Pizza is not a "bad" food.
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I use whole wheat pita(100 cals) split it in 2 thickness wise and 2 crusts to use for 100 calories0
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Pizza is horrible for you with its double whammy of Carbs + Fats at the same time. The reason you eat so many slices and get hungry soon and end up binge eating. Throws your insulin into complete wacko.
How many people do you actually see eating 1 - 2 slices.
I haven't touched pizza since last year. Probably one of the WORST foods you can eat while cutting. Period.0 -
High in fat, not nutrient dense, its cheat meal quality... I'll stick to my bro foods during a cut0
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I'm sorry to burst your bubble but, pizza is not good, as a matter of fact, its not healthy whatsoever0
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making a pizza, it's not unhealthy at all, in fact i saw a recipe for a dominos type pizza weighing in at 700 calories for a medium size, the only reason dominos is so high in calories is because it's basically dipped in fat, and sugar added at any point possible, think of the times you've held up a slice and you can see orange greese dripping off of it.... that's not pizza
pizza is: bread, tomato sauce, cheese and a selection of salad and or veg and or meat
prepared and cooked correctly it isn't unhealthy at all
use a lower carb base you're talking 800 calories for a big pizza0 -
A food is just a food. It is an item that I have made the decision to eat. It didn't create itself with the grand plan of making me fat. It has no intentions or ulterior motives. It's not good or bad or naughty or evil or anything like that - unless you've added cyanide to it or something! We put those determinations onto food because of our own issues. You can't blame a food just because some people have difficulty with self-control or portion sizing for that type of food. I rarely eat chocolate, and when I do I don't eat much of it - it just doesn't get me going the way it does for other people. I know other people struggle a lot with foods like chocolate - but that doesn't mean the chocolate is at fault!
A lot of people can easily eat 1-2 slices of pizza and call it a day. I can! A lot of people can find ways to make pizza fit into their intake and balance their macros. It is possible to have a pizza that isn't laden with cheese, sodium and fatty meats, for those who are concerned about those things. Instead, that pizza can have vegetables, freshly made home-made tomato sauce (without added sodium), and a small amount of cheese (if the person even wants cheese, there are many toppings for pizza that are delicious without cheese!).
For the people who struggle with portion control, they have to work out how they will manage that (without blaming an item of food for their decisions).
An individual's issues with portion control does not make a food inherently good or bad, any more than the fact that some people like to have sex with sofas makes a sofa bad!0 -
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mmm, can y eat pizza and lose weight and gain muscle? Yes!!!!! It might not be optimal with pizza, but as long as you hit your macros it is ok! Futher more having pizza as a cheat meal every once in a while, it ís a way to avoid binching. You can always stick to bro science and eat six meals a day and hit your macros, what it all boils down to is personal preference!But thats just advice do what eva the fudge y want to!0
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right ..one medium pizza from Domino's is like 2000 calories...that is some peoples intake for a day ...
if you make it yourself then that is different ..
but to go pizza has an insane amount of calories in it...
I'm from New Jersey. Domino's isn't real pizza. Local places or homemade is what I'm referring to.
*sigh* I miss real pizza.0 -
If you want a pizza, just fit it into your calories. It's not a healthy food though.0
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I don't care if its good or bad for you its totally my favourite food ever
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I make two different types of homemade 'healthy' pizza. The first like many of you, I'll use a wholegrain pitta, homemade tomato and herb sauce, a portion of low fat mozzarella and cover the top with as many slices of peppers, onions, mushrooms, pineapple or spinach and sweetcorn as I can. The second way is similar but instead of a pitta, I use a chicken breast which I butterfly, season and grill before adding the same toppings and grilling until the cheese is bubbling.
If I really want the unhealthy kind, then a dominos personal size is plenty for me - and makes me appreciate it as a treat as well. I can't believe I used to try and pack away a medium to myself. Ridiculous! Plus I serve it with a homemade salad and some low fat coleslaw. However I much prefer making my own 'unhealthy' kind with my own wholemeal dough if I have the time, as the whole thing taste much fresher and you can load it with as many veggies as you wish! It's even a hit with family and friends who wouldn't normally touch pizza!0 -
Is it the cheese, the vegetables (or fruits - tomatoes), the lean beef or chicken, or the whole wheat crust that's the bad part? Inquiring minds, and all that.I'm sorry to burst your bubble but, pizza is not good, as a matter of fact, its not healthy whatsoever0 -
In this thread: OP makes excuses as to why it's okay to cheat her diet and eat pizza.0
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In this thread: OP makes excuses as to why it's okay to cheat her diet and eat pizza.
Don't mind me. I may or may not have been drinking tonight.0 -
everybody that eats a pizza dies.
FACT
Everyone that drinks water die, too0 -
I love pizza. We eat pizza every Friday night. I either make it myself or we get it from the local AVPN certified pizzaria. So delicious. Margherita and the Funghi Selvaggi (roasted garlic, fresh mozza, oregano, assorted mushrooms, truffle oil).... perfection.
Food are not inherently "bad" or "good." Sure, there are choices that are more or less nutritionally dense and more or less calorically dense, but even eating foods that are considered unhealthy can be done in moderation. I think the moderation is moreso what most of us struggle with.0 -
In this thread: OP makes excuses as to why it's okay to cheat her diet and eat pizza.
