If you don’t have time to bake for the holidays, your supermarket offers a wide choice of frozen cakes and pies. Find them either in a freezer unit labeled desserts, or in the frozen dinner section sorted by product brand such as Smart Ones.

Many frozen cakes and pies are high in calories, fat, and sugar, so consider sharing a single serving to cut your intake in half. Here are some shopping tips:

• Check the fat content and opt for products that contain fewer than 40 percent calories from fat.
• Choose frozen cakes and pies that contain lower amounts of sugar.
• Make choices based on products with a smaller single serving.

Charting the Aisles
The following chart displays calories, fat, percent calories from fat, and sugar content for a variety of frozen cakes and pies. Serving sizes vary.

Frozen Cakes and Pies (serving sizes vary)	CALS	FAT (gm)	% CALS FROM FAT	SODIUM (gm)
Smart Ones Strawberry Shortcake (1/2 cake)	170	6	32	9
Smart Ones Key Lime Pie (1/2 pie)	190	4.5	21	25
Amy’s Organic Cakes, Lemon Poppy Seed (1 slice)	200	7	32	17
Amy’s Apple Pie (1/2 pie)	230	8	31	15
Pepperidge Farm Chocolate 3-Layer Cake (1/8 cake)	230	10	39	23
Pepperidge Farm Coconut 3-Layer Cake (1/8 cake)	240	10	38	25
Marie Callender’s Lemon Meringue Pie (1/10 pie)	260	9	31	30
Edwards Singles Chocolate Cream Pie (1 piece)	280	17	55	21
Sara Lee All Butter Pound Cake (1/4 cake)	300	16	48	20
Wholly Wholesome Blueberry Pie (1/6 pie)	310	14	41	26
Wholly Wholesome Cherry Pie (1/6 pie)	320	14	39	32
Sara Lee Oven Fresh Peach Pie (1/8 pie)	320	15	42	15
Just Desserts Carrot Cake (3 oz.)	320	16	45	32
Marie Callender’s Chocolate Satin Pie (1/8 pie)	410	29	65	25
Edwards Cookies & Cream Pie (1/6 pie)	470	27	52	36
John Donaire Desserts Baked New York Cheesecake (1 slice)	480	30	56	32
French Meadow Bakery New York Style Cheesecake (1/6 cake)	510	33	58	31

Sources: Product packaging

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