also made from potatoes, peas, beans, peanuts, etc. Usually it refers to the finely ground and bolted (i.e. . It's it's  

1. Contraction of it is.

2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.


it's it is or it has
it's be ~have
 crispy crisp·y  
adj. crisp·i·er, crisp·i·est
1. Firm but easily broken or crumbled; crisp.

2. Having small curls, waves, or ripples.
 on the outside but like a fresh-baked loaf of bread on the inside.

That's no small potatoes small potatoes
pl.n. Informal
1. A person or thing regarded as unimportant.

2. An insignificant amount or sum.
. Whole wheat is nearly impossible to find in the frozen-pizza case.

Once you go beyond A.C. LaRocco, your options are less exciting. Healthy Choice makes a handful of decent French Bread Pizzas (Cheese, Pepperoni, Supreme, and Vegetable vegetable, term originally used for any plant, now the name for many food plants, most of them annuals, and for their edible parts. There is no clear botanical distinction between vegetables and fruits. ) that are remarkably low in saturated fat--only two grams per serving. (French bread pizzas are more of a quick lunch than a dinner dish A saucer-shaped antenna that receives, or transmits and receives, signals from a satellite. See DBS. .) And the word "Healthy" in the name keeps the sodium at no more than 600 mg (that's the government's limit for an entree that makes a "healthy" claim).

Lean Cuisine Lean Cuisine is a popular brand of frozen entreés and dinners sold in the United States, Canada, and Australia by Nestlé. The brand began as low fat, low calorie versions of Stouffer's products.  also makes respectable Cheese, Deluxe de·luxe also de luxe  
adj.
Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: deluxe accommodations; a de luxe automobile.

adv.
, and Pepperoni French Bread Pizzas. (The Deluxe just missed our sodium cutoff by 30 mg.) Like Healthy Choice, they don't don't  

1. Contraction of do not.

2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not.

n.
A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts.
 come with inspired toppings. But both do a good job with so little fat and sodium. In contrast, Smart Ones Veggie Ultimate Pizza has little sauce and a character-less crust.

Best of the Rest

We can't recommend pizzas that exceed our already generous saturated fat and sodium limits. But with so few Better Bites, it's good to know which of the rest fall at the healthier end of the spectrum ... especially when some are real gems.

* Freschetta's 8-inch pizzas are delicious See social bookmarking. . (The company's 12-inch pizzas are fattier and less interesting.) You won't find any tomato sauce on the Roasted Garlic Chicken, but there's more than enough flavor to go around, and the saturated fat tab is just four grams for half a pizza. Two other Freschettas--the Mozzarella moz·za·rel·la  
n.
A mild white Italian cheese that has a rubbery texture and is often eaten melted, as on pizza.



[Italian, diminutive of mozza, a cut, mozzarella, from mozzare,
 & Fresh Basil and the Southwest Southwest or south west is the ordinal direction halfway between south and west, the opposite of northeast.

Southwest or south west may also refer to:
  • The Southwestern United States
  • Southwest China
 Style Chicken Supreme--also have a straight-from-the-oven crust and rich, satisfying taste. And their five grams of sat fat (in half a pizza) aren't bad. If only the sodium weren't were·n't  

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weren't were not
 so high (840 mg for half a Garlic Chicken, 870 mg for half a Basil, and 1,120 mg for half a Southwest). Eight-inch Freschettas to watch out for: 4-Cheese, Pepperoni, and Supreme. Half of any of them will set you back eight or nine grams of sat fat.

* California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI, known within the food industry as CPK) is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California,  knows how to cook. The Portobello por·to·bel·lo   or por·ta·bel·la or por·to·bel·la
n. pl. por·to·bel·los or por·ta·bel·las
A mature, very large cremini mushroom.



[Origin unknown.]
 Mixed Mushroom mushroom, type of basidium fungus characterized by spore-bearing gills on the underside of the umbrella- or cone-shaped cap. The name toadstool is popularly reserved for inedible or poisonous mushrooms, but this classification has no scientific basis.  Pizza doesn't skimp skimp  
v. skimped, skimp·ing, skimps

v.tr.
1. To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material: concentrated on reelection, skimping other matters.

