TORONTO — There’s such a thing as healthy pizza? You bet, and you can try some healthy pasta while you are at it, too.
For the first time anywhere in the world, Pizza Hut is offering a health-conscious line of delivery and dine-in pizzas and pastas across Canada. Its “Eat Well Menu” has been approved by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Health Check program and features Italian-inspired pizzas made on multigrain dough as well as oven-baked wholegrain pastas.
“Our Canadian test kitchens worked very hard to create healthier options that we can be proud of,” said Dave Ross, director, Pizza Hut Marketing. “We’sre really excited about the end result. We know Canadian pizza and pasta lovers will enjoy the multigrain dough and wholegrain pasta. At the same time, they will feel good about serving it to their friends and family.”
The new recipes boast a range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. Pizzas like grilled chicken and pesto-marinated tomato, and veggie-pastas, featuring feta and mozzarella cheeses, roasted red peppers, olives and traditional tomato sauce, allow customers to enjoy their favourite foods and cut down on the calories. The recipes were developed to meet the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s strict nutrient criteria for sodium, fat and protein.
“Many people want healthy choices when they dine out and having Health Check on the Pizza Hut menu helps them easily identify them,” said Katie Jessop, dietitian, Heart and Stroke Foundation. “We couldn’st be happier to see that one of the country’s biggest restaurant chains has developed pizza and pasta items that meet the Health Check nutrient criteria.”
For the launch, Pizza Hut also joined forces with Food Network Canada’s Janet and Greta Podleski — authors and stars of the show Eat, Shrink and Be Merry.
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Pizza Hut, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Health Check Program, Dave Ross, Katie Jessop, Janet Podleski, Greta Podleski
Pizza Hut Gets a Health Check
TORONTO — There’s such a thing as healthy pizza? You bet, and you can try some healthy pasta while you are at it, too.
For the first time anywhere in the world, Pizza Hut is offering a health-conscious line of delivery and dine-in pizzas and pastas across Canada. Its “Eat Well Menu” has been approved by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Health Check program and features Italian-inspired pizzas made on multigrain dough as well as oven-baked wholegrain pastas.
“Our Canadian test kitchens worked very hard to create healthier options that we can be proud of,” said Dave Ross, director, Pizza Hut Marketing. “We’sre really excited about the end result. We know Canadian pizza and pasta lovers will enjoy the multigrain dough and wholegrain pasta. At the same time, they will feel good about serving it to their friends and family.”
The new recipes boast a range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. Pizzas like grilled chicken and pesto-marinated tomato, and veggie-pastas, featuring feta and mozzarella cheeses, roasted red peppers, olives and traditional tomato sauce, allow customers to enjoy their favourite foods and cut down on the calories. The recipes were developed to meet the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s strict nutrient criteria for sodium, fat and protein.
“Many people want healthy choices when they dine out and having Health Check on the Pizza Hut menu helps them easily identify them,” said Katie Jessop, dietitian, Heart and Stroke Foundation. “We couldn’st be happier to see that one of the country’s biggest restaurant chains has developed pizza and pasta items that meet the Health Check nutrient criteria.”
For the launch, Pizza Hut also joined forces with Food Network Canada’s Janet and Greta Podleski — authors and stars of the show Eat, Shrink and Be Merry.
