Pizza HELP!

DaniJeanine
DaniJeanine Posts: 473 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I can't for the life of me figure out what the calories would be for pizza with no cheese. I like to eat it original style...sauce, grated cheese, sometimes veggies on top. Anybody know a good resource or general calorie count?

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  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    are you making it from scratch? making a frozen? ordering from a restaurant?
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    If you make it yourself, enter it into the recipe builder. If you buy it from a store, search by brand name and enter the parts into your recipe builder. If you buy it from a pizza delivery place, you can get pretty accurate calorie counts from the store website.
  • jess_m26
    jess_m26 Posts: 16
    If I am completely unsure of the calories in a recipe I usually use this, it's pretty helpful!

    http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp
  • Topher1978
    Topher1978 Posts: 975 Member
    Do you make your own? If so, create a recipe in the recipe builder. If you are buying the pizza, you can ask the GM at the pizza joint if they have the calorie value of the crust, sauce and other toppings. What they cannot provide, you can figure with the recipe builder yourself and come up with something.
  • LaLouve_RK
    LaLouve_RK Posts: 899 Member
    I have a better solution: Once every two weeks, say *kitten* it with the calorie count and treat yourself with a nice big pizza !
  • DaniJeanine
    DaniJeanine Posts: 473 Member
    I'm getting a small from a restaurant--it's got red sauce and veggies only
  • DaniJeanine
    DaniJeanine Posts: 473 Member
    I have a better solution: Once every two weeks, say *kitten* it with the calorie count and treat yourself with a nice big pizza !

    haha...this is plan b!!!
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    As others have said, you can try and build the recipe. But if you have a calorie count from the restaurant, just estimate how much cheese would be in the regular pizza and enter a serving size of -1 for the cheese and it will subtract those calories.
  • LaLouve_RK
    LaLouve_RK Posts: 899 Member
    I have a better solution: Once every two weeks, say *kitten* it with the calorie count and treat yourself with a nice big pizza !

    haha...this is plan b!!!

    Heh!
    Yes, we have to eat healthy and not go with massive portions... but we need to treat ourselves.... as long as it's once in a while! .I thought about pizza this weekend.. what a coincidence!
    Crappy food is good in the mouth at least once per 2 weeks! =P
  • DaniJeanine
    DaniJeanine Posts: 473 Member
    Yep! and since I don't even like it with cheese, it's not THE WORST thing I can skip counting. I found a generic count in the database for like 134 per slice of a 12"....I guess that's good enough lol
  • blood6338
    blood6338 Posts: 90 Member
    There is an entry in the MFP database for Papa John's (I think) veggie pizza with no cheese.
  • Rhonnie
    Rhonnie Posts: 506 Member
    If all else fails I just look up "pizza" and pick something on the middle to high end of calories and call it good. If you are a little over or under on your guess one day it won't be the end of the world.
  • Stogie40
    Stogie40 Posts: 164 Member
    Try flatout flat bread. only 140 calories and 26 carbs. 1/4 cup of prego is 20 calories, a half cup of Kraft fat free cheese is 90 calories, add some fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, even grilled chicken. It’s no Giordano’s from Chicago, but calorically not too bad.
  • MystikPixie
    MystikPixie Posts: 342 Member
    If I can't find what I'm looking for in the db I usually just build it with everything that's on it, then write down the amounts and add it to my recipe section filling in the combined amounts as one.
  • 212ackley
    212ackley Posts: 431 Member
    I have a better solution: Once every two weeks, say *kitten* it with the calorie count and treat yourself with a nice big pizza !


    @ ravenkellie LOL -- I L:heart: VE the way you think!!!
  • LaLouve_RK
    LaLouve_RK Posts: 899 Member
    I have a better solution: Once every two weeks, say *kitten* it with the calorie count and treat yourself with a nice big pizza !


    @ ravenkellie LOL -- I L:heart: VE the way you think!!!

    Thank you! :blushing:

    But it's true! A girl has to treat herself :bigsmile:

    And just heard I have to forget my pizza and horror movies weekend.. it will be the other weekend coz we "have" to go have dinner to my mother in law... DAMMIT!!! :sad:

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