Gyro vs. Pizza: Which Is Worse?

View in Browser Gyro vs. Pizza: Which Is Worse? | | If you're craving a savory snack at a fair or festival this summer, which should you choose: a gyro or an individual cheese pan pizza? Though they both have about the same number of calories -- about 670 for the pizza and 680 for the gyro -- the gyro is the worse choice because of the fat content, says registered dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner. It has 40 grams of fat versus 24 grams in the pizza! "Plus, the pizza has a slight nutritional edge since its cheese offers a nice dose of calcium and its tomato sauce contains the anticancer compound lycopene," Blatner says. Read more about which fair foods to avoid this summer >> More on Healthy Living • 10 Seriously Cheap Superfoods • Which Is Worse? Choose Guilt-Free BBQ Foods • Dynamic Duos: 14 Food Combos That Can Improve Your Life Manage Your Subscription You are subscribed as omsstraffic.5454@blogger.com | Unsubscribe or visit http://www.ivillage.com/funnels/6 © 2011 iVillage, Inc. All rights reserved. | 75 9th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10011 | Privacy Policy | Email Help