How many calories was in this pizza?

0nesecret
0nesecret Posts: 44 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I went to my local vegetarian pizzeria and bought a 9" vegan pizza (meaning no cheese), and it looks like this:

http://25.media.tumblr.com/a68f3c7726d69d46b2940f5f9a2395e1/tumblr_mwr44hhpiD1t10yi0o1_500.jpg

It is simply vegetables with tomato sauce. Thin-crust.

The thing is I ate the whole thing in one seating (along with a snack) and I was wondering if that's too much... I don't even feel full

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  • 0nesecret
    0nesecret Posts: 44 Member
    Actually I measured the box and it's slightly less than 8 inches. I'm guessing the pizza was really around 7 inches in diameter.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    How many slices? Probably 100cal a slice for vegan with no veggies. So 6 slices, 600cal.
  • 0nesecret
    0nesecret Posts: 44 Member
    Exactly as it is in the picture, so 6 slices.

    Seems strange that I didn't feel stuffed after eating 900 calories then (I ate mung bean soup and a pear after :noway: )
  • howcanihowcani
    howcanihowcani Posts: 1
    I found online that an Amy's roasted vegetable pizza (no cheese) has 280 calories per 4 ounces but I have no idea how much the pizza in your picture weighed. Of course, that's a frozen pizza so it probably has more calories than what you ate.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Here's one website: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-presidents-choice-wood-fired-thin-i87873

    Vegetarian pizza is also in the MFP website, but sometimes those calories are underestimated.

    If the restaurant doesn't have nutritional information, you might need to estimate.

    I disagree six slices would be 100 calories per slice. You have to take into consideration the crust and the sauce. I think you are looking more at about 175-200 calories per slice.
  • 0nesecret
    0nesecret Posts: 44 Member
    Of course, that's a frozen pizza so it probably has more calories than what you ate.

    Actually it was freshly baked.
  • 0nesecret
    0nesecret Posts: 44 Member
    I disagree six slices would be 100 calories per slice. You have to take into consideration the crust and the sauce. I think you are looking more at about 175-200 calories per slice.

    1200 calories for that pizza seems a bit ridiculous though. It was really only 7" with nothing but tomato sauce (wasn't that much either, as can kind of be seen in the picture) and some vegetables. It's roughly as big as both my hands placed next to one another.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Of course it seems ridiculous. However, I doubt any slice of pizza has only 100 calorie in it. You can estimate too and say 150 calories per slice.

    Did you ask the restaurant for nutritional information? If not, you could always call them and ask.

    Take a look at this and see how many calories are in the different kinds of pizza: http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/food/pizza

    Yours might be in there, and none are 100 calorie per slice.
  • gigglesinthesun
    gigglesinthesun Posts: 860 Member
    it depends on so many things actually

    1, How do they do the dough? Do they add oil or sugar to the dough?
    2, What was added to the sauce other then tomatoes?
    3, what sort of veggies i.e. were the pre-roasted with oil before being put onto the pizza or just as is?

    good luck
  • 0nesecret
    0nesecret Posts: 44 Member
    Of course it seems ridiculous. However, I doubt any slice of pizza has only 100 calorie in it. You can estimate too and say 150 calories per slice.

    Did you ask the restaurant for nutritional information? If not, you could always call them and ask.

    Take a look at this and see how many calories are in the different kinds of pizza: http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/food/pizza

    Yours might be in there, and none are 100 calorie per slice.

    They all have cheese though, which is highly calorific.

    I suppose it's possible, but I feel doubtful. An average 9" thin crust pizza base is around 350-400 calories. The one I had wasn't as big as a full 9 inches. Half a cup of traditional pizza sauce is less than 100 calories The veggies themselves can't have that many calories either.
  • 0nesecret
    0nesecret Posts: 44 Member
    it depends on so many things actually

    1, How do they do the dough? Do they add oil or sugar to the dough?
    2, What was added to the sauce other then tomatoes?
    3, what sort of veggies i.e. were the pre-roasted with oil before being put onto the pizza or just as is?

    good luck

    I actually watched them make it (it's an open-faced kitchen kind of thing). I have no idea about the dough but they just taste very thin/crispy and plain but I can't be sure about the ingredients. Definitely couldn't feel oil though. I don't know about the sauce either - I'm expecting a traditional canned tomato sauce. The veggies were put onto the pizza just as is and they seasoned it when everything was done.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    it depends on so many things actually

    1, How do they do the dough? Do they add oil or sugar to the dough?
    2, What was added to the sauce other then tomatoes?
    3, what sort of veggies i.e. were the pre-roasted with oil before being put onto the pizza or just as is?

    good luck

    I actually watched them make it (it's an open-faced kitchen kind of thing). I have no idea about the dough but they just taste very thin/crispy and plain but I can't be sure about the ingredients. Definitely couldn't feel oil though. I don't know about the sauce either - I'm expecting a traditional canned tomato sauce. The veggies were put onto the pizza just as is and they seasoned it when everything was done.

