Is pizza a healthy food?

Pizza is healthy and at the same time, it's not healthy depending on the amount of cheese,  type of crust,  and the toppings used.
pizza can be ranked from a nutritionally decent to a diet disaster.

Even the healthy pizzas carry a good amount of sodium(Na) from the tomato sauce and cheese, so if you are watching your intake of salt, you have eat with a  bit of caution. Sure, the size of the slice and also the number of slices you eat also counts too.

 Pizza benefits include the fact that it offers calcium from cheese and lycopene from tomatoes which are disease-fighting in nature. Pizza crust which is made with whole-wheat flour and whole white wheat flour is healthier than the usual white crust because it offers whole grain and fiber which is easily digested more slowly than the refined grains.

But the issue really is what you put on your pizza and this can significantly have an impact on its nutritional value. Toppings such pepperoni, sausage and also extra cheese can actually boost sodium, calories and saturated fat. But slices prepared with thinner crusts and topped with veggies also tend to have lower levels of sodium counts, saturated fats, and calorie.

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Pizzas that are frozen can be an appropriate dinner, but they can also vary in terms of ingredients and their nutritional value, especially those with sodium counts, so it is very important to read labels carefully before buying them ( as most of them contain small amounts of trans fats). Dairy and gluten-free pizzas are also available, but their nutritional components vary with their traditional counterparts.

When talking about kids and pizza, one recent research came out with a conclusion that consumption of pizza among children and adolescents is linked with a higher daily calorie consumption and higher intakes of sodium and saturated fat.

The study also revealed that; for pizzas that are eaten as a snack or from restaurants had the greatest negative impact on calorie intake into the body.

Pizza that is consumed in schools didn't have any significant negative impact on children’s calorie intake levels, probably, this may not be that nutritionally different from other schools, according to the study by those authors.

If you want to enjoy pizza on regular basis, try making it at home and use healthier ingredients, such as part-skim mozzarella cheese, whole-wheat muffins, and tomato sauce devoid of added salt.

And do not forget to top it with a lot of vegetables because; the more colorful your pizza, the better!!!