2.
 on those fabulous mushrooms, and with just five grams of sat fat and 720 mg of sodium, it just barely misses a Better Bite. The Thai Recipe recipe - suspension  Chicken Pizza, with its spicy peanut sauce Peanut sauce, Satay sauce or Kacang sambal is a sauce widely used in Indonesian cuisine, Malaysian cuisine, Thai cuisine, and Chinese cuisine. It is also used in European cuisine. , green onions On·ions   , Charles Talbut 1873-1965.

British philologist and lexicographer who was coeditor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1914 to 1933.
, bean sprouts bean sprouts
pl.n.
The tender, edible seedlings of certain bean plants, especially those of the mung bean.
, and carrots, is as close to Bangkok Bangkok (băng`kŏk'), Thai Krung Thep, city (1990 pop. 8,538,610), capital of Thailand and of Bangkok prov., SW Thailand, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand.  as you can get without flying there. Unfortunately, its five grams of sat fat are joined by 1,110 mg of sodium. And those numbers are for half a pizza. Don't even think about the other CPK CPK creatine kinase.

CPK

creatine phosphokinase.
 pizzas--which range from seven to 14 grams of sat fat in half a pie.

* Boca and Morningstar Farms Morningstar Farms is a division of the Kellogg Company that produces vegetarian food. Many of their offerings are meatless variations of traditionally meat-based products, including some that are vegan. Morningstar is currently the largest vegetarian food producer in America.  make excellent meat-like pizzas. Their pepperoni and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 sausage taste surprisingly authentic AUTHENTIC. This term signifies an original of which there is no doubt. , and the five grams of sat fat per (half-pizza) serving are half what you'd you'd  

1. Contraction of you had.

2. Contraction of you would.


you'd you had or you would
you'd have ~would
 get in similar real-meat pizzas. But Boca's sodium tips the scales at about 1,000 mg. And half a Morningstar Farms (which has a low-for-pizza 480 mg of sodium) has only 300 calories, so it may leave you hungry. What's more, the partially hydrogenated oil in Morningstar's crust could add a gram or so of (artery-clogging) trans fat trans fat  
n.
1. A trans fatty acid.

2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group.



trans fat  

A fat containing trans fatty acids.
.

* Amy's Roasted Vegetable No Cheese Pizza has marinated sweet onions Sweet onion is a variety of onion that is not pungent. There are several varieties of sweet onion. Although all onions have sugar, sweet onions have a very low sulfur content as compared to typical onions. Also, the water content is comparatively very high.  in place of tomato sauce. If you like the change of pace, you can't beat the sat fat (two grams in half a pizza). And you can't beat the fresh-baked taste and pizzeria crust of Amy's more traditional pizzas. We couldn't could·n't  

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couldn't could not
 get enough of the Mushroom & Olive olive, common name for the Oleaceae, a family of trees and shrubs (including climbing forms) of warm temperate climates and of the Old World tropics, especially Asia and the East Indies. , the Pesto, and the Veggie Combo (each with five grams of sat fat in half a pizza). We also loved the Cheese and the Spinach, but half of either one will cost you six grams of sat fat. That's getting up there. The only dud: Amy's Soy Cheeze. "Plastic" is the kindest thing you could say about the topping.

* Heavens' Bistro is living proof that fat-free adj. 1. containing no fat; - of foods. Opposite of fat-containing nt>.

Adj. 1. fat-free - without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"
fatless, nonfat

fat-free adj
 cheese can taste as good as the real thing. And how does zero to three grams of sat fat per serving grab you? Too bad the sodium ranges from 1,130 mg to 1,310 mg in half a pie.
The Leaning Tower of Pizza

Better Bites have no more than four grams of saturated fat
and 600 milligrams of sodium per serving. Within each category,
pizzas are ranked from least to most saturated fat,
then sodium, then calories.

