store, take a look at the growing number of meatless products you can buy now, everything from veggie pepperoni dogs, you can get meatless barbecue, even smart bacon now. one study found that sales of these products have grown 21% in just the last two years. another survey by allrecipes.com found more than one-third of their 1400 members said they ate less meat in 2011 than the year before. >> you don't need to eat meat at every meal. >> reporter: kaplan says americans have a tendency to overconsume meat because of a long-standing belief that is it is the best source of protein and veggies and grains alone won't keep us full but too much protein could be a bad idea. >> you don't need a ton of protein, you just need enough for tissue repair and body function. after that, it can draw too much calcium from your bones. so, we really need to concentrate on the other food groups that build health. >> reporter: ray has been flexitarian about a year now. he says the results have been pretty dramatic. his cholesterol dropped 40 points and he no longer needs to take medication. kaplan says they were both

take a look at the growing number of meatless products you can buy, everything from veggie pepperoni, tofu dogs, you can get meatless barbecue, even smart bacon now. one study found that sales of these products have grown 21% in just the last two years. another survey by allrecipes.com found that more than one-third of their 1400 members said they ate less meat in 2011 than the year before. >> you don't need to eat meat at every meal. >> reporter: kaplan says americans have a tendency to overconsume meat because of a longstanding belief it's the best source of protein and veggies and grains alone won't keep us full. but too much protein could be a bad idea. >> you don't need a ton of protein. you just need enough for tissue repair and body function. after that, it can draw too much calcium from the bones. so we really need to concentrate on the other food groups that build help. >> reporter: ray has been flexitarian for about a year now. he says the results have been pretty dramatic. his cholesterol dropped 40 points and he no longer needs to take medication. catch l kaplan says they

with pizza, go with a veggie pizza versus pepperoni and cheese. you'll save 100 calories. s, pile on the veggies. go light on cheese and meat. and one of the last food groups is beer. we'll drink 111 million gallons of beer during the game. so obviously make it light beer. you can get them down to 55 calories a bottle versus 150 calories for a traditional bottle of beer. and i guess some people say i can drink a lot more then. >> and lastly, i would say if you do fall off the good food wagon, just get back on tomorrow. it's one day of the year. enjoy it. have a great time. and with a little substitutions, you can still have all the fun, all the parties. but less fat and calories. >> all right. we need you to text your vote. much more ahead for you on today in the bay oig. still to come, best cancer politics and technology. the susan g. komen foundation reverses its funding decision over breast cancer screenings. all of it comes down to planned parenthood. we'll talk with our political analyst about why the outcry and why this became such a political hot button. >>> and of c

pepperoni and a little bit of extra sauce. we got some spicy buffalo wings over here which taste very good. we have the three cheese, mozzarella, and garlic. the other one is veggies, broccoli, spinach, chopped tomato. reporter: we have a salad if you want to stay on the lighter side. how many of these pizzas do you expect to sell on super bowl sunday? >> at least 500 to 600. reporter: 500 to 600 pizzas. also don't forget about the wings. >> oh, yes. reporter: also, charley, because we've been working so hard all morning long, i have to taste the fruits of my labor this morning. let's get a bite of this pizza. delicious. this is the breakfast of champions, believe it or not. also two other locations if you can't make it here. super bowl seat already ready for you. you know where to come to get it. back to you guys. >> i can't blame her. that's not a small piece of pizza, either. >> that takes me back to my college days, cold pizza in the morning. >>> time for five things before you head out the door. we'll learn more today with the misplaced head stones in arlington national cemetery. there'll be a house armed services committee hearing scheduled for later this mo