[jennie934]

this thread is very funny. so much heated discussion over pizza. it does play a big part in our everyday life and obviously represents a lot of choices we make about things.
A lot of times I get stuck eating pizza with my studnts and I used to eat 2-3 pieces, now I try to eat just one and I bring an apple. Because really its not that good. I used to think is was so good I had to get seconds but really I was jsut eating it because it was easy and it was there.

My favorite pizza is this place that this guy from Italy opened. Yes a real Italian making pizza. Everything is fresh. You can list the ingredients just by looking at it. I get a pie that is the dough, arugala, parmesian, and crushed tomatoes. its more like a salad on good bread than a pizza. My son gets a margerita and it is so good too. yumm, I want to get some right now. I ussually reserve it for a once in a while treat.

I'd say if you really want pizza, count the calories or points or what ever and eat it. but its hard to get filled up on pizza a lone and stay in your calorie range. The 3 pieces I used to eat at lunch were like over half of my daily points allowence now. Its all in the portion control and if its really worth it.

[Fitchick]

Here's my favorite pizza (I actually prefer it over store bought or restaurant bought):

1 whole wheat pita
2 tablespoons pizza sauce
Garlic salt to taste
Crushed red pepper to taste
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese (I use full fat - only 6 grams per 1/4 cup)

You can also add vegetables and lean meats if you wish.

Bake at 400 degrees for 10-14 minutes. Try it - you'll love it!!!

To the original poster - I know how difficult it is to try new things. As many others have said, I eat things now that I wouldn't have touched a few years ago. One thing that helps me is to chop up vegetables where they're not so "chunky". I also like to dip cold vegetables like cucumbers and carrots in lite ranch dip. It really helps.

[laura_on_a_bike]

Originally Posted by Bonniebelle

laura, how can you say that the food is overprocessed in all these places when you can't possibly know whether they use frozen patties or do fresh ones, etc.? I honestly think you're assuming too much ............

i assume very little when it comes to food that i may put into my body. i research. I have friends who have worked in plenty of the aformentioned restraunts. I use the internet and books. i find out whats up with food. and i find, more often than not, especially in the chain pizza joints mentioned, that the food is overprocessed, and mass produced. hamburgers are a different story. ground beef is just a way to use up extra beef and fat. pizza from pizza hut is junk food, a burger from burger king is junk food. the products used in this food are low quallity. thats why you can get a burger for a buck and a half. liking the food is no big deal ( its painfully obvious none of these places are going away anytime soon.) I couldn't care less what you enjoy eating. but food is fule for the body, and many of the items discussed are no kind of fuel. they are fule for cravings but that is it.


i believe that funniergirl and i are on the same page when it comes to food.

fast food addiction is a nasty habbit to break.

[Vegan Vixen]

Originally Posted by Bonniebelle

For instance, vegetables flash-frozen on the spot are FAR better for you than fresh vegetables that have been riding cross-country in a truck for a week! Now, I much prefer to walk out into my brother's garden, and eat the vegetables that I pick that day but most people can't do that.

I couldn't agree more! That's why I buy fresh, local, organic and sustainable produce straight from the farms and from the co-op, where the transit time is less than an hour from ground to my hands

[Rtael]

Originally Posted by ingrid

I call BS on that one!

No, really....I was down a pound the next day....