• Art3mis@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Jokes aside, pizza really is a pretty healthy complete meal. As with all things, moderation is the most important factor.

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        Everybody needs a goal to aim for, so I make sure to keep well away from reaching it so as not to lose it as a goal.

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      4 months ago

      It’s just bread, it technically has other stuff but in insignificant amounts, it is literally cheese bread.

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      Moderation is the issue with pizza, at least for me.

      I’ve been making pizza and pasta from scratch. It’s basically the exact same ingredients:

      • flour
      • tomatoes
      • cheese

      But when I’m making pizza I know that I can almost double the amount of flour because we are eating way more pizza than pasta.

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      4 months ago

      Lots of saturated fat on the cheese.

      Beyond that with tin crust, homemade pizza tomato sauce (which is delish, by the way) and properly chosen and generously added toppings (avoid processed meats, especially with too much salt, and make the toppings be more by weight than everything else), it can be pretty healthy.

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        My homemade pizzas are always a mountain of toppings. I usually go with bell peppers, mushrooms, fresh onions cut in rings, and (un)canned tuna. Sometimes artichoke if I come by it, and/or olives if I have em around. Finish with mozzarella… now I’m hungry :(

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      Is it? I doubt there are many fibers in there. Unless you count the tomato sauce it doesn’t really contain a lot of vegetables either. I’d be really surprised if tomato sauce on the average pizza is healthy, it’s probably so over processed that all the fibers and vitamins etc are gone and it’s just a big carb nuke. And a pizza contains too much fat as well. A good pizza might be decent compared to most fast food, but I can’t imagine the average fastfood or supermarket pizza being a healthy meal.