Facts on Pizza

How Much Fat is In Pizza?

The amount of fat in a slice of pizza depends on what toppings it has. The majority of the fat in most pizzas is saturated fat. If you eat too much saturated fat, you increase your risk for heart disease. Limit how much saturated fat you eat to 10 percent or less of your total caloric intake. 

Many frozen pizzas also contain trans fat, which is the most unhealthy kind. It raises your cholesterol levels, which can lead to heart damage.

A slice of cheese pizza contains between 150 and upwards to 300 calories! Limit pepperoni or sausage pizza in your diet if you're watching your weight and reducing fat or sodium. Processed meats such as pepperoni provide little nutritional value and add excess fat, calories and sodium, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

When choosing pizza's at restaurant consider the following information from Cooking Light Magazine:

The numbers below are for two slices. Those labeled "Splurge Only" aren't untouchable—no food is—but can be a really big splurge. Nutrition numbers are estimates.

Healthy Choices:

• Thin crust cheese
  388 calories
  You save 50 calories and 200 milligrams of sodium by opting for thin over regular crust—without sacrificing flavor. Choosing thin crust is a no-brainer, no matter what the topping.
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• Mixed vegetable
• 466 calories
  Add spinach and broccoli, and this is as healthy as pizza gets. Now if only we could lower the sodium, which clocks in at a whopping 1,020 milligrams.
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• Stop and Think!!!:
  • Pepperoni
    514 calories
    Pepperoni is one of the highest meat toppings in fat, calories, and sodium. If you simply must have it, remove half or opt for one slice with and one slice without.
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  • Hawaiian
  • 520 calories
    Don't think fruit makes this a healthy choice: The pineapple is typically sweetened (adding empty calories), and the ham ratchets the sodium up to nearly 1,300 milligrams per serving.

Stop and Think Harder Before you Indulge!!!:

• Deep dish (cheese)
  640 calories
  Two slices from a 12-inch deep-dish pizza have more than twice the calories, fat, and sodium you would get with a regular crust.
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• The works/supreme
  606 calories
  We bet you knew it was bad—but did you know it would be this bad? If you must have meat on your pizza, choose one kind. This meatfest contains 12 grams of saturated fat and almost 1,400 milligrams of sodium in only two slices.