Pizza Calories
Don't you just LOVE pizza? I do. The smell , the taste, the toppings. But why, why must it be so high in calories? It's true. Pizza calories come from all most every part of the pizza. Obviously you need to ask your self: what kind of pizza, how big is it and how much am I going to eat. All these factors determine the amount of pizza calories you are going to eat.
Amazing Pizza Calories Story
I've read this great story a while ago in Marion Nestle's book "What to Eat". She bought a slice of pizza in NY. Apparently "slice" is too small to describe what she actually got. It was the biggest slice of pizza she had ever seen. Its length was more than 13.5" long (35 cm). It weighed more than a pound (500 gr), and the total pizza calories was... (can you guess???)... 2,000 calories.
She bought a 2,000 pizza calories slice of pizza !!?!?!
Turns out that pizza place has a "smaller" pizza slice. Only a half of the bigger one. Which means a 1,000 pizza calories! But the truly amazing this was the price. The "small" slice was 2 dollars. The big slice was 2.75. Which one would you choose? Do we even realize we're choosing so many pizza calories???
Pizza Calories - A lot or a lot more?
The crust supplies a lot of the pizza calories but it depends which type. Thin crust pizzas has the least amount of pizza calories. Hand tossed is second with around 15% more pizza calories and thick pizzas are highest in calories and may have 35% more pizza calories than the thin ones.
The pizza size also has a crucial impact on the amount of pizza calories. I was amazed when I realized the difference between a 12" medium slice and a 14" large slice. A 12" medium slice can hold 200-270 pizza calories (no extras or toppings!). A 14" large slice may hold 40%-50% more pizza calories, which means 280-390 pizza calories (again - no extras or toppings)!
But what about the toppings? Well, no surprises there. Extra cheese can add up to 60 pizza calories for a 14" large slice, and the same goes for meat toppings (especially pepperoni, sausage and bacon). If you take more than one toppings, take out the calculator and add up all those pizza calories.
Pizza Calories - Real Life Examples
Enough with the big talk, let's check out real life examples and see how many pizza calories they hold. For full details check out your favorite pizza's website.
1 Slice = 1/8 Pizza
Pizza Hut, 14" Large Pan Pizza, Cheese Only, 1 Slice = 390 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 14" Large Pan Pizza, Veggie Lover's, 1 Slice = 350 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 14" Large Pan Pizza, Meat Lover's, 1 Slice = 350 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 14" Large Thin N' Crispy Pizza, Cheese Only, 1 Slice = 280 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 14" Large Thin N' Crispy Pizza, Veggie Lover's, 1 Slice = 260 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 14" Large Thin N' Crispy Pizza, Meat Lover's, 1 Slice = 430 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 6" Personal Pan Pizza, Cheese Only, Whole Pizza = 620 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 6" Personal Pan Pizza, Veggie Lover's, Whole Pizza = 560 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 6" Personal Pan Pizza, Meat Lover's, Whole Pizza = 890 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 12" Fit n' Delicious Pizza, 1 Slice = 150-170 pizza calories
Pizza Hut, 14" Fit n' Delicious Pizza, 1 Slice = 210-230 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Crunchy Thin Crust, Cheese HT&TC, 1 Slice = 180 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Crunchy Thin Crust, Cheese Deep Dish, Pepperoni, 1 Slice = 250 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Crunchy Thin Crust, Cheese Deep Dish & Provolone cheese, Peperoni & Bacon, 1 Slice = 350 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Ultimate Deep Dish Crust, Cheese HT&TC, 1 Slice = 300 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Ultimate Deep Dish Crust, Cheese Deep Dish, Pepperoni, 1 Slice = 370 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Ultimate Deep Dish Crust, Cheese Deep Dish & Provolone cheese, Peperoni & Bacon, 1 Slice = 470 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Crunchy Thin Crust, Vegi Feast Pizza, Cheese HT&TC, 1 Slice = 300 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Crunchy Thin Crust, Barbecue Feast Pizza, Cheese HT&TC, 1 Slice = 350 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Ultimate Deep Dish Crust, America's Favorite Feast Pizza, Cheese Deep Dish, 1 Slice = 490 pizza calories
Domino's, 14" large, Ultimate Deep Dish Crust, MeatZZa Feast Pizza, Cheese Deep Dish, 1 Slice = 530 pizza calories
Source: PizzaHut and Domino's web sites.