Pizza

10 inches or more (1/3 of the pizza unless noted)            Calories

[check]  A.C. LaRocco Polynesian *                              460
         Ellio's Healthy Slices Cheese (1/2 box)                480
         Tombstone Light Veggie                                 380
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Cheese & Garlic *                         430
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Garden Vegetarian *                       440
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Tomato & Feta *                           440
         A.C. LaRocco Greek Sesame *                            450
         A.C. LaRocco Shiitake Mushroom *                       460
         Tony's Original Crust Vegetable Supreme *              360
         Tony's Thin Crust Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)           340
         Tony's Original Crust Canadian Bacon *                 400
         Tony's Original Crust Cheese *                         360
         Tony's Thin Crust Cheese *                             330
         Tony's Original Crust Sausage & Pepperoni *            420
         Ellio's Cheese (1/3 box)                               480
         Jack's Original Cheese                                 330
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Four-Cheese *                  450
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Sausage & Pepperoni *          550
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Pepperoni *                    550
         Jack's Original Pepperoni or Supreme (1)               400
         Tony's Original Crust Pepperoni or
            Supreme * (1)                                       440
         Celeste Large Thin Crust (2)                           440
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Supreme *                      550
         Jack's Original Pepperoni & Sausage                    400
         Freschetta Sauce Stuffed Crust * (2)                   570
         Tombstone Original Deluxe or Extra Cheese (1)          480
         Tombstone Mexican Style (2)                            440
         Tombstone Original Sausage & Pepperoni                 520
         Red Baron Bake to Rise * (2)                           700
         Tombstone Original Pepperoni                           510
         Red Baron * (2)                                        540
         Celeste Rising Crust (2)                               680
         DiGiorno Rising Crust (2)                              670
         Tombstone Oven Rising Crust Three Cheese               600
         Tombstone Original Hamburger or Supreme (1)            560
         Tombstone Original 4 Meat                              530
         Freschetta * (2)                                       690
         Tombstone Oven Rising Crust Pepperoni                  660
         Tombstone Thin Crust Pepperoni                         530
         Tombstone Cheese Stuffed Crust Cheese                  650
         Tombstone Cheese Stuffed Crust Pepperoni               760
         DiGiorno Cheese Stuffed Crust (2)                      770

8 to 9 inches (1/2 of the pizza)

         Bravissimo Roasted Vegetable                           350
         Bravissimo Self Rising Crust Roasted Vegetable         420
         Heavens' Bistro * (2)                                  340
         Amy's Roasted Vegetable No Cheese                      390
         Amy's Soy Cheeze                                       440
         Freschetta Roasted Garlic Chicken *                    360
         Contessa (2)                                           450
         Morningstar Farms Supreme *                            300
         California Pizza Kitchen Portobello
            Mixed Mushroom                                      350
         Amy's Pesto                                            470
         Totino's Crisp Crust Party Pizza (2)                   370
         Amy's Mushroom & Olive                                 380
         Freschetta Mozzarella & Fresh Basil *                  340
         Amy's Veggie Combo                                     420
         Bravissimo, except Roasted Vegetable (2)               420
         Boca Rising Crust (2)                                  370
         California Pizza Kitchen Thai Recipe Chicken           440
         Freschetta Southwest Style Chicken Supreme *           360
         Amy's Cheese or Spinach (1)                            450
         Bravissimo Self Rising Crust, except
            Roasted Vegetable (2)                               500
         California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Recipe Chicken            420
         California Pizza Kitchen Rosemary
            Chicken Potato                                      440
         Freschetta 4-Cheese *                                  400
         California Pizza Kitchen Sausage,
            Pepperoni & Mushroom                                440
         California Pizza Kitchen Garlic Chicken                440
         Freschetta Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)                  470
         Vicolo (2)                                             640
         Red Baron Deep Dish Pan Style * (2)                    590
         California Pizza Kitchen Five Cheese
            & Tomato                                            480

Less than 8 inches (1 pizza)

         Bravissimo Your Personal Pizza Soy Cheese              420
[check]  Smart Ones Veggie Ultimate                             400
[check]  Healthy Choice French Bread (2)                        320
[check]  Lean Cuisine French Bread, Cheese or
            Pepperoni (1)                                       320
         Lean Cuisine French Bread Deluxe                       330
         Smart Ones, except Veggie Ultimate (2)                 400
         Ellio's Just for One (2)                               420
         Stouffer's French Bread Grilled Vegetable              350
         Tony's Pizza for One Canadian Bacon *                  460
         Tony's Deep Dish * (2)                                 420
         Jeno's Crisp 'N Tasty (2)                              490
         Stouffer's French Bread, except Grilled
            Vegetable (2)                                       430
         Tony's Pizza for One Cheese *                          500
         Red Baron Deep Dish Singles * (2)                      440
         Celeste Pizza for One (2)                              420
         Michelina's Zap'ems * (2)                              440
         Bravissimo Your Personal Pizza, except
            Soy Cheese (2)                                      570
         Tony's Pizza for One Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)        630
         Tombstone Deep Dish (2)                                480
         Tombstone for One (2)                                  540
         DiGiorno Rising Crust (2)                              880