    It seems to me you are having the common reaction of trying to convince yourself that it does not have that many calories. :wink: It's okay that you had the pizza, and it's even okay if you went over your calorie goal for today. We all eat too much from time to time. :smile:

    Here's another website on pizza: http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/pizza-lowest-calories-cholesterol.php

    Pizza has more calories than we think. Just call the place tomorrow and see if they have nutritional information.
  • gigglesinthesun
    gigglesinthesun Posts: 860 Member
    it depends on so many things actually

    1, How do they do the dough? Do they add oil or sugar to the dough?
    2, What was added to the sauce other then tomatoes?
    3, what sort of veggies i.e. were the pre-roasted with oil before being put onto the pizza or just as is?

    good luck

    I actually watched them make it (it's an open-faced kitchen kind of thing). I have no idea about the dough but they just taste very thin/crispy and plain but I can't be sure about the ingredients. Definitely couldn't feel oil though. I don't know about the sauce either - I'm expecting a traditional canned tomato sauce. The veggies were put onto the pizza just as is and they seasoned it when everything was done.

    both sugar and oil are added at the beginning before the dough rises, so you wouldn't have seen it. Sugar makes the yeast rise better and oil makes the dough easier to handle by hands (it's less sticky then), but it's hard to tell, because it doesn't make it oily.
  • emirror
    emirror Posts: 842 Member
    it depends on so many things actually

    1, How do they do the dough? Do they add oil or sugar to the dough?
    2, What was added to the sauce other then tomatoes?
    3, what sort of veggies i.e. were the pre-roasted with oil before being put onto the pizza or just as is?

    good luck

    I actually watched them make it (it's an open-faced kitchen kind of thing). I have no idea about the dough but they just taste very thin/crispy and plain but I can't be sure about the ingredients. Definitely couldn't feel oil though. I don't know about the sauce either - I'm expecting a traditional canned tomato sauce. The veggies were put onto the pizza just as is and they seasoned it when everything was done.

    It seems to me you are having the common reaction of trying to convince yourself that it does not have that many calories. :wink: It's okay that you had the pizza, and it's even okay if you went over your calorie goal for today. We all eat too much from time to time. :smile:

    Here's another website on pizza: http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/pizza-lowest-calories-cholesterol.php

    Pizza has more calories than we think. Just call the place tomorrow and see if they have nutritional information.

    ^^^^This. Just log it for whatever you want, and call the place tomorrow. For your next meal, resume your regular meal plans. :-) Lots of people have pizza treats, and it doesn't ruin their goals. Plus, once you know the real calorie value, you can help it actually fit in to your planning.
  • LaLa482
    LaLa482 Posts: 82 Member
    it depends on so many things actually

    1, How do they do the dough? Do they add oil or sugar to the dough?
    2, What was added to the sauce other then tomatoes?
    3, what sort of veggies i.e. were the pre-roasted with oil before being put onto the pizza or just as is?

    good luck

    I actually watched them make it (it's an open-faced kitchen kind of thing). I have no idea about the dough but they just taste very thin/crispy and plain but I can't be sure about the ingredients. Definitely couldn't feel oil though. I don't know about the sauce either - I'm expecting a traditional canned tomato sauce. The veggies were put onto the pizza just as is and they seasoned it when everything was done.

    It seems to me you are having the common reaction of trying to convince yourself that it does not have that many calories. :wink: It's okay that you had the pizza, and it's even okay if you went over your calorie goal for today. We all eat too much from time to time. :smile:

    Here's another website on pizza: http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/pizza-lowest-calories-cholesterol.php

    Pizza has more calories than we think. Just call the place tomorrow and see if they have nutritional information.

    ^^^^This. Just log it for whatever you want, and call the place tomorrow. For your next meal, resume your regular meal plans. :-) Lots of people have pizza treats, and it doesn't ruin their goals. Plus, once you know the real calorie value, you can help it actually fit in to your planning.

    Great advice! Pizza can be a dangerous one but as long as you plan, have at it.
  • hwoeltjen
    hwoeltjen Posts: 199 Member
    See...I think this is a great example of where people go wrong with diets.

    If you are going to eat pizza....eat pizza. Don't worry about how many calories you just ate. Just don't eat another pizza at 10pm before bed.

    One day of bad eating is not going to do anything to your diet results. Even if you over ate by 2000 calories....that isn't even going to set you back a pound. It's a fraction of a pound.

    I am going to eat pizza tomorrow...my cheat day. I am going to eat as much as I possibly can....and I wont care how many calories are in it.

    I am also going to eat ice cream...cookie dough ice cream...and I am going to LOVE every second of it.

    Food isn't your enemy. Excessive eating 7 days a week is. Enjoy your pizza...forget the calories...and make sure you stick to your diet the rest of the week.

    I kill myself on calorie counting. I am normally a total stickler when it comes to measuring food. I measure everything...down to the ketchup I use. However, when you go out to enjoy yourself...enjoy yourself....it's part of the healthy lifestyle.

