Yesterday I posted about frozen lasagna, and I mentioned that a lasagna meal would most likely include garlic bread. Today, using the data from the wonderful www.nutritiondata.com, I am posting my findings on garlic bread, specifically Pepperidge Farm’s frozen Crusty Italian Bread, garlic style. It’s not pretty.

First, I looked at serving size. One serving of garlic bread is 50 grams, which equates to just under 2 ounces. Two ounces of bread would satisfy very few people, and it’s more likely that a person would eat two pieces or more. One piece of garlic bread contains 186 calories, 86.4 which come from fat. That’s right, 51% fat. Nowhere near the desired 30% level that would qualify this is a healthy food. About the only saving grace, is that it’s low in cholesterol. Who cares though? It’s just plain bad for you. Take nearly 400 calories from two pieces of garlic bread, plus the 760 calories from the lasagna, and you’re on the way to obesity and death. Ciao!