Pizza has tomatoes, meat, veggies, bread, and such – so it has a little of everything in the food groups. Why is it not considered healthy?
In: Other
If you make your own pizza from scratch with real dough and lots of veggies and other toppings, it can be quite healthy! If you’re getting your pizza from some fast food place or Costco like most people in America however it’s going to be overloaded with oil and salt which is not so great for you.
Ratio of carb, fat, protein off, unless you have a thin crust with tons of toppings….but that would get too soggy to enjoy.
it is considered somewhat healthy, if you are having 1-2 slices. who has 1-2 slices..? lol.
It’s mostly bread and cheese. There aren’t enough veggies for it to be nutritionally balanced. But it’s not “unhealthy” as long as you eat it in moderation.
True it is an excellent mixture of nutrients… but you have never seen anyone eat juts one or two slices.
Everybody usually have their own decent sized pizza, with which you eat your whole day worth of chalories in one meal, which is bad
It can be healthy but usually there is too few vegetables and too much cheese/fat. There is a lot of calories and carbs in the dough too, but a thin crust is healthier
Think of it like this: Imagine you’re building a sandcastle and you throw in some rocks, seashells, and seaweed along with the sand. Sure, you’ve got a mix of materials, but it doesn’t necessarily make it a sturdy or balanced structure. Similarly, pizza can be loaded with excess cheese, processed meats, and refined carbohydrates in the crust, which can outweigh the nutritional benefits of the veggies and tomatoes.
Sugar is the bane of our diets. It’s in a lot of things we don’t expect to have sugar.
Tomato sauce, especially the kind that gets put on pizza, is gonna have way more sugar than you expect.
No food is inherently healthy or unhealthy. What matters is the quantity you eat and how it relates to your diet overall. If I eat a balanced diet of nutrient-dense, low calorie food 80% of the time, pizza is not going to damage my health.
Some fast food pizzas have so much oil the bases might as well be deep fried. I imagine the empty calories from oil and cheese would be enormous.
Latest Answers