Respectfully, I think the OP has made it clear that in the past she has "dieted" and had great success losing weight, and then gaining it back.
For long terms sustainable weight loss, many of us choose not to restrict "bad" foods. We choose moderation. We choose lifestyle change over diet.
You can cheat a diet, you can't cheat a lifestyle change.0 -
right ..one medium pizza from Domino's is like 2000 calories...that is some peoples intake for a day ...
if you make it yourself then that is different ..
but to go pizza has an insane amount of calories in it...
I'm from New Jersey. Domino's isn't real pizza. Local places or homemade is what I'm referring to.
Are you suggesting NJ has real pizza? I would sooner recognize NJ as a real place worth living before I'd admit that theres a real pizza available in NJ...
This is a joke, right?
No... I thought this thread was a joke but then you brought in NJ suggesting that theres real pizza in NJ and now I just don't know what to think of this thread anymore.
everyone knows the keebler elves make the real pizza in keeblerville....0 -
Pizza is unhealthy. The crust is what makes it unhealthy because it is loaded with carbs.0
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I eat around 1300 calories worth of pizza pretty much every Friday. I still get enough protein and remain at a caloric deficit. I am still decreasing my BF. IIFYM.0
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Carbs aren't unhealthy. Your body needs carbs.Pizza is unhealthy. The crust is what makes it unhealthy because it is loaded with carbs.0 -
You said it yourself. It depends on what you put on it. Pizza can be bad. Why does the same old argument recycle so often? MFP should file this under "divisive". Too many people attack what other people do and don't eat around here. Some folks feel rotten after eating pizza. Some people feel rotten after eating eggs. Some folks feel rotten after eating veggies. To each his own. I eat what I like to eat. It's that simple.0
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It is greasy. It is energy dense instead of nutrient dense. Nutrient dense foods are preferable to energy dense foods. Pizza sauce is supposedly made with tomatoes, right? Tomatoes are high in vitamins like Vitamin C, yet pizza sauce has no Vitamin C. It's like all these other processed foods that are made of things like potatoes and tomatoes, which have a lot nutrients, yet somehow have been stripped out during the process.
Pizza sauce has no vitamin C? Source?0 -
Or maybe...It is greasy. It is energy dense instead of nutrient dense. Nutrient dense foods are preferable to energy dense foods. Pizza sauce is supposedly made with tomatoes, right? Tomatoes are high in vitamins like Vitamin C, yet pizza sauce has no Vitamin C. It's like all these other processed foods that are made of things like potatoes and tomatoes, which have a lot nutrients, yet somehow have been stripped out during the process.
Pizza sauce has no vitamin C? Source?
"The tomato sauce on pizza contains vitamins A, C, E, K, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, folate, choline, lycopene and lutein."
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/268575-nutritional-information-of-pizza/#ixzz2TMWVN4BK0 -
There are two types of carbs. Simple and Complex. Pizza crust is a simple carb and so is table sugar, corn syrup, most packaged cereals, honey, biscuits, candy and soda. etc. Complex carbs are more likely to provide nutrients and minerals that the body needs. Athletes usually prefer complex carbs, which do not turn into sugar as quickly as simple carbs. Complex units are burned to help fuel the body or are “stored in the liver and skeletal muscles for future use,” An example of a Complex carb is green beans., fruits, beans, soy milk, low fat yogurt etc I have lost 89 pounds by eating a low (simple) carb diet and high in protein. I do eat complex carbs just not simple carbs. If you just have to have pizza make the crust from whole meal bread and stay away from the pizza that is premade.0
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its alsoo a source of fat and grease and caleries
Let me clean this up for you so people understand it better.
Pizza is full of saturated fats, hydrogenated oils and salt that will cause many people to have atherosclerosis and high blood pressure. It will also cause. congestive heart failure, strokes, pulmonary problems and kidney failure.
It's like any marginally nutritious processed food... yummy but not the best choice. I rather eat my unhealthy treat for the week as a huge slice of chocolate cake. If you chose to make yours pizza that's ok.
maybe if you ate it every day. Pizza doesn't cause heart failure.... an unhealthy lifestyle over a sustained period of time does. A healthy fit person having pizza once or twice a week is not on the death train... jeez :huh:0 -
Why are people arguing about this?
It's simple.
A pizza from pizza hut is not "healthy" but a few slices every once in awhile won't kill you.
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I Agree0
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I'm sick and tired of hearing everyone on here and IRL say that pizza is unhealthy. Pizza is a source of carbohydrates, calcium, protein, and veggies (especially if you top it with them). As long as you aren't ordering a bunch of unhealthy toppings like pepperoni, it's actually quite healthy. So next time you think to yourself, "Oh, I can't have that," think again. Granted there are better choices out there, but pizza is definitely not the worst.
LOL @ your logic that pizza is healthy b/c it's "source of carbohydrates!" So is cake, Twinkies, donuts, cookies . . . . and just about most junk foods!
Now pizza does have some protein, calcium, and veggies too so it's not 100% junk food like donuts. So sure, if you want to argue that it's better for you than donuts I'd agree. However, pizza is still about 75% junk food.0
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