Really Hacked Off At Kinnikinnick Foods.

[Guest scully]

To all who may have noticed, Kinnikinnick Foods has just reformulated their personal 7" pizza crusts into a square shape. That is hardly a big deal. I could even deal with the fact that they thinned out the crust big time, and charged the same amount of money for only 4 crusts. The big deal was when I wolfed it down and then realized upon looking at the packaging that they have QUADRUPLED the amount of calories in one crust. 496 calories, to be exact. I sorely wished I hadn't eaten it. After sauce and cheese, it weighed in at over 600 calories.

The old round crust was nice and thick, came in a package of five, and was a reasonable 123 calories per crust. WHY OH WHY DID THEY CHANGE IT?!?!?! I know they have a new dedicated facility and had to adapt the new crust to the new machines, but did they really have to change the recipe THAT MUCH?

This gluten-free thing is hard enough without trying to maintain a clothing size in the low single digits. So many of the gluten free breads, rolls, etc. are incredibly high in calories, and most of the time I try to avoid them. But if I am going to waste 600 calories on a gluten free pizza, it is going to be from the pizzeria in town that makes it sinfully good and not on some crappy frozen crust.

I am getting really tired of this.

[MySuicidalTurtle]

You should write them or even call! That is really ridiculous.

[Guest scully]

Oh, I did call. Left two messages. Never heard anything.

And--get this---a "serving size" is 248 calories. HALF of a personal-sized pizza. Who is just going to eat ONE HALF of a tiny pizza? "Gee, I'm FULL!" Sorry, don't think so.

Good grief.

[emcmaster]

The last package I had of the round Kinnikinnick crusts had 280 calories per crust. I believe they came 4 or so crusts to a package and the serving size was for 8 servings in a package, which would be half of a crust.

ETA: Sorry, the serving size is for 70 calories per 1 slice, 16 slices in a package, which would make each crust 280 calories.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 slice

Servings Per Container: 16

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value

Calories: 70

Calories from Fat: 27

Total Fat: 3g 4%

Saturated Fat: 0g 0%

Cholesterol: 15mg 5%

Sodium: 85mg 3%

Total Carb: 15g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 1g 4%

Sugars: 2

Protein: 1g

Vitamin A: 7%

Vitamin C: 0%

Calcium: 0%

Iron: 45%

Organic: %

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[Gfresh404]

If you have that big of a problem with their product, simply don't buy it. And if you cannot control how many calories you are consuming that is your own fault. Other companies besdies kinnikinnick do sell gluten-free Pizza Crusts.

[Jestgar]

Dude! It's a rant! Chill!

Sure you can buy pizza crusts elsewhere, the point is that these have gotten more caloric, which wasn't very nice.

[rinne]

Hi.

Dealing with all of this can be incredibly frustrating, I sympathize.

Here's my remedy when all the frustrations get too much, I rent a movie that is real tear jerker and have a good cry.

By the way, many people have problems with Kinnikinnik, perhaps this is a hidden blessing.

[emcmaster]

Well my point was that they haven't quadrupled in calories - they haven't even doubled in calories. Not sure where the OP was getting the calorie information on the 7" round crusts because it isn't accurate.

123 calories per crust is way too good to believe.

[digmom1014]

I have learned the hard way to look at the calorie count in gluten-free foods. I was just so happy to be able to eat something, I never looked!

[jerseyangel]

I have learned the hard way to look at the calorie count in gluten-free foods. I was just so happy to be able to eat something, I never looked!

:lol: Ain't it the truth!

[scully]

If you have that big of a problem with their product, simply don't buy it. And if you cannot control how many calories you are consuming that is your own fault. Other companies besdies kinnikinnick do sell gluten-free Pizza Crusts.

WOW....that was extremely rude! Actually, I do a very good job of controlling how many calories I consume; it is the reason I wear size 2 jeans, and why I will NEVER be buying these pizza crusts again. Good grief. Can't a person rant on these forums? You should think more carefully about what you post before you hit "send".

