Hot Pockets Unimpressive

Wed., Oct. 15, 1997

Rick Bonino Food Editor

Generally speaking, pizza snacks are to pizza what french fries are to scalloped potatoes deep-fried, and even fattier.

The Hot Pockets people have cut the cholesterol with their frozen pizza snacks, baked instead of fried, which we served to The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel.

The crispy crust was OK, but the petite pockets had considerably less filling than pictured on the package - and it tends to leak out the ends if you leave them in the oven a little too long (as we accidentally discovered).

So if you’re really trying to trim calories, just bake them until they’re empty.

Hot Pockets Pizza Snacks, Pepperoni & Sausage

Price: $1.99 for 11.5 ounces (about 24 snacks).

Nutrition: 210 calories (33 percent fat calories); 390 milligrams sodium per serving (6 snacks).

Taste: ***

Value: ***

Comments: “Wrap is nice and crisp, a little short on filling - not bad, but I wouldn’t buy them.” - Beverly Smick

“Did Barbie lose her pillow? … Little-kid food. Those of us with more distinguished tastes would have to pass.” - Jan Robison

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