Thin crust pizza. Or regular crust ?

willlafriu

I feel that a thin crust pizza is healthier than regular crust. When i do pizza. i aways do the thin crust. I can't do red sauce causing me heartburn. I choose the white sauce. My toppings are pretty healthy. What's your thoughts on pizza. When burning calories above 1000?

_Joe_Jow_

Thin crust

Thin crust is indeed healthier than thick crust due to fewer amounts of calories, carbs, sodium and fats than thick crust has

nossmf

Does thin crust have fewer calories than regular? Yes.

Is eating thin crust required to lose weight? Nope.

I eat pizza at least twice a month, and when I do I enjoy the deep dish version, loaded with toppings. Oh, and I'm down 42 lbs from my high point. What's the secret? Moderation. I only get 2-3 slices when I do have pizza (compared to 4-6 in my pre-loss days), and on days I have pizza I modify my eating for the rest of the day to be lower-calorie to make room for the pizza, and/or include a workout for extra calories to play with on the day.

AnnPT77

I like Detroit style best. That's basically a deep dish type, rich red sauce, heavy on cheese. Thick crust - not on your list.

I do eat other kinds sometimes, the full range from cracker-thin to thick crust, white or whole grain, sometimes even cauliflower crust, topped with white or red sauce or sometimes other sauces like pesto or other olive-oil-based concoctions.

IMO, a healthy type of pizza is any type that fits into my calorie goal in the portion size I'm having, and allows me to get good overall nutrition from the combination of that pizza and whatever else I eat.

Very occasionally, I eat a whole Detroit- style pizza by myself, recognizing that my calories and nutrition need to average out to the right levels over time if I want to stay healthy and remain at a reasonable body weight.

Other than things that are actually poison, or that are allergens for me, I don't like dividing the world into "healthy foods" and "unhealthy foods". What matters is good overall nutrition and appropriate calories, on average over a fairly short time period.

Foods that are calorie dense and not nutrient dense need to be smaller potions, or less frequent, generally. Context and dosage matter.

I'm not sure how burning 1000 calories enters into it, unless you mean that getting 1000 calories of exercise - a high number - may allow extra calorie room for more pizza. Probably true.

I didn't vote in the poll, because they're all tasty. I admit that if red sauce gave me heartburn, I'd probably avoid it.

Interbeing

No crust pizza. It is a terrible food choice, regardless of nutritional goals. Just the amount of processed poisons in one slice alone will completely wreck any of your hard work with eating healthy during the week, not to mention the 300 plus empty calories per slice. If trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, with so many healthy and delicious food choices available, there just isn't any rationale for such a unhealthy nutrition choice.

micheleprice1974

Thin crust

Thin crust is better but found a recipe for a no crust recipe that uses ground turkey or chicken and cheese as the base. This option would be better or making a cottage cheese crust or 2 ingredient dough crust.

AdahPotatah2024

Thin crust

When I eat pizza, it's usually from my favorite local pizzeria and I get thin crust because I like the toppings most, more than the bread. the sauce is so good..cheese and olives or bell peppers. I used to like Pizza Hut pan pizza, but the quality is not as good as when I was young and definitely not as healthy.

rrabbu

I use cauliflower crust pizzas. Maybe not the tastiest, but considerably healthier. The ones I eat are thin crust.

gspenla

Thin crust

Neapolitan thin crust. It's from the Med, so it's healthy. Enzo Coccia has best dough recipe.

nossmf

Remind me never to invite @Interbeing over for dinner…ever. Not only would they probably not like a lot of what I serve, but I do not need to hear such venom at mealtime.

Interbeing

@nossmf Not venom at all, there are just so many delicious healthy choices for dinner that, if pursuing a healthier lifestyle, pizza isn’t necessary. We love entertaining and often have great dinner parties, but just make healthier choices. That being said, when a guest, if there is an occasion where pizza was being served, I would have a slice if there wasn’t another option, and wouldn’t make an issue of it. That goes for other occasions , such as holiday meals with family or friends, especially if homemade by the host. We can be gracious and just eat a moderate portion, enjoy the company, and not worry too much about it. But given a choice, my first inclination is to make the healthier choice.

nossmf

@Interbeing I can respect that, and wish you well. I think it was the inclusion of calling one of my favorite foods "poison" which somewhat set me off.

bonnershouse

I'll eat pizza if I'm with family and that's what they want. That happens about three times a year. On my own, pizza is the last thing I want. First thing, to me, cheese is just moldy milk. Toss in the processed meats and no thanks.