To the person who had the calorie information on the old crusts, I checked my package and I think the label is wrong. It still says "123 calories" for one serving, which equaled one crust. I kind of thought it would be too good to be true as well, but I figured the package was correct. I went back to the store this week and they still had the old crusts, but they had new labels with the information you quoted plastered on to the old label. It must have been a typo. AGH!

Still, 280 calories for one crust was still a pretty good deal.

What other brands do people recommend that are tasty and not 500 calories a crust? I'd love to have my Saturday night splurge back! Thanks!!

[ravenwoodglass]

WOW....that was extremely rude! Actually, I do a very good job of controlling how many calories I consume; it is the reason I wear size 2 jeans, and why I will NEVER be buying these pizza crusts again. Good grief. Can't a person rant on these forums? You should think more carefully about what you post before you hit "send".

To the person who had the calorie information on the old crusts, I checked my package and I think the label is wrong. It still says "123 calories" for one serving, which equaled one crust. I kind of thought it would be too good to be true as well, but I figured the package was correct. I went back to the store this week and they still had the old crusts, but they had new labels with the information you quoted plastered on to the old label. It must have been a typo. AGH!

Still, 280 calories for one crust was still a pretty good deal.

What other brands do people recommend that are tasty and not 500 calories a crust? I'd love to have my Saturday night splurge back! Thanks!!

The Kinny pizzas are not really all that out of line with the calorie counts of regular pizza. Here is a link to the calorie counts of gluten pizzas. If you like their crusts there is no reason not to splurge occasionally if you did on gluten pizza before.

Open Original Shared Link

Also the old crusts were 123 calories per serving with each crust having four servings.

[Juliebove]

The way I look at it, pizza isn't really a diet friendly food. If I were on a calorie restricted diet, I wouldn't eat it, period.

I use the Ener-G rice crusts. The personal size. We don't eat them very often.

[kari]

I noticed the change too, and stopped buying them just because the price had gone up so much. But the 123 calories before was definitely not 'per crust', but 'per serving', which no doubt is smaller than one of those crusts. also, I haven't tried the new crusts (again, because they're just so damn expensive, and I usually just use one then the rest get all moldy and crumbly in my fridge), but they definitely appear to be bigger than the original round ones. maybe just eat half? 600 calories is absolutely a reflection of it being more than one serving of bread. Or make your own. I use namaste mix, divide it into portions and stretch it super thin so I can taste the toppings rather than the dry bready gluten free crust action going on.

To all who may have noticed, Kinnikinnick Foods has just reformulated their personal 7" pizza crusts into a square shape. That is hardly a big deal. I could even deal with the fact that they thinned out the crust big time, and charged the same amount of money for only 4 crusts. The big deal was when I wolfed it down and then realized upon looking at the packaging that they have QUADRUPLED the amount of calories in one crust. 496 calories, to be exact. I sorely wished I hadn't eaten it. After sauce and cheese, it weighed in at over 600 calories.

The old round crust was nice and thick, came in a package of five, and was a reasonable 123 calories per crust. WHY OH WHY DID THEY CHANGE IT?!?!?! I know they have a new dedicated facility and had to adapt the new crust to the new machines, but did they really have to change the recipe THAT MUCH?

This gluten-free thing is hard enough without trying to maintain a clothing size in the low single digits. So many of the gluten free breads, rolls, etc. are incredibly high in calories, and most of the time I try to avoid them. But if I am going to waste 600 calories on a gluten free pizza, it is going to be from the pizzeria in town that makes it sinfully good and not on some crappy frozen crust.

I am getting really tired of this.

[ravenwoodglass]

I noticed the change too, and stopped buying them just because the price had gone up so much. But the 123 calories before was definitely not 'per crust', but 'per serving', which no doubt is smaller than one of those crusts. also, I haven't tried the new crusts (again, because they're just so damn expensive, and I usually just use one then the rest get all moldy and crumbly in my fridge), but they definitely appear to be bigger than the original round ones. maybe just eat half? 600 calories is absolutely a reflection of it being more than one serving of bread. Or make your own. I use namaste mix, divide it into portions and stretch it super thin so I can taste the toppings rather than the dry bready gluten free crust action going on.

