Calorie Bargain: Papa Cheese Pizza on100 percent Whole-Wheat Crust 

The Why:  Because pizza on whole grain crust is certainly better than on regular crust.  (fyi. this is coming May 26, 2008)

The Health Bonus: Fiber has loads of benefits – and with one slice you get 5 grams or 20 percent of your daily fiber needs.

What We Liked Best: Taste was pretty good (you have to be a fan of Papa John’s pizza), and if you’re already a whole wheat eater, you will probably prefer this taste to the regular.

What We Liked Least: This is still pizza, and it was pretty greasy. We wish they made it will a little less dough and cheese. For instance, the thin crust pizza is actually lower in calories – 240.  However, you could ask them to go light on the cheese – that will certainly help lower the calories – and make this pizza work. Also, keep in mind, while this has a stamp that it’s 100 percent whole grain from the Whole Grain Council, the crust is not entirely whole wheat flower – there are other ingredients. Oh, and the sodium is very high, but that’s high in almost all fast and frozen foods.

What It Replaces: Traditional pizza

The Price: $11.49 (but may vary by market)

Other Offerings: Pizza, in every style.

Where to Buy: Papa John Pizza (papajohns.com)

Nutritional Information: 280 calories, 12g fat, 38g carbs, 5g dietary fiber, 13g protein, 730g sodium.

Ingredients: Papa John's Cheese: Part-skim mozzarella (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), food starch [derived from corn], powdered cellulose (added to prevent caking), whey protein concentrate, sodium propionate (added as a preservative), Ultragrain Hard White Wheat Flour, Water, tap, Pizza Sauce: Vine-ripened fresh tomatoes, sunflower oil, sugar, salt, spices, garlic*, extra virgin olive oil and citric acid, Coarse Whole Wheat Flour, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Vanilla Extract, Bakers Yeast.

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