10 inches or more (1/3 of the pizza unless noted)            Total Fat
                                                              (grams)

[check]  A.C. LaRocco Polynesian *                               13
         Ellio's Healthy Slices Cheese (1/2 box)                  8
         Tombstone Light Veggie                                  10
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Cheese & Garlic *                          13
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Garden Vegetarian *                        12
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Tomato & Feta *                            13
         A.C. LaRocco Greek Sesame *                             13
         A.C. LaRocco Shiitake Mushroom *                        12
         Tony's Original Crust Vegetable Supreme *               17
         Tony's Thin Crust Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)            17
         Tony's Original Crust Canadian Bacon *                  21
         Tony's Original Crust Cheese *                          16
         Tony's Thin Crust Cheese *                              15
         Tony's Original Crust Sausage & Pepperoni *             23
         Ellio's Cheese (1/3 box)                                15
         Jack's Original Cheese                                  13
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Four-Cheese *                   17
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Sausage & Pepperoni *           27
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Pepperoni *                     27
         Jack's Original Pepperoni or Supreme (1)                20
         Tony's Original Crust Pepperoni or
            Supreme * (1)                                        28
         Celeste Large Thin Crust (2)                            21
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Supreme *                       27
         Jack's Original Pepperoni & Sausage                     20
         Freschetta Sauce Stuffed Crust * (2)                    22
         Tombstone Original Deluxe or Extra Cheese (1)           22
         Tombstone Mexican Style (2)                             21
         Tombstone Original Sausage & Pepperoni                  25
         Red Baron Bake to Rise * (2)                            29
         Tombstone Original Pepperoni                            25
         Red Baron * (2)                                         28
         Celeste Rising Crust (2)                                26
         DiGiorno Rising Crust (2)                               25
         Tombstone Oven Rising Crust Three Cheese                22
         Tombstone Original Hamburger or Supreme (1)             28
         Tombstone Original 4 Meat                               27
         Freschetta * (2)                                        31
         Tombstone Oven Rising Crust Pepperoni                   30
         Tombstone Thin Crust Pepperoni                          33
         Tombstone Cheese Stuffed Crust Cheese                   32
         Tombstone Cheese Stuffed Crust Pepperoni                40
         DiGiorno Cheese Stuffed Crust (2)                       37

8 to 9 inches (1/2 of the pizza)

         Bravissimo Roasted Vegetable                             4
         Bravissimo Self Rising Crust Roasted Vegetable           6
         Heavens' Bistro * (2)                                    3
         Amy's Roasted Vegetable No Cheese                       12
         Amy's Soy Cheeze                                        17
         Freschetta Roasted Garlic Chicken *                     12
         Contessa (2)                                            16
         Morningstar Farms Supreme *                              9
         California Pizza Kitchen Portobello
            Mixed Mushroom                                       12
         Amy's Pesto                                             18
         Totino's Crisp Crust Party Pizza (2)                    20
         Amy's Mushroom & Olive                                  14
         Freschetta Mozzarella & Fresh Basil *                   12
         Amy's Veggie Combo                                      14
         Bravissimo, except Roasted Vegetable (2)                12
         Boca Rising Crust (2)                                   12
         California Pizza Kitchen Thai Recipe Chicken            15
         Freschetta Southwest Style Chicken Supreme *            12
         Amy's Cheese or Spinach (1)                             18
         Bravissimo Self Rising Crust, except
            Roasted Vegetable (2)                                14
         California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Recipe Chicken             14
         California Pizza Kitchen Rosemary
            Chicken Potato                                       17
         Freschetta 4-Cheese *                                   16
         California Pizza Kitchen Sausage,
            Pepperoni & Mushroom                                 20
         California Pizza Kitchen Garlic Chicken                 18
         Freschetta Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)                   20
         Vicolo (2)                                              33
         Red Baron Deep Dish Pan Style * (2)                     30
         California Pizza Kitchen Five Cheese
            & Tomato                                             23