Kari, You should store them in the freezer and keep them frozen until you are ready to use them. I like to have pizza maybe once a week and while they are pricey I figure 8 bucks comes out to $2 a crust so even with the toppings it's still cheaper than takeout pizza. I usually freeze the leftover pizza sauce in a plastic bag so that it is very thin and I can just break a bit off for my pizza and not have to buy a new thing of sauce for each pizza.

[Gfresh404]

WOW....that was extremely rude! Actually, I do a very good job of controlling how many calories I consume; it is the reason I wear size 2 jeans, and why I will NEVER be buying these pizza crusts again. Good grief. Can't a person rant on these forums? You should think more carefully about what you post before you hit "send".

To the person who had the calorie information on the old crusts, I checked my package and I think the label is wrong. It still says "123 calories" for one serving, which equaled one crust. I kind of thought it would be too good to be true as well, but I figured the package was correct. I went back to the store this week and they still had the old crusts, but they had new labels with the information you quoted plastered on to the old label. It must have been a typo. AGH!

Still, 280 calories for one crust was still a pretty good deal.

What other brands do people recommend that are tasty and not 500 calories a crust? I'd love to have my Saturday night splurge back! Thanks!!

First of all, it's "Add Reply."

Second of all calm down, I was just stating the facts. And as already shown, two slices of regular pizza is roughly 500 - 600 calories. So it's not that much of a difference. Pizza is already known to be very high in calories.

[Gemini]

WOW....that was extremely rude! Actually, I do a very good job of controlling how many calories I consume; it is the reason I wear size 2 jeans, and why I will NEVER be buying these pizza crusts again. Good grief. Can't a person rant on these forums? You should think more carefully about what you post before you hit "send".

To the person who had the calorie information on the old crusts, I checked my package and I think the label is wrong. It still says "123 calories" for one serving, which equaled one crust. I kind of thought it would be too good to be true as well, but I figured the package was correct. I went back to the store this week and they still had the old crusts, but they had new labels with the information you quoted plastered on to the old label. It must have been a typo. AGH!

Still, 280 calories for one crust was still a pretty good deal.

What other brands do people recommend that are tasty and not 500 calories a crust? I'd love to have my Saturday night splurge back! Thanks!!

WOW! You thought that was a rude statement?!?!? I realize you were in a rant but when you put your rant out in a public place, expect some feed back!

I used to be a size 2...when I was malnourished and wasting away from celiac disease. Now I am a "fat" size 4-6, which is much healthier for my 5'4" frame. I also do not worry about the weight gain, as it was needed, and maintain my present size by NOT BUYING fatty, high calorie food. I think you will find that most frozen pizza's are not exactly calorie wise foods anyway. It's perfectly OK to eat them once in a while and that calorie count shouldn't upset anyone eating them once in a while either. I tend to not buy them 90% of the time because they are nutrient empty foods or just not good enough, taste-wise, to waste my money on.

[Salax]

Gemini, please tell me your being sarcastic about the "fat" size 4-6. That is not fat. I am sure your aware.

These comments even in jest bother me because I see our young children in our society going to extremes and delevoping eating disorders because of statements like that. People have a tendancy to believe that size is everything and nothing else matters. As long as your healthy and take care of your body the number on your clothing does not define who you are nor what you do.

End rant...off soap box.

[njbeachbum]

Schar makes a delicious gluten free pizza crust that is sold on the grocers shelf and not frozen (in boxes of two crusts sealed in airtight plastic wrapping). It is the best I've tried, similiar to the frozen Kini crust but a bit thicker and not crumbly at all.

Open Original Shared Link

It shows 130 calories and 3 servings per crust, so that makes 390 calories in one pizza before toppings. Honestly, not that bad considering how filling it is and if you're only indulging once a week or so.

[emcmaster]

I use Open Original Shared Link recipe (although I split the 2/3 c. sorghum flour into 1/3 c. brown rice and 1/3 c. sorghum) and spread it super thin.

It's still not super low-calorie, but it IS good and you could halve the recipe to make a smaller pie and lower the calories further.