Is homemade pizza bad for you?

OpenToSuggestions · 26 Sep 2010 at 11:02

Morning all,

Now I am fully aware that pizza in general is full of salt, fat and often sugar.
However, I made my own and have been eating loads of it over the last two days.

All that is in it is:
Bread (base)
Mozorella cheese
Pepparoni
Basil
Chopped tomatos
Tiny bit of garlic
Tiny bit of olive oil
Salt and pepper

Is this all bad or is it no different to a continental breakfast?
Am I just talking out my back end?

DanH84 · 26 Sep 2010 at 11:07

everything in moderation. As a one off meal there'd be nothing wrong with that.

Freefaller · 26 Sep 2010 at 11:07

Nothing's "bad" for you per se, it's generally the amount and regularity of eating high fat, refined/processed carbs that is more important. As said, everything in moderation - even alcohol is good for you in small quantities.

Knock yourself out! It'd be even better on homemade dough though

Glaucus · 26 Sep 2010 at 12:15

As said it's not bad for you but it is still very high in calories so depends if your trying to losse weight.

Nexus · 26 Sep 2010 at 12:22

It's certainly miles better than a takeaway pizza, as you've got full control of the amount of salt, butter and quality of the ingredients.

daz · 26 Sep 2010 at 12:28

The worst bits are the bread and the cheese... go easy on the mozzarella and go for a thin base rather than thick and it's all good.

Cosimo · 26 Sep 2010 at 12:32

mglover070588 said:
Morning all,

Is this all bad or is it no different to a continental breakfast?
Am I just talking out my back end?

My continental breakfast consists of two croissants so work it out.

Maximum Triceratops · 26 Sep 2010 at 13:46

daz said:
The worst bits are the bread and the cheese... go easy on the mozzarella and go for a thin base rather than thick and it's all good.

I thought mozzeralla was one of the healthier/low fat cheeses?

xBLiNG · 26 Sep 2010 at 14:12

Guess it depends on the quality of the ingredients, is it a load of nasty cheap processed cheese? A ton of greasy pepperoni? Still probably better than takeaway/frozen ones though.

OpenToSuggestions · 26 Sep 2010 at 15:15

simulatorman said:
My continental breakfast consists of two croissants so work it out.

I was refering to cheese and sausage mr smartie pants.

arc@css · 26 Sep 2010 at 15:16

Depends what you put in it.

mjt · 26 Sep 2010 at 15:19

It's not bad for you as such, but it's not overly healthy.

Cosimo · 26 Sep 2010 at 15:19

mglover070588 said:
I was refering to cheese and sausage mr smartie pants.

I know you were. There is nothing wrong wih your pizza.

thedude23 · 26 Sep 2010 at 15:21

DanH84 said:
everything in moderation. As a one off meal there'd be nothing wrong with that.

One off meal?as in once a week?or once every few weeks?

franco_22 · 26 Sep 2010 at 15:22

Well, I don't know. Do Italians have higher obesity and cardiovascular problems then the English ?

"andy" · 26 Sep 2010 at 16:00

franco_22 said:
Well, I don't know. Do Italians have higher obesity and cardiovascular problems then the English ?

but they dont eat loads of it

although OP doesnt sound like hes eating loads of it either if the pizza he made has lasted a few days

Glaucus · 26 Sep 2010 at 16:08

franco_22 said:
Well, I don't know. Do Italians have higher obesity and cardiovascular problems then the English ?

Fresh food, smaller portions especially carbs and meat and a load of fresh salad and I imagine a more active lifestyle as the country is not rich.

Nexus · 26 Sep 2010 at 16:17

franco_22 said:
Well, I don't know. Do Italians have higher obesity and cardiovascular problems then the English ?

I'm pretty sure that a 22'inch pizza, covered in processed meats, cheese and tons of salt, sprayed on butter and a good 3000 calories at least is about as far from the the traditional Italian rustic pizzas as you can get!

franco_22 · 26 Sep 2010 at 16:27

AcidHell2 said:
Fresh food, smaller portions especially carbs and meat and a load of fresh salad and I imagine a more active lifestyle as the country is not rich.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

Yes Italy is so poor. They don't have a billion dollar fashion industry, cars, tourism, wine, etc.

Fresh food and smaller portions obviously are highly regarded as no one from the mediterranean would touch a can of soup or beans with a 10ft pole. They also love their salads and are complimentary served with anything. Their snacks/fast food would be bread with olives and cheese as opposed to chips and chocolate.

I don't know about the more active lifestyle but "la bella figura" culture probably leads fat people to either slim down or kill themselves anyway.

Oh yes and Italy is a poor country :rolleyes:

Efour · 26 Sep 2010 at 16:30