Why does pizza have to have so many calories?

Ivyzmama

any low-cal pizza ideas?

wonderwoman234

To be honest, I always think that pizza is a bargain at only 250 calories per slice for thin crust.

My vote - go for the real stuff and have a slice with a salad.

AmberLeannnn

Sometimes I use a tortilla and add sauce, cheese, and lots of veggies. Bake at 425 for 6-8 mins. A yummy thin crust pizza!

PinkyPan1

I use a Flatout wrap (90 cals), pizza sauce, garlic, jalapenos, red onion and black olives.Total cals 203.

dogpaws4ever

Do you have a MOD Pizza place by you?
They make a number of pizza's for one person that are under 500 calories, which is less than a number of sandwiches out there. They taste awesome, and you get 4 nice size very thin crust slices and you are eating your own entire pizza, which totally is filling and makes you feel like you have won the lottery.
Try them, you won't be sorry.

WalkingAlong

To be honest, I always think that pizza is a bargain at only 250 calories per slice for thin crust.

My vote - go for the real stuff and have a slice with a salad.

I agree. Stick to veggie toppings or just cheese. A lot of chains have thin crust options. Papa Murphy's is very low cal and tasty. I think the 'New York style' pizzas are thinner crust, too. Well, thinner than Chicago style.

ewhip17

To be honest, I always think that pizza is a bargain at only 250 calories per slice for thin crust.

My vote - go for the real stuff and have a slice with a salad.

I agree. Stick to veggie toppings or just cheese. A lot of chains have thin crust options. Papa Murphy's is very low cal and tasty. I think the 'New York style' pizzas are thinner crust, too. Well, thinner than Chicago style.

Me too. The reason this has worked for me is because I can eat what I want - mostly - and simply work it into my calories for the week. I had pizza on Friday and that meal will keep me sane for a while and help keep me from feeling like I'm on a diet.

williams969

To be honest, I always think that pizza is a bargain at only 250 calories per slice for thin crust.

My vote - go for the real stuff and have a slice with a salad.

^^This. I find thin crust pizza delicious and satiating for me. 2 slices and a salad or veggies on the side, and I'm satisfied. Yeah, it's a 600 calorie meal, but I plan pizza night on a high activity day, when I need extra fuel anyway (like, "long" run Sundays--I'm totally eating pizza tonight, and will still be in calorie deficit).

Flutterloo

My pizza is 150ish per slice.

Hungry Howie's thin crust for the win.

williams969

To be honest, I always think that pizza is a bargain at only 250 calories per slice for thin crust.

My vote - go for the real stuff and have a slice with a salad.

I agree. Stick to veggie toppings or just cheese. A lot of chains have thin crust options. Papa Murphy's is very low cal and tasty. I think the 'New York style' pizzas are thinner crust, too. Well, thinner than Chicago style.

I love Papa Murphy's! Their De-Lite crust is (as far as I can tell) the same taste as the regular, just thinner. And, their nutrition info is available online, so it's easy to make an informed choice.

CindyMarcuzAdams

My advise is plan ahead for the pizza. 250 to 300 calories per slice isnt too bad. Even for two slices. That being said you could try this recipe

Take a large portabello mushroom.
Pop off the stem
Put a good size spoon of salsa in the upside down musnroo m
Sprinkle some grated cheese
Broil til bubbly

Voila mushroom pizza

TiffieLand

A lot of hidden oil plus it's made of flour + cheese? Homemade pizza is the best. But that's only possible if you can cook/bake(IDK). Just eat the real thing and workout or in small portion.

Myhaloslipped

To be honest, I always think that pizza is a bargain at only 250 calories per slice for thin crust.

My vote - go for the real stuff and have a slice with a salad.

^ After spending an insane amount of time and energy trying to create lower calorie pizza that is just as satisfying as the real thing, I have found that this is the best option.

nentecular

Just work around it. I have a full pizza every week - The one's from Tesco aren't too bad for taste and are just around 850-900 calories for the entire pizza.

kenthepainter

Cheese is the answer, thats why it is high in calories! I grew up eating Chicago style thin crust, it's a battle for me too !

Athijade

Make your own. Control your ingredients and the amount of toppings. There you go. Win.

Francl27

Make your own! I can make a whole 10 inch pizza for less than 800 calories.

judychicken

Bump

StretchedPiercedInked

I'm at CiCis right now. Am I horrible?:frown:

AyaRowan

Plan ahead if you want "real" pizza to allow room for the calories. If you like thin crust, that will be less calories and carbs.

If you make your own, you can get thin crust whole wheat pizza crusts at some grocery stores. Alternatively you can make your own pizza crust from a variety of non-flour things. I've made cauliflower pizza crust before and it was amazing. You can also use flatbread for small pizzas, I like to use the whole wheat with flax FlatOut kind.

For toppings, make sure you get a pizza sauce that doesn't have too much added sugar. Some sauces have tons of calories. For cheese, get reduced fat when you can and don't go too crazy with it. You can do all veggies on top, or low fat turkey sausage, or my favorite which is turkey pepperoni.

Tons of ways to lighten up pizza when you make your own. But deny yourself the real deal if you have a bad craving, just eat in moderation!

SomeNights246

Pizza isn't that bad, really. It's only about 200-250 per slice (more depending on where you buy it. I'd wager that Brooklyn's is more around 400 lol). The problem isn't the pizza, it's that most people I know (myself included!) have trouble stopping at one slice. And two quickly brings you to 500. Three, to 750 (three seems to be the magic number for me and most people I know).

My best advice? Either order it by the slice, make it homemade (I can do that and get about 150-200 calories per big slice with thin crust opposed to non-thin), or fit the calories into your budget by preplanning when you eat pizza. Thin crust is always the best bet. And easy on the meat toppings.

fittyinthemaking

Goodfellas vegetable and goats cheese thin crust, 686cal for 1 pizza and they are delicious!

majope

I agree with the folks who say plan ahead and eat the real thing. On long run days, I get to have 2-3 slices of pizza plus bread sticks and wine, and still come in within my day's calories. I usually go for sausage and peppers on mine.

ddkphotos

real thing - there is a great place nearby with an extremely thin crust individual pizzas. Half of one fills me enough - leftovers for lunch... you can choose lower cal toppings if you're really worried - or do a little more exercise. the real thing is worth it!

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MinimalistShoeAddict

I regularly consume entire large pizzas and still manage to hit my weekly calorie/macro targets.

If you eat more than your TDEE one day, just eat less another day to compensate. Pizza is not the problem

cwoyto123

lol

vlmay1955

Make your own! Use flatbread, low-calorie pita bread (like Joseph's) or cauliflower crust. Use lower-fat cheese. Use crushed tomatoes, or salsa, for the sauce. Stay away from meat, at least the fatty meat like sausages, pepperoni, etc. We have basil pesto pizza with various vegetable toppings, at least once a week during fresh basil season. Pesto can be made relativley low-cal if you cut back on the oil and pine nuts.

BlueBombers

Make it fit in your day. Easy.

astronomicals

Its not the crust, its the cheese. Sure the crust has a lot of carbs but its the fat that really adds up.

I guess you could try making pizza with no cheese.

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