Is there such thing as a healthy Pizza?

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  • unCivilServant
    unCivilServant Posts: 600
    Surely this is a "How long is a piece of string?" question.

    Let's break this down: pizza is basically bread, tomato & cheese. Surely no-one is going to argue that a cheese & tomato sarnie is intrinsically 'bad for you'.

    A wholemeal pizza, not overloaded with cheese but with peppers, onions etc. added on before cooking, would have to rank as pretty much the nutritionist's 'ideal'. Even a white flour base is fine if you have the right proportions of roughage and fatty stuff.

    Depends on how much you exercise as well, of course: the high carbs in a pizza being what you need on a bike, and if it's tasty you're more likely to get them in you. Even a high salt content isn't a problem if you're sweating it out (the other week I went running and really craved crisps afterwards--probably because it was a hot day). Salt levels are higher than is really ideal for a sedentary person in most bought bread products anyway--it's not just a pizza problem.
  • danseur
    danseur Posts: 70
    Did anyone notice that the salads on that menu have pretty similar caloric values to the pizzas!
  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    danseur wrote:
    Did anyone notice that the salads on that menu have pretty similar caloric values to the pizzas!

    wow!
    I hadn't noticed but looked again - that's ridiculous! - some of the salads are over 700Kcal!
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    unCivilServant wrote:
    Surely this is a "How long is a piece of string?" question.

    Let's break this down: pizza is basically bread, tomato & cheese. Surely no-one is going to argue that a cheese & tomato sarnie is intrinsically 'bad for you'.

    white bread - no doubt, unhealthy
    http://www.themedguru.com/20090629/newsfeature/foods-high-carbs-unhealthy-heart-study-86123080.html
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3889147.stm
    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_makes_white_bread_unhealthy

    cheese - it seems it's probably ok in moderation, but can make you fat.
    http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cheese-unhealthy/

    unfortunately, i can't digest cheese, and it can cause sinus problems too so i have to stay well clear from it.
  • chriskempton
    chriskempton Posts: 1,245
    LittleB0b wrote:
    We're heading to pizza express tonight - and this thread got me thinking - so i had a squint at there website - helpfully (kudos) they provide

    Pizza Express Calories Guide

    oh well :roll: I least i know how many hours it will take to work off

    NB Pizza Express' nice thin pizzas are a FAR lower calorie option than those fat soaked deep pan jobs from Domino etc.
  • LittleB0b
    LittleB0b Posts: 416
    Actually i was resonably impressed with how not that bad for you they are - If you think (roughly) that you want to take a third of your 2000 (or 2500 if you are a bloke) calories from your evening meal - then 6-700 calories would be about right.

    Of course - if you add a doughball starter and a beer (or even a pudding) then it all starts going down hill.
    blog: bellevedere
  • fluff.
    fluff. Posts: 771
    Pizza express ones use alot less cheese as well ^, they're the only ones I have these days, usually when Sainsburies has them on offer. Some of the deep pan/ stuffed crust/ meat feast/ extra cheese ones you can get have 50+ grams of fat, most of which can be saturated, that's almost all your recommended calorie intake for the day in pure fat form .. nice.

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