Ate a Whole Domino Pizza tonight -- Only 575 Calories!

jamesfit99
jamesfit99 Posts: 61
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
And less than 500mg of Sodium!

I was able to do it at the Domino's web site under "Build Your Own" Pizza.

Lots of choices, but I chose their Thin Crust with light cheese and light sauce plus onion, mushroom and Jalapeno Pepper toppings.

What's great about the Domino site is that they have a comprehensive nutritional PDF that lists all the components of their pies (crust, sauce, cheese, toppings) along with their nutritional values. With it, you can build a pie that just might fit your diet.

Certainly not an everyday thing, but since I had 800 calories and 800mg of sodium to spare, it was a nice change from the usual fare on my low sodium (under 1500mg/day) diet. Add a Corona extra and I still squeaked under my daily quota of calories!

-- James
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  • spaceowls
    spaceowls Posts: 1
    I didn't know about that! Ever since I began dieting I decided to cut out pretty much all pizza. I'll treat myself to some dominos pizza sometime now that I know this. Thank you!
  • hklaquadra
    hklaquadra Posts: 48
    NICE! I am soooo bookmarking their website as a favorite and will definitely check that out. I love thin crust pizza and there are those days that only a pizza's flavor and crunchy crustiness will cure :drinker:
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    Maybe for a small pizza. That's enough to make me angry.
  • jamesfit99
    jamesfit99 Posts: 61
    Just make sure you're careful about which crust, which cheese, which sauce, and what toppings you choose. The wrong choice(s) could turn a 575 Calorie Pie into something well over 2000 calories not to mention more salt than you should have in a day.

    Of course, nothing says you have to eat the whole pie, but after a somewhat spartan week -- as soon as I figured out that I had calories and sodium to spare -- the whole pie and a Corona was a no brainier and just might be a once-in-a-week dinner!

    -- James
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    I visited the site and see no option for light sauce or cheese. A small thin crust pizza with regular cheese is 880 calories.
  • timaeus_drache
    timaeus_drache Posts: 104 Member
    I visited the site and see no option for light sauce or cheese. A small thin crust pizza with regular cheese is 880 calories.

    Really? I see it in the options for building the pizza. Maybe it's location-based?

    I don't see those options in the PDF though.
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    If you come back to the thread, maybe post the link. This is the one I'm on.

    http://express.dominos.com/pages/calculator.jsp#
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    Once Lent is over, I will check it out! Thanks so much for the info ;-)
  • mariobrochill
    mariobrochill Posts: 19
    Maybe for a small pizza. That's enough to make me angry.

    lol yeah. 575 cals for small pizza? thats like 3 poptarts.


    dominos small pizza =/= 3 poptarts
  • jnbud2002
    jnbud2002 Posts: 216
    HOT DAYUM! That is awesome! lol, gonna give that a try one of these days!
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Domino's is way better at providing nutritional information compared to Papa John's! I'm a loyal customer when I'm on campus.
  • jamesfit99
    jamesfit99 Posts: 61
    The choices are given (per drop down menu) when you're in the process of ordering. The nutritional values can be found in their pdf file -- go to page bottom, click on "nutritional info" and then click on "Nutritional Details PDF"

    When you get to the PDF, the values are given per the entire pie, broken down by size, crust, cheese, sauce, toppings, etc.

    To come up with my calorie and sodium count, I then extrapolated/estimated calories and sodium using 25% of the stated values for "light cheese" and 33% of the stated values for "light sauce".

    These estimates were based on what I would usually expect on a pizza along with a phone call to the store asking how much/little cheese did they put on their "light cheese" pizza.

    I believe my estimates are conservative but if you wanted to be more exact I suppose you could go to your local Domino's store and ask the manager what proportion they use.

    Actually, the pizza was a little light on cheese so next time I will call the store and ask for "half cheese". That would only add another 65 calories and 200mg/sodium if I kept the sauce light.

    The nice thing is that you can really mix and match depending on your taste and of course nutritional requirements.

    -- James
  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
    Per serving?
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Per serving?

    Title of thread: "Ate a Whole Domino Pizza"
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
    WHAT!? I never knew they had "light" options! I'm soooo excited right now!
  • jamesfit99
    jamesfit99 Posts: 61
    Not per serving, per pie! Their small pie -- the one I ordered -- is considered four servings.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    Pictures, or it didn't happen.
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    Ok off to build a pizza. If I were to order pizza it's got to be a large. Brb
  • jamesfit99
    jamesfit99 Posts: 61
    Pictures, or it didn't happen.

