Apparently....

[SeniorRedrings]

....pizza is a vegetable now.

 

[upndwn]

I both facepalmed and LOL'ed when I read that in the news today.

 

[SeniorRedrings]

And the real news too,not the Onion. :O

 

[vj288]

This new found knowledge will do wonders for my health.

 

[SeniorRedrings]

Gosh I hope not. :s

 

[Predacon]

Does that mean Pizza boxes can be thrown in the compost pile?

 

[SeniorRedrings]

Actually,if I can be boring here,more boring than usual,shredded cardboard is an excellent addition to the compost heap.

 

[SeniorRedrings]

Here in the UK Domino's have stopped using them altogether.Pizza hut did for a while but they've started using them again recently.

 

[awkwardamanda]

I read in a magazine today that dandelions are actually vegetables. o_0

 

[Thelema]

Soda is what..90% water? I'm pretty sure we can call it healthy now.

Saying tomatoes in pizza makes it good for you is like putting dog crap in a bowl and sprinkling vitamins on it. It's still crap.

But the real issue is that everyone can't control themselves and not eat so much. If they could, we wouldn't have to try and keep your fat kids from getting fatter. Like eating pizza in school is making them fat...one slice of pizza doesn't do anything one way or the other.

 

[coyote]

i'm seriously considering becoming a vegetarian

or is it "pizzatarian?"

 

[SeniorRedrings]

Yes,they are a "Salad"

 

[SeniorRedrings]

Taking one away from their five a day might add up to something in the long run.

 

[SeniorRedrings]

Omg,not another "tarian" to go with all the others.

 

[vj288]

Like eating pizza in school is making them fat...one slice of pizza doesn't do anything one way or the other.

Yeah exactly. I eat pizza 3-5 times a week, but when I do it's always only one slice, and I'm far from fat. Eating 5 pieces of pizza a week may not be the healthiest thing I could do, but it is definitely not effecting my weight in any sort of negative way.

 

[SeniorRedrings]

But it might affect your bones?

 

[vj288]

Maybe, I don't know really how pizza affects a person. It's college dining hall pizza so it's probably a little healthier than a place like pizza hut, but is still pizza. Weight is mostly about self-control though, I've lost 5 pounds in the last two months with my pizza-ful diet, so pizza alone is not to blame for being overweight.

 

[Thelema]

A slice if pizza is around 250 calories. The 200 pound 12 year old is eating 3500 calories a day. A 12 year old should be eating more like...1500?

It's going to take a lot more than changing his pizza lunch to tater tots (because you know they'll never change anything thanks to the food lobby)