Less than 8 inches (1 pizza)

         Bravissimo Your Personal Pizza Soy Cheese               12
[check]  Smart Ones Veggie Ultimate                               5
[check]  Healthy Choice French Bread (2)                          5
[check]  Lean Cuisine French Bread, Cheese or
            Pepperoni (1)                                         8
         Lean Cuisine French Bread Deluxe                         9
         Smart Ones, except Veggie Ultimate (2)                   8
         Ellio's Just for One (2)                                15
         Stouffer's French Bread Grilled Vegetable               12
         Tony's Pizza for One Canadian Bacon *                   21
         Tony's Deep Dish * (2)                                  22
         Jeno's Crisp 'N Tasty (2)                               24
         Stouffer's French Bread, except Grilled
            Vegetable (2)                                        20
         Tony's Pizza for One Cheese *                           23
         Red Baron Deep Dish Singles * (2)                       22
         Celeste Pizza for One (2)                               21
         Michelina's Zap'ems * (2)                               24
         Bravissimo Your Personal Pizza, except
            Soy Cheese (2)                                       23
         Tony's Pizza for One Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)         38
         Tombstone Deep Dish (2)                                 23
         Tombstone for One (2)                                   28
         DiGiorno Rising Crust (2)                               32

10 inches or more (1/3 of the pizza unless noted)            Saturated
                                                                Fat
                                                              (grams)

[check]  A.C. LaRocco Polynesian *                               3
         Ellio's Healthy Slices Cheese (1/2 box)                 3
         Tombstone Light Veggie                                  3
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Cheese & Garlic *                          4
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Garden Vegetarian *                        4
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Tomato & Feta *                            4
         A.C. LaRocco Greek Sesame *                             4
         A.C. LaRocco Shiitake Mushroom *                        4
         Tony's Original Crust Vegetable Supreme *               5
         Tony's Thin Crust Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)            5
         Tony's Original Crust Canadian Bacon *                  5
         Tony's Original Crust Cheese *                          6
         Tony's Thin Crust Cheese *                              6
         Tony's Original Crust Sausage & Pepperoni *             6
         Ellio's Cheese (1/3 box)                                6
         Jack's Original Cheese                                  7
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Four-Cheese *                   7
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Sausage & Pepperoni *           7
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Pepperoni *                     7
         Jack's Original Pepperoni or Supreme (1)                8
         Tony's Original Crust Pepperoni or
            Supreme * (1)                                        8
         Celeste Large Thin Crust (2)                            8
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Supreme *                       8
         Jack's Original Pepperoni & Sausage                     9
         Freschetta Sauce Stuffed Crust * (2)                    9
         Tombstone Original Deluxe or Extra Cheese (1)          10
         Tombstone Mexican Style (2)                            10
         Tombstone Original Sausage & Pepperoni                 10
         Red Baron Bake to Rise * (2)                           10
         Tombstone Original Pepperoni                           11
         Red Baron * (2)                                        11
         Celeste Rising Crust (2)                               11
         DiGiorno Rising Crust (2)                              11
         Tombstone Oven Rising Crust Three Cheese               12
         Tombstone Original Hamburger or Supreme (1)            12
         Tombstone Original 4 Meat                              12
         Freschetta * (2)                                       13
         Tombstone Oven Rising Crust Pepperoni                  14
         Tombstone Thin Crust Pepperoni                         15
         Tombstone Cheese Stuffed Crust Cheese                  15
         Tombstone Cheese Stuffed Crust Pepperoni               18
         DiGiorno Cheese Stuffed Crust (2)                      18

8 to 9 inches (1/2 of the pizza)

