Good Bye, Papa John!

Why don’t I buy Papa John’s Pizza? After this past weekend, I was reminded of all the reasons I cut Papa John’s from purchases and diet. First of all, as good as their pizza is, it isn’t worth it in so many ways. I love their garlic butter sauce as much as the next person, but there are so many things I don’t like about it.

The price: I would say that these guys make some good pizza, but my income doesn’t really justify its purchase.

The quantity: the price might not be as big a deal, but when I order it is usually two pizzas and some chicken strips which I then spend the next day or two consuming. Granted, this is better than consuming it in one day like I did in the past, but it is still far too much.

The health effect: Other than being heavy on the wallet, this stuff is heavy on my health. There are so many calories in a slice of pizza. Within two slices of pizza, you are already looking at somewhere around 700 calories and that doesn’t even include the garlic sauce and the chicken strips. However, two slices isn’t what I would usually eat as a serving. No, it usually went a good deal past that.

The digestion: This pizza does unpleasant things to my digestive system. I’m not going to go into all the gruesome details, but every time I eat the stuff, my body says: Why? Why did you do this to us? We’ve been good to you. We’ve been burning fat and helping you look good. Why are you abusing our kindness with this degeneracy?

The resolution: In the spirit of the New Year, I am again banning myself from purchasing Papa John’s Pizza. I can still consume it because I can stay in control when it’s somebody else paying for it. I will just be adjusting my web filter to disallow Papa John’s from my web access so that I can be reminded that I don’t order their food for a reason.