Grandma Pizza -generic

ALargeBear
ALargeBear Posts: 6 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Why is a slice of generic grandma pizza so much higher in calories than a regular slice? On a grandma pizza, the crust is thinner, and there's not as much cheese as on a regular slice.

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  • EmptyCokeCan
    EmptyCokeCan Posts: 22 Member
    What is grandma pizza?
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    What is grandma pizza?

    Wondering the same thing?
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Maybe it is all the extra love that grandmas put in their pizza.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    I've found love to be high in calories, myself.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    I've found love to be high in calories, myself.

    Love can also burn a lot of calories.
  • ALargeBear
    ALargeBear Posts: 6 Member
    I wonder if it's peculiar to NY and CT? It's a thin-crust pizza with some mozzarella; the (somewhat garlicky) tomato sauce is spread on top. The only thing I can think of is that more oil seems to seep onto the box than on a regular cheese pizza.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    Oh. Don't eat the box.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Where I come from, the crust is thicker. It's closer to Sicilian style. Actually I never could tell the diff between a grandma pie and a Sicilian.

    ETA: found this: http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/09/what-is-grandma-pizza-erica-marcus-explains-once-more.html

    Interestingly, he says "thin layer of dough", but every time I've had it was a a pretty thick rigid slice. Perhaps it's the addition olive oil that makes the calories higher.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I've found love to be high in calories, myself.

    Love can also burn a lot of calories.

    Please don't burn love calories with your grandma.
  • ALargeBear
    ALargeBear Posts: 6 Member
    @ CMRiverside --But it's fiber!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    eww people make their grandmas into pizzas?
  • Carri1
    Carri1 Posts: 82 Member
    I think there is a lot of Olive Oil on it. That might bring up the calories a bunch. Grandma in a pizza...too funny!
    Grandma wouldn't like being made into pizza i'm sure.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    @ CMRiverside --But it's fiber!

    yes. You have to be quick around here.


    You can deduct the fiber from your Carbohydrate total. Every little bit helps.

    SRSLY, members input the data. Did you look at Grandma's website for nutrition? Sometimes (oh!) people here input the wrong numbers. You can adjust the nutrition to suit you...if necessary.

    .
  • ALargeBear
    ALargeBear Posts: 6 Member
    @ Taso42: Makes sense.
  • JamzPurse
    JamzPurse Posts: 66 Member
    eww people make their grandmas into pizzas?

    Lmao! My grandma would have been full of calories and sugar ;-)
  • Gioooo
    Gioooo Posts: 301 Member
    its not.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    My grandmas are dead, so they wouldn't make good pizza.

    To the OP - if those numbers don't sound right to you, have a look at another common brand like dominos for example and compare the numbers to something similar. A lot of the time you have to estimate calories if you don't do the cooking, but I find that is usually balances out OK. I've never heard of Grandma pizza so I can't even take a guess.
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
    I love grandmas pizza with basil and sausage. Omg.
    There is a place in north Carolina of all places that makes the best one I have ever tasted. Cinellis
    I would consider moving back there just for the pizza.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    eww people make their grandmas into pizzas?

    Lmao! My grandma would have been full of calories and sugar ;-)
    mine would be made of rum and cleaning supplies :laugh:
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    A friend of mine logged Grandma's Pizza and I was wondering WTF it is. Now I know.

    The more you know.

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