Pizza Hut introduces lower-fat thin-crust pizza
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Associated Press
Oct. 16, 2003 08:35 AM
DALLAS - To the
menu of zero-calorie Slurpees and low-carbohydrate margaritas, diet-conscious
Americans can now add lower-fat pizza.
Pizza Hut, the Dallas-based restaurant chain, plans to offer the "Fit 'N Delicious" pie at most of their 6,600 U.S. locations by the end of the month.
One slice of the slimmed-down version will have 3.5 to 5 grams of fat, 25 percent less than a slice of the company's regular thin-crust pizza.
The new pizza will be available only on thin crust. It can be ordered with chicken or ham - no sausage or pepperoni - and two vegetable toppings.
Pizza Hut is simply responding to changing consumer tastes and desire for healthier food alternatives, said President Peter Hearl.
"Moms are looking to provide for themselves or their family less-fat food options," Hearl said in an interview. "They're not prepared to give up on taste, but if they can get great taste and lose fat grams, that's a winning combination."
A nutritionist reacted to the announcement with cautious approval.
"Pizza can be healthy, if you eat one or two slices of cheese pizza," said Gay Riley. "We eat too much fat, and we get too many saturated fats from dairy and meat. When they come up with a pizza with Omega 3 (from fish), that would be awesome."
Pizza Hut, the Dallas-based restaurant chain, plans to offer the "Fit 'N Delicious" pie at most of their 6,600 U.S. locations by the end of the month.
One slice of the slimmed-down version will have 3.5 to 5 grams of fat, 25 percent less than a slice of the company's regular thin-crust pizza.
The new pizza will be available only on thin crust. It can be ordered with chicken or ham - no sausage or pepperoni - and two vegetable toppings.
Pizza Hut is simply responding to changing consumer tastes and desire for healthier food alternatives, said President Peter Hearl.
"Moms are looking to provide for themselves or their family less-fat food options," Hearl said in an interview. "They're not prepared to give up on taste, but if they can get great taste and lose fat grams, that's a winning combination."
A nutritionist reacted to the announcement with cautious approval.
"Pizza can be healthy, if you eat one or two slices of cheese pizza," said Gay Riley. "We eat too much fat, and we get too many saturated fats from dairy and meat. When they come up with a pizza with Omega 3 (from fish), that would be awesome."
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