    At this point I can only post a pic of an empty Domino Box, an Empty bottle of Corona, and a very big smile. It may not have been the best pizza I've ever had, but I can't remember enjoying one as much given my somewhat spartan diet of late!
  • blueandigo
    blueandigo Posts: 296
    A large pizza can be 1000 calories : v )
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    1380 calories for a large Brookly Crust, full cheese full sauce pizza. Seems low to me but I don't see how it would be in their best interest to deceive anyone. Cool. I may order one this weekend and eat the whole thing.
  • jamesfit99
    jamesfit99 Posts: 61
    For those that have more calories and sodium to spare:

    A small, thin crust with full cheese and full sauce with selected toppings would be around 800 calories and 1400mg/sodium.

    A half cheese, full sauce version of the above would be around 670 calories and 980mg of sodium. That's what I plan on getting next time, given that I can keep my sodium down to 500mg during the day which isn't really that hard knowing I've got a pizza coming that night!
  • atjays
    atjays Posts: 797 Member
    Eh kinda taking the diet thing the wrong way. A deficit at the end of the week is typically just called a good week and maybe you have a chocolate bar or something, not fill in the calories with food that is unquestionably unhealthy. If that was indeed all the calories you consumed, give yourself a pat on the back, all total that's more than half the average user's daily allowance for calories in one sitting.
  • ishallnotwant
    ishallnotwant Posts: 1,210 Member
    Eh kinda taking the diet thing the wrong way. A deficit at the end of the week is typically just called a good week and maybe you have a chocolate bar or something, not fill in the calories with food that is unquestionably unhealthy. If that was indeed all the calories you consumed, give yourself a pat on the back, all total that's more than half the average user's daily allowance for calories in one sitting.

    Since when are the average user's calories less than 1150 per day? I eat 500 to 600 calorie meals almost every day.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Eh kinda taking the diet thing the wrong way. A deficit at the end of the week is typically just called a good week and maybe you have a chocolate bar or something, not fill in the calories with food that is unquestionably unhealthy. If that was indeed all the calories you consumed, give yourself a pat on the back, all total that's more than half the average user's daily allowance for calories in one sitting.

    I highly doubt the average user's daily allowance is 1150 seeing as 1200 is the bare minimum.

    I also wouldn't call it "unquestionably unhealthy.' It's a vegetable topped pizza. Tomato sauce is high in potassium and lycopene, cheese has protein and calcium. I'd say it's a pretty balanced larger meal. Personally, I'd throw some chicken or sausage on it for more protein.
  • jamesfit99
    jamesfit99 Posts: 61
    Eh kinda taking the diet thing the wrong way. A deficit at the end of the week is typically just called a good week and maybe you have a chocolate bar or something, not fill in the calories with food that is unquestionably unhealthy. If that was indeed all the calories you consumed, give yourself a pat on the back, all total that's more than half the average user's daily allowance for calories in one sitting.

    My daily caloric requirement for my goal of losing 1/2 pound a week is around 2200 calories a day plus 40 minutes of aerobic exercise. Given that, I don't think 575 calories is unreasonable for dinner. As to the nutrition, I can think of a lot worse for what I consider to be a very once in a while treat. Keep in mind that I'm limiting my sodium to under 1500 mg/day and I still had sodium to spare after eating the pizza.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Eh kinda taking the diet thing the wrong way. A deficit at the end of the week is typically just called a good week and maybe you have a chocolate bar or something, not fill in the calories with food that is unquestionably unhealthy. If that was indeed all the calories you consumed, give yourself a pat on the back, all total that's more than half the average user's daily allowance for calories in one sitting.

    Why is pizza unquestionably unhealthy outside of the typically high sodium? It's dough, smashed tomatoes, cheese and whatever for toppings (grilled chicken is a good choice). I eat pizza at least once a week and I've lost 56lbs so far. Nothing wrong with pizza at all.
  • 1bigtabbycat
    1bigtabbycat Posts: 23 Member
    Eh kinda taking the diet thing the wrong way. A deficit at the end of the week is typically just called a good week and maybe you have a chocolate bar or something, not fill in the calories with food that is unquestionably unhealthy. If that was indeed all the calories you consumed, give yourself a pat on the back, all total that's more than half the average user's daily allowance for calories in one sitting.

    Pizza would be a better option than a candy bar --- wouldn't it?
  • bebreli
    bebreli Posts: 227 Member
    I eat half of a boboli thin crust pizza for dinner often!
    Pizza = YUMMMY!!!
    Top it with some part skim mozza and lots of fresh veggies. Delicious!!!
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,831 Member
    What's great about the Domino site is that they have a comprehensive nutritional PDF that lists all the components of their pies (crust, sauce, cheese, toppings) along with their nutritional values. With it, you can build a pie that just might fit your diet.

    Certainly not an everyday thing, but since I had 800 calories and 800mg of sodium to spare, it was a nice change from the usual fare on my low sodium (under 1500mg/day) diet. Add a Corona extra and I still squeaked under my daily quota of calories!

    Wow, great post and thanks for sharing... it never would have occurred to me to check out their website and build my own pizza
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