Oprah's Loves Her Pizza... Enough to do a Segment of Her Show about Pizza

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPQAGnpZ5Cs

This clip is from Oprah's Show, which explores pizza toppings from around the world and they explore one of Chicago's best pizza joints. It's interesting to watch because its quite a departure from the normal topics of the show, and also you get to see how widespread pizza actually is around the world.

California Pizza Kitchen

California Pizza Kitchen is a chain restaurant that began in, where else, but California. The restaurant presents the thin crust style of pizza with innovative toppings, but also offers a variety of other dishes. Some of the most popular pizzas are Pesto Chicken, Thai Chicken, Jamaican Jerk Chicken, California Club, and Pear and Gorgonzola. The chain eases every craving, with simple slices such as Italian Tomato & Basil. With restaurants across the country everyone has access to these delicious pizza pies. California Pizza Kitchen also sells frozen pizzas in most grocery stores, to these creative combinations can be consumed in your own home.

California Pizza Kitchen

Pizza Delivery Guy Ranked Fifth as Most Dangerous Job

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, which categorizes pizza delivery drivers and taxi drivers as "drivers-sales workers," ranked it the fifth most dangerous job category.
In 2004, Pizza Hut fired a delivery person who shot and killed a robber while on the job, citing its company policy against employees carrying weapons. Other national chains such as Domino's also prohibit carrying weapons, though many independent pizzerias allow delivery persons to carry weapons in a legal manner. Employer restrictions on carrying weapons is a controversial issue in the U.S., where most states in the U.S. allow most citizens to carry concealed weapons in many circumstances. It is interesting to think about how dangerous it actually is to knock any countless doors every night delivery pizza, never knowing whose gonna answer and such. Hopefully the delivery guy gets a good tip rather than a bullet in the thigh.

A Healthy, Homemade Pizza Recipe

Easy Gourmet Pizza Recipe

1 14-inch homemade pizza dough
1/2 can organic, all-natural pizza sauce, such as Muir Glen
4 oz. fontina cheese, shredded
4 oz. smoked mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup turkey pepperoni
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried basil

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare pizza dough, prebaking for 8 minutes as suggested in the recipe. Spread pizza sauce on top, followed by half of the cheeses, turkey pepperoni, sliced mushrooms, the other half of the cheeses, and spices. Bake 15-20 minutes or until bubbly.

Nutrition Facts of an Average Slice