The holidays are a hectic time. To save time, many home cooks opt for a commercially prepared pie crust, such as Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts. You simply unroll them, and they are ready for your favorite pie filling. Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts are available in the grocers dairy section with the preprepared cookie doughs and biscuits.
Serving Size
Each box of Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts comes with two crusts, perfect for two pies, or one pie with a crust on top and bottom. Each crust is divided into eight 27 g servings. So remember, if you eat a slice of pie with crust on the top and the bottom, you are really consuming a double serving of pie crust.
Fat And Calories
Each serving consists of 7 g of fat, with 2.5 g of saturated fat, and 110 calories. Almost 55 percent of the calories in Pillsbury's Refrigerated Pice Crusts comes from fat. The human body needs fat and calories to meet its daily energy needs. For the average adult on a 2,000 calorie per day diet, one serving of pie crust provides approximately 11 percent of the fat and 5 percent of the calories needed each day.
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates from the flour in the crusts provide energy for cells to function. Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts contain 12 g of total carbohydrate. None of the carbohydrates in the pie crust are derived from sugar, and there is no dietary fiber in the refrigerated pie crust.
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a waxy substance made by animal and human cells and is also found in foods which contain animal products. The human body produces all the cholesterol needed for digestive function and cell wall maintenance. However, animal products are a part of the human diet, therefor so is cholesterol consumption. A single serving of Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts contains a small amount of cholesterol, less than 5 mg of cholesterol.
Vitamins
Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts contain no vitamins or minerals. As pies are treats, they are considered surplus calories. The meal before the dessert should provide the essential vitamins and nutrients for the body.
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