         Bravissimo Roasted Vegetable                            0
         Bravissimo Self Rising Crust Roasted Vegetable          0
         Heavens' Bistro * (2)                                   1
         Amy's Roasted Vegetable No Cheese                       2
         Amy's Soy Cheeze                                        2
         Freschetta Roasted Garlic Chicken *                     4
         Contessa (2)                                            4
         Morningstar Farms Supreme *                             5
         California Pizza Kitchen Portobello
            Mixed Mushroom                                       5
         Amy's Pesto                                             5
         Totino's Crisp Crust Party Pizza (2)                    5
         Amy's Mushroom & Olive                                  5
         Freschetta Mozzarella & Fresh Basil *                   5
         Amy's Veggie Combo                                      5
         Bravissimo, except Roasted Vegetable (2)                5
         Boca Rising Crust (2)                                   5
         California Pizza Kitchen Thai Recipe Chicken            5
         Freschetta Southwest Style Chicken Supreme *            5
         Amy's Cheese or Spinach (1)                             6
         Bravissimo Self Rising Crust, except
            Roasted Vegetable (2)                                6
         California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Recipe Chicken             7
         California Pizza Kitchen Rosemary
            Chicken Potato                                       8
         Freschetta 4-Cheese *                                   8
         California Pizza Kitchen Sausage,
            Pepperoni & Mushroom                                 8
         California Pizza Kitchen Garlic Chicken                 9
         Freschetta Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)                   9
         Vicolo (2)                                             10
         Red Baron Deep Dish Pan Style * (2)                    11
         California Pizza Kitchen Five Cheese
            & Tomato                                            14

Less than 8 inches (1 pizza)

         Bravissimo Your Personal Pizza Soy Cheese               0
[check]  Smart Ones Veggie Ultimate                              2
[check]  Healthy Choice French Bread (2)                         2
[check]  Lean Cuisine French Bread, Cheese or
            Pepperoni (1)                                        3
         Lean Cuisine French Bread Deluxe                        4
         Smart Ones, except Veggie Ultimate (2)                  4
         Ellio's Just for One (2)                                4
         Stouffer's French Bread Grilled Vegetable               5
         Tony's Pizza for One Canadian Bacon *                   5
         Tony's Deep Dish * (2)                                  6
         Jeno's Crisp 'N Tasty (2)                               6
         Stouffer's French Bread, except Grilled
            Vegetable (2)                                        7
         Tony's Pizza for One Cheese *                           8
         Red Baron Deep Dish Singles * (2)                       8
         Celeste Pizza for One (2)                               8
         Michelina's Zap'ems * (2)                               9
         Bravissimo Your Personal Pizza, except
            Soy Cheese (2)                                       9
         Tony's Pizza for One Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)        10
         Tombstone Deep Dish (2)                                11
         Tombstone for One (2)                                  12
         DiGiorno Rising Crust (2)                              15

10 inches or more (1/3 of the pizza unless noted)             Sodium
                                                           (milligrams)

[check]  A.C. LaRocco Polynesian *                              580
         Ellio's Healthy Slices Cheese (1/2 box)                720
         Tombstone Light Veggie                                 880
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Cheese & Garlic *                         570
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Garden Vegetarian *                       580
[check]  A.C. LaRocco Tomato & Feta *                           600
         A.C. LaRocco Greek Sesame *                            610
         A.C. LaRocco Shiitake Mushroom *                       610
         Tony's Original Crust Vegetable Supreme *              660
         Tony's Thin Crust Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)           890
         Tony's Original Crust Canadian Bacon *                 920
         Tony's Original Crust Cheese *                         540
         Tony's Thin Crust Cheese *                             630
         Tony's Original Crust Sausage & Pepperoni *            900
         Ellio's Cheese (1/3 box)                             1,140
         Jack's Original Cheese                                 650
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Four-Cheese *                  930
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Sausage & Pepperoni *        1,470
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Pepperoni *                  1,490
         Jack's Original Pepperoni or Supreme (1)               880
         Tony's Original Crust Pepperoni or
            Supreme * (1)                                     1,000
         Celeste Large Thin Crust (2)                         1,050
         Tony's Super Rise Crust Supreme *                    1,480
         Jack's Original Pepperoni & Sausage                    890
         Freschetta Sauce Stuffed Crust * (2)                 1,480
         Tombstone Original Deluxe or Extra Cheese (1)          970
         Tombstone Mexican Style (2)                          1,020
         Tombstone Original Sausage & Pepperoni               1,180
         Red Baron Bake to Rise * (2)                         2,300
         Tombstone Original Pepperoni                         1,130
         Red Baron * (2)                                      1,200
         Celeste Rising Crust (2)                             1,690
         DiGiorno Rising Crust (2)                            1,770
         Tombstone Oven Rising Crust Three Cheese             1,040
         Tombstone Original Hamburger or Supreme (1)          1,190
         Tombstone Original 4 Meat                            1,230
         Freschetta * (2)                                     1,640
         Tombstone Oven Rising Crust Pepperoni                1,420
         Tombstone Thin Crust Pepperoni                       1,230
         Tombstone Cheese Stuffed Crust Cheese                1,350
         Tombstone Cheese Stuffed Crust Pepperoni             1,700
         DiGiorno Cheese Stuffed Crust (2)                    2,040

