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Quick tips for eating well
TIP
Order a thin-crust
pie and you’ll
probably cut
calories and fat
without losing any
of that irresistibly
rich pizza flavor.
Sweet Benefits
Q | Is milk chocolate as
good for you as dark?
Levels of beneficial flavonoids
are generally higher in dark
chocolate, but milk chocolate
may pack a health punch, too.
In an analysis of studies involving
20,951 people, researchers at
the University of Aberdeen in
Scotland suggested that those
who ate the most chocolate over
an average of 11.3 years (most
of it milk chocolate) had a lower
risk of coronary heart disease
and stroke than those who ate
the least amount or none at
all. But go easy; a 1.55-ounce
bar of milk chocolate has
235 calories and 22 grams
of sugar.
Serving Up a Smarter Slice
On any given day, pizza is on the menu for 1 in 8 Americans, according to the National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. And on those days, it accounts for 25 percent
of the average adult’s calories and a third of the sodium. Saying “no thanks” to this favorite
food is tough—but it’s easy to opt for a smarter slice. Just remember: thin, not deep. You’ll
get a lot more calories and fat in a deep-dish or pan-style pizza than in a regular pie.
For instance, a Little Caesars Deep Deep pepperoni has 350 calories and 15 grams of fat
per slice. A slice of its regular pepperoni pie has 280 calories and 11 grams of fat. On the
other hand, opting for the thin-crust version, when available, usually saves you calories.
At Papa John’s, you’ll cut 80 calories per large slice of a cheese pizza. At Domino’s, a large
thin-crust slice has about 60 fewer calories than a regular hand-tossed slice.
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