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Gourmet pizza for those on a diet

Posted on Nov 11th 2006 3:20PM by Martha Edwards

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements

Apparently Lean Cuisine has come out with a new line of Pizzas -- a brick-over style complete with a thin crust and gourmet toppings like roasted garlic chicken. Ggghhuuuuuuuuaaaa ... that's the Homer Simpson-esque sounds of me drooling. I love pizza. And it's even better if I don't have to worry about packing on the pounds when I chow down. What's more, according to Lean Cuisine's website, most of their products are free of preservatives and trans fats, and contain a reasonable amount of sodium.

I thought I would try it out and give you guys a review, but alas, my local grocery store just has the plain old thick crust ones. Boo.

Soooo ... have you tried these pizzas? Are they any good? Are Lean Cuisine's health claims totally bogus and the products actually full of harmful chemicals?

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Tags: lean cuisine, LeanCuisine, low fat pizza, LowFatPizza, pizza

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Jerrett 11-11-2006 @ 6:29PM

I've tried them and they are AMAZING! Totally makes you forget you're on a diet.

Fash 11-12-2006 @ 11:57PM

Hi...I like several of Lean Cuisine's frozen meals, but I think these pizzas are pretty bad. The crust is hard, not crispy, and the toppings are just edible - I'd rather get 9 grams of fat from dessert!

If you're looking for a truly good pizza that won't have you cranking out 8 miles on the Nordic Track the next day (my previous defense), there is one out there. I'm not sure what the "rules" are when it comes to referencing other products on this blog...I am certainly not affiliated or employed to promote this company in any way.

Here's the link - http://www.pizzafree.com/ - I was extremely skeptical when I first heard of these, but they are really excellent.

thathollie 11-17-2006 @ 8:47AM

I've tried these and they are good...but not great, as the crust is very disappointing. I would also point out, though, that this is the only place I've ever found a low-salt barbeque chicken pizza. Low-salt is probably not the right word, exactly, but compare the salt here to the massive quantities in one of those yummy California Pizza Kitchen barbeque chicken pizzas and you'll be amazed.

lynn geller 11-13-2006 @ 1:51PM

The picture on the box and the amount of chicken that is actually found on the pizza are very different. I also believe that the number of carbohydrates listed on the box is incorrect. After testing my blood sugar, the reading makes me feel that the nutritional values listed on the food label are far from correct. When I contacted them they said that food labels can be up to 20% over or under and still be "legal". It makes me wonder if the serving size should actually be half a pizza or if something is more than 20% off.

Martha Edwards 11-13-2006 @ 10:38PM

Thanks for your input guys -- I really appreciate it. And thanksFash for that website -- I will check it out.

- Martha

lynn 11-28-2006 @ 11:59AM

A nutritionist from Lean Cuisine called me back last night and confirmed that the food label on this product will be changed. After my complaint, the retesting showed the carb count to be higher than what is stated on the label. Numbers on nutrition labels can be up to 15% off and still be legal. Many products are probably guilty of this same problem.