8 to 9 inches (1/2 of the pizza)

         Bravissimo Roasted Vegetable                           680
         Bravissimo Self Rising Crust Roasted Vegetable         940
         Heavens' Bistro * (2)                                1,210
         Amy's Roasted Vegetable No Cheese                      740
         Amy's Soy Cheeze                                       890
         Freschetta Roasted Garlic Chicken * (2)                840
         Contessa (2)                                         1,100
         Morningstar Farms Supreme *                            480
         California Pizza Kitchen Portobello
            Mixed Mushroom                                      720
         Amy's Pesto                                            720
         Totino's Crisp Crust Party Pizza (2)                   820
         Amy's Mushroom & Olive                                 840
         Freschetta Mozzarella & Fresh Basil *                  870
         Amy's Veggie Combo                                     870
         Bravissimo, except Roasted Vegetable (2)               940
         Boca Rising Crust (2)                                1,080
         California Pizza Kitchen Thai Recipe Chicken         1,110
         Freschetta Southwest Style Chicken Supreme *         1,120
         Amy's Cheese or Spinach (1)                            890
         Bravissimo Self Rising Crust, except
            Roasted Vegetable (2)                             1,210
         California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Recipe Chicken          1,050
         California Pizza Kitchen Rosemary
            Chicken Potato                                      810
         Freschetta 4-Cheese *                                1,070
         California Pizza Kitchen Sausage,
            Pepperoni & Mushroom                              1,100
         California Pizza Kitchen Garlic Chicken                900
         Freschetta Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)                1,260
         Vicolo (2)                                           1,160
         Red Baron Deep Dish Pan Style * (2)                  1,110
         California Pizza Kitchen Five Cheese                 1,080
            & Tomato

Less than 8 inches (1 pizza)
         Bravissimo Your Personal Pizza Soy Cheese            1,820
[check]  Smart Ones Veggie Ultimate                             550
[check]  Healthy Choice French Bread (2)                        600
[check]  Lean Cuisine French Bread, Cheese or
            Pepperoni (1)                                       550
         Lean Cuisine French Bread Deluxe                       630
         Smart Ones, except Veggie Ultimate (2)                 710
         Ellio's Just for One (2)                               910
         Stouffer's French Bread Grilled Vegetable              500
         Tony's Pizza for One Canadian Bacon *                1,020
         Tony's Deep Dish * (2)                                 900
         Jeno's Crisp 'N Tasty (2)                            1,070
         Stouffer's French Bread, except Grilled
            Vegetable (2)                                       940
         Tony's Pizza for One Cheese *                          800
         Red Baron Deep Dish Singles * (2)                      830
         Celeste Pizza for One (2)                            1,130
         Michelina's Zap'ems * (2)                              780
         Bravissimo Your Personal Pizza, except
            SoyCheese (2)                                     1,250
         Tony's Pizza for One Pepperoni or Supreme * (1)      1,230
         Tombstone Deep Dish (2)                                950
         Tombstone for One (2)                                1,140
         DiGiorno Rising Crust (2)                            2,290

[check] Better Bite. (1) Average of the varieties listed.
(2) Average of the entire line. * Numbers calculated by manufacturer;
may not be as accurate as other numbers in the chart, which are from
laboratory analyses.

Daily Values (limits for a 2,000-calorie diet): Total Fat: 65 grams.
Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.

Source: Manufacturers.

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