Blotting pizza cuts calories, fat

My little boys are fans of the kids' cheese pizza sold at the sandwich shop Schlotsky's. It's not what I'd first choose for them to devour -- it contains 479 calories and 13 grams of fat -- but they love it. And I love when they actually eat, so I mostly oblige when they request this cheesy treat. To make myself feel better about their food choice, which happens to come with a side of grease, I blot the top of their meals with napkins and try to sponge up every bit of oily stuff I can manage. Does my strategy accomplish much? I don't know. Still, it makes me feel better.

While flipping through the September 12 issue of Woman's Day magazine last night, I got my answer. "Blotting your pizza with a napkin can soak up around 30 calories and three grams of fat," read a little blurb on page 20. So my technique works, to some degree. My kids are now ingesting 449 calories and 10 grams of fat. Not ideal. But better.