    Don't become so stressed out about how many calories are in your vegan pizza....you are already eating a vegan pizza. It's not a dozen doughnuts.
  • dsnapp3
    dsnapp3 Posts: 19 Member
    I love pizza night. My family and I have really gotten into making our own. So cheap - and better than a lot of restaurants.

    If you google Jamie Oliver Pizza dough - you get a simple easy to make thin italian type dough. For tonight I used 200g of the dough (enough for dinner plate size thin crust). Added 50g of mozzarella, some onion and capsicum (red bell pepper) and 2 thin slices of hot salami (less than 25g). For the base, I just use a can of San Marzanno (italian) whole tomatoes that i crush up.

    All up - 500 or so calories. Add a nice bit of salad and you have a great meal that will fit into any plan….
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    Don't get manic over one meal. You can just average out what similar pizza's are that are already logged into MFP.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Put 100 calories. Or 1000. It wont make any difference to what is actually going on inside your body.

    You seem to be under the impression that eating lots of calories ought to make you feel full. This assumption will not serve you well.
  • 0nesecret
    0nesecret Posts: 44 Member
    Put 100 calories. Or 1000. It wont make any difference to what is actually going on inside your body.

    You seem to be under the impression that eating lots of calories ought to make you feel full. This assumption will not serve you well.

    Well that's disappointing :frown:

    Thanks everyone. I'm not too worked up over this; I just find it incredulous that a small pizza like that could have up to 1000 calories. Eek. Oh well. Next time I'll split it.
  • robinsondel
    robinsondel Posts: 47
    Put 100 calories. Or 1000. It wont make any difference to what is actually going on inside your body.

    You seem to be under the impression that eating lots of calories ought to make you feel full. This assumption will not serve you well.

    Well that's disappointing :frown:

    Thanks everyone. I'm not too worked up over this; I just find it incredulous that a small pizza like that could have up to 1000 calories. Eek. Oh well. Next time I'll split it.

    Start perusing restaurant chain's website and take a look at some of nutritional values. If you've never done so, you're in for a shocker. For example, a grilled stuffed burrito at TacoHell has nearly 900 calories...that's for 1. Before I started paying attention to calories in/out, I had no clue. I'd have a single meal at TacoBell that was 3,000 calories with the drink. Now, I'm the opposite of you. I find it incredulous when something has so little calories.

    Even places that have put into place a "healthy" menu will shock you. To use TacoBell as an example again...they have their fresco menu, which seems to be trying to build an illusion of health consciousness, but when you compare, the Fresco taco has more calories than the original Taco.
  • Eleonora91
    Eleonora91 Posts: 688 Member
    Put 100 calories. Or 1000. It wont make any difference to what is actually going on inside your body.

    You seem to be under the impression that eating lots of calories ought to make you feel full. This assumption will not serve you well.

    Well that's disappointing :frown:

    Thanks everyone. I'm not too worked up over this; I just find it incredulous that a small pizza like that could have up to 1000 calories. Eek. Oh well. Next time I'll split it.

    I've eaten every kind of pizza, and even though I don't know much about which kinds of pizzas you bake there, here you can't find a pizza that's less than 750 kcals. Those kinds of pizzas are the ones bought frozen at the grocery (375 gr, not very thick as yours, but filling). When I eat a pizza at the restaurant I always at least count 1000-1200 kcals for a pizza and a portion of fries. Yours didn't have mozzarella if I can see right, but most of the calories comes from the flour anyway. In my opinion, if you're having a day off and aiming to have pizza, just don't log it in. There's no need to. You're probably going to overeat, if you consider your diet, but it's not a unhealthy food to me. If you eat it once in a while you don't have to be afraid.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I agree with 150 calories a slice. The dough seems pretty thick.
  • helpfit101
    helpfit101 Posts: 347 Member
    600-800
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    One day of bad eating is not going to do anything to your diet results. Even if you over ate by 2000 calories....that isn't even going to set you back a pound. It's a fraction of a pound.

    While I agree with the spirit here, going over 2000 calories is a large fraction of a pound, over half. If someone does that 1-2 times a week, it could easily offset their total deficits. Once a month... yeah, not a huge deal.

    I looked up two store-bought, 7" thin crusts and the calories were only 180-260, so I think your little pizza could be as low as 300-400. A 7" flour tortilla is also under 150 calories, typically.
  • loriq41
    loriq41 Posts: 479 Member
    I get a "thin-thin pizza" which is paper thin wholewheat crust, with sauce, cheese and green peppers..each slice (there are 4) runs me 150 cals with 30 cals for the green peppers..so 630 cals for the whole thing..and you know what? I eat the whole damn thing..ha ha (and don't weigh the next day due to the sodium..lol) but so worth it for an occasional din din!
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Pizza can have a pretty decent macro composition. This is just dough with vegetables though. Not filling? Not surprising.

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