NutritionDoc

"Our story begins over 50 years ago, in 1948, when Marie Callender first baked pies for local restaurants" says the box.

 

"Baking from scratch, Marie used only the finest ingredients and put such love and care into each and every pie that people took notice".

 

Finest ingredients? Partially hydrogenated oils give each 350 calolrie slice of her Apple Pie 5 grams of trans fat plus 4 grams of sat fat.

 

In contrast, a similar size slice of Sara Lee Apple Pie has no trans and 7 grams of sat fat from a mixture of palm, soy, and c ottonseed oils. Mrs. Smith's apple Pie - with 7 grams of sat fatg and less than 1/2 gram of trans - is a close second.

 

That does not turn either one into health food. But pie crusts need some semi solid fat to stay flaky, and Sara's and the Missus's oils beat Marie's "love and care" hands down.