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March 2004 >> Source: Good
Housekeeping
American Pie: Rating Frozen Pizza
BY LIZ BOROD
Frozen pizza is the ultimate speed supper -- even faster than Domino's. But
does it taste like cardboard? We invited 24 testers to sample leading brands
(in veggie, pepperoni and cheese) and sort the gummy from the yummy. Forty-six
pies later, our picks for the big cheese:
Top pie Who says healthy can't taste good? DiGiorno
Rising Crust Vegetable Pizza earned more first-place votes
than any other pie in any category, scoring points for its
fresh veggies and thick crust. Olive lovers liked Amy's Veggie
Combo Pizza. Both are good nutritional bets, about 290 calories
and 9 grams of fat per slice.
VEGGIE TEST
RANK |
BRAND |
COMMENTS |
WEIGHT |
1 |
DiGiorno Rising Crust Vegetable Pizza
($5.79) |
This tasted restaurant-fresh -- especially
the plentiful red and green peppers. The rising crust
lived up to its name. |
31.5 oz. |
2 |
Amy's Veggie
Combo Pizza ($5.99) |
Tasters liked
the generous serving of olives and artichokes and
the thin, crisp crust. |
16 oz. |
3 |
Tony's Original Crust Vegetable Pizza
($2.48) |
Among the miserly veggie assortment
were carrots. Who ever heard of carrots as a topping
for pizza? |
16.55 oz. |
4 |
Smart One's Veggie Ultimate ($3) |
The diet choice didn't fool most taste
buds -- except those who enjoyed the sun-dried tomato
and herb crust. |
7.69 oz. |
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