| Eating pizza is a significant part of college life. Ordering | | | | order one of these two meats (or better yet, go |
| pizza late at night or on the weekends has a few | | | | meatless). |
| things going for it: | | | | 3. Veggies, veggies, veggies |
| - It's cheap | | | | You can load up on as many veggie toppings as you |
| - It's available | | | | want. Olives are of particular note. They contain |
| - It's awesome | | | | monounsaturated fats and omega-3 and 5 (which are |
| I don't have to tell you, however, that eating pizza is | | | | "good fats" that have a positive effect on cholesterol |
| generally bad for you. Most pizza is high in saturated | | | | and weight loss). |
| fats, trans-fats, and processed simple carbs, which all | | | | 4. Half the cheese |
| combine to balloon your waistline. Pizza is probably | | | | The cheese used on most pizzas is high in saturated |
| responsible for 3 or 4 of the freshman 15, but since | | | | fats, which are not good for your weight loss. Ordering |
| you're not going to give it up (I wouldn't either), with this | | | | half the cheese will really decrease the calorie count |
| college student diet tip, I'm going to show you how to | | | | of each slice. |
| order a low calorie pizza. | | | | 5. Don't eat the whole thing |
| Guidelines for ordering a low calorie pizza: | | | | The purpose of this college student diet tip was to help |
| 1. Order thin crust | | | | you enjoy a low calorie pizza while maintaining your |
| Most crusts at pizza places are loaded with simple | | | | weight and health. Well, ordering a low calorie pizza |
| carbs. Thin crust pizza has much less crust in general, | | | | and then eating twice as many slices as you normally |
| so it also has less calories and carbohydrates than an | | | | would pretty much defeats the purpose. A lot of |
| equivalent size regular crust, deep dish, or stuffed crust | | | | nutritionists agree that a great way to lose weight is to |
| pizza. | | | | eat portions just large enough to satisfy your hunger |
| 2. Ham or chicken instead of other meats | | | | and eat foods that take a long time to digest. Follow |
| Ham or chicken are much leaner meats than | | | | this rule with your pizza, and your waistline will thank |
| processed meats, like Italian sausage, pepperoni, and | | | | you. |
| ground beef. If you want to order a low calorie pizza, | | | | |