question on pizza slice size

billsgirl95
billsgirl95 Posts: 3
in Food and Nutrition
Hello!
I was wondering if the serving portions that come up for pizza are based on a small piece of pizza or a large. Does anybody know?
Thanks!

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  • keri3
    keri3 Posts: 60 Member
    I would guess by what you think. If it is a low number I would just assume its for a small piece. Better to be overestimating then under.
  • JessieLynn00
    JessieLynn00 Posts: 17 Member
    If you look through the different options fo pizza it has the whole pizza cut into slices..usually 5 or 6...and then you can chose how many slices. That's how I figure out my calories.
  • janerfitnesspal145
    janerfitnesspal145 Posts: 55 Member
    When we have pizza (i.e., Pizza Hut), we use the calories, etc from their website, which also shows the serving size by weight. We bought a digital food scale (best investment ever!), and weigh everything. Since pizzas are never cut the same, you can't go by "small" or "large" - the only way to be accurate is to weigh your slices.
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
    I look for an entry in the database for that particular pizza - for the WHOLE pizza, then put in my portion as 0.5 of a serving if I ate half, or 0.25 if I had a quarter of it. 0.1 = one tenth of the whole thing, 0.8 = one twelfth (imagine a clock face when you work that one out). If you had a slice that would be like a clock showing 4 o'clock you had 4x0.8 = 0.32 more or less. It works. :smile:
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    I make 16" pizzas and cut it into 6 slices.
  • watfordjc
    watfordjc Posts: 304 Member
    The larger the pizza, the more calories per slice because the diameter is bigger.

    With fast food entries, go with the size of pizza as they generally cut all pizzas of that size into the same number of slices (although some slices may be bigger than others, so having all the pieces on one half of a pizza should be exactly half of a whole pizza, and having slices directly opposite each other should average out the slice size).

    With other pizzas, if you select (on the app, not sure about on the site) the serving size drop down, it should give you the option of the whole pizza (in which case you can use fractions or decimals depending on app/site) and if one serving is "1 slice" it should say how many slices make a whole pizza - if cut differently you can use fractions of slices or fractions of pizza.

    You could also go by weight, but that's too much hassle for me.
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  • billsgirl95
    billsgirl95 Posts: 3
    Thanks everybody! I'm new to this site and am still figuring it out. The pizza is from a local shop, never a chain. I have two pieces of the small size pizza.
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Still depends how wide the whole pizza is and how many slices it's cut into. Plus deep dish or thin crust, what toppings. Look for one that's similar on the database and calculate from there.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Thanks everybody! I'm new to this site and am still figuring it out. The pizza is from a local shop, never a chain. I have two pieces of the small size pizza.

    In those circumstances I usually try to compare the local place to a chain and just use that info, even though I know it's not exact.
  • maarbo
    maarbo Posts: 22
    If the pizza is from a local pizza place, ask them if they have the calorie information. They may be surprised you asked, but I bet they can provide it. (they may have to go to the manager, but oh well.)

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