Healthful Bites

    19 Apr 2011

    What’s Your Pie IQ?

    As promised, today’s post is a follow-up to Saturday’s, and will test your pizza knowledge! If you’re well-armed with the facts, you can make wise decisions at nearly any restaurant (or when faced with any delivery menu). Away we go!

    1. How many calories are in a pepperoni Pizza Hut P’Zone? (I actually ate one of these a time or two when I was in junior high…and no, that wasn’t all I ate that day!)

    A) 1,260 calories

    B) 920 calories

    C) 1,400 calories

    D) 800 calories

    2. Place these Papa John’s dipping sauces in order from least calories/fat to most calories/fat.

    A) Honey Mustard

    B) Pizza Sauce

    C) Cheese Sauce

    D) Special Garlic

    3. How many servings are each thin crust and deep dish “individual” pizza considered at Uno Chicago Grill? (It’s the same number for both.)

    A) One

    B) Two

    C) Three

    D) Four

    4. The “Take ‘N Bake” company Papa Murphy’s has a deLITE menu filled with slimmed-down pies. What’s the lightest slice on the deLITE menu?

    A) Hawaiian

    B) Vegetarian Combo

    C) Taco Grande

    D) Cheese

    5. And one last (not health-related) question: Which one of these strange toppings will you NOT find on a pizza sold in New York City?

    A) Blueberry Jam

    B) Carrot Puree

    C) Chickpeas

    D) Grapes

    For all of the answers, see below!


    1. A, 1,260 calories before you add any of the marinara served on the side or breadsticks.

    2. B: Pizza Sauce (20 calories, 1 g. fat per serving), C: Cheese Sauce (40 calories, 3.5 g. fat), A: Honey Mustard (150 calories, 15 g. fat), D: Special Garlic (150 calories, 17 g. fat). Did the honey mustard surprise you? 

    3. C, three servings. You may think you’re making a wise choice bypassing a slice of deep dish for the more nutritious sounding “Harvest Vegetable Multigrain Thin Crust” individual pizza, but the whole thing packs 1,230 calories and 66 g. fat! Still you’re better off than if you chose the deep dish: the individual “Chicago Classic” has 2,310 calories and 65 g. fat. Bring some friends to indulge in that one!

    4. D, cheese (163 calories, 8 g. fat for 1/12th of the family size pizza). The vegetarian combo is the next best choice, with 178 calories and 9 g. fat, followed by the Hawaiian, with 179 calories and 8 g. fat. A slice of taco grande still has a reasonable 196 calories and 11 g. fat.

    5. D, grapes. Let’s keep it that way!

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