Why is a lunch consisting of pizza, fruit, and salad a better choice than a lunch with the same number of calories from pizza alone? Both lunches provide the same amount of energy but the lunch of pizza, salad, and fruit provides more nutrients. Both lunches are healthful but the lunch of pizza, salad, and fruit is likely to have a higher fat content. Both lunches provide the same amount of nutrients but the lunch of pizza, salad, and fruit provides more energy. Both lunches are healthful but the lunch of pizza, salad, and fruit provides more energy for metabolism.