Eat this instead: yeast rolls vs. french rolls

By Kate Shatzkin

November 17, 2008

When it comes to frozen dinner rolls for Thanksgiving - or any other night - you might want to think crusty instead of soft. If you choose Pillsbury Crusty French Dinner Rolls over Sister Schubert's Pre-Baked Dinner Yeast Rolls, you'll save 60 calories, 3 grams fat, 1 gram trans-fat and 80 milligrams sodium per roll.

Sister Schubert's Pre-Baked Dinner Yeast Rolls

Per roll (43 grams):

140 calories

3 grams protein

4 grams fat

1 gram saturated fat

1 gram trans-fat

23 grams carbohydrate

1 gram fiber

10 milligrams cholesterol

240 milligrams sodium

Pillsbury Crusty French Dinner Rolls

Per roll (35 grams):

80 calories

3 grams protein

1 gram fat

0 grams saturated fat

0 grams trans-fat

16 grams carbohydrate

0 grams fiber

0 milligrams cholesterol

160 milligrams sodium