{"id":86214,"date":"2013-03-07T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=86214"},"modified":"2013-05-14T14:28:43","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T19:28:43","slug":"grease-puck-of-dough-is-a-better-name-for-pizza-huts-big-pizza-sliders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/grease-puck-of-dough-is-a-better-name-for-pizza-huts-big-pizza-sliders\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Grease Puck of Dough&#8221; is a Better Name for Pizza Hut&#8217;s Big Pizza Sliders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is there anything more American than pizza? Well, specifically, Pizza Hut\u2019s version of the Italian dish? Maybe the only way Pizza Hut could make the famous food more American is make it in a \u201cfun size.\u201d Well, this year, they\u2019ve done just that. Pizza Hut recently introduced Big Pizza Sliders. So what\u2019s the deal? Are they a better option? Or just another fast-food gimmick?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"pizza hut big pizza sliders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/grease-puck-of-dough-is-a-better-name-for-pizza-huts-big-pizza-sliders\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86218\" title=\"pizza hut sliders\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizza-hut-sliders.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizza-hut-sliders.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pizza-hut-sliders-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, let\u2019s start with the stats. The Big Pizza Sliders are sold as three sliders for $5 or up to 9 sliders for $10. Consumers can mix and match and get up to three combinations of up to three toppings each. They end up being about 3.5 inches in diameter and can range from 230 calories for a plain cheese slider, up to 350 calories for a beef or sausage slider. The fat content ranges from 8-19 grams depending on toppings.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pizzahut.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pizza Hut <\/a><\/strong>website says they use wheat from the heartland, 100% real cheese, vine-ripened tomatoes, premium meat, and fresh vegetables. All this comes together to create the discs they refer to as, \u201cthe circle is the new slice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zagat.com\/2013\/02\/fast-food-review-pizza-hut-big-pizza.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Zagat<\/a><\/strong> tried out the sliders and said they were small, hard to eat without cutting, and really heavy on dough. In fact, the critics said the sliders were \u201cmostly\u201d dough. While some weren\u2019t complaining, it was noted that the dough was very greasy, too. And from a preparation stand point, a Pizza Hut employee in one of their Midwest stores told us they&#8217;re a bit of a nightmare to prepare.<\/p>\n<p>So a 300+ calorie, grease puck of dough is what you may be looking at if you order the sliders. Is this the worst option? Not if you&#8217;re accustomed to eating slice-style pizza. A single slice of Pizza Hut&#8217;s large cheese hand-tossed is 260 calories; that&#8217;s 30 more than a slider. Their menu didn&#8217;t show beef or sausage, but a slice of supreme for the same pizza yields 350 calories; equivalent to a single beef or sausage slider.<\/p>\n<p>A three-inch <strong><a title=\"homemade pizza recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/naan-crust-pizza-with-homemade-cabernet-basil-pizza-sauce\/\">pizza with that many calories<\/a><\/strong> may not do the trick to fill up one\u2019s hungry appetite, making the 2-3 slider serving make sense. Eating a 1,000 calories meal, however, doesn&#8217;t make sense. You do the math and see if this new fast food gimmick is really worth it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Try These Recipes Instead:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"pizza stuffed bell peppers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/pizza-stuffed-bell-peppers-for-the-big-game\/\">Big Pizza Stuffed Peppers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"turkey burger sliders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/red-white-and-blueberry-turkey-burger-sliders-recipe-for-summer-cookouts\/\">Turkey Burger Sliders with Blueberry Reduction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"nicoise pizza recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/nicoise-pizza\/\">Nicoise Pizza<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"don't eat that\" href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/more-than-9-foods-you-should-just-never-eat.html\">20 Foods You Should Just Never Eat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there anything more American than pizza? Well, specifically, Pizza Hut\u2019s version of the Italian dish? Maybe the only way Pizza Hut could make the famous food more American is make it in a \u201cfun size.\u201d Well, this year, they\u2019ve &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/grease-puck-of-dough-is-a-better-name-for-pizza-huts-big-pizza-sliders\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[474,400,4150,724],"class_list":["post-86214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-fast-food","tag-pizza","tag-pizza-hut","tag-restaurants"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86214"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86216,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86214\/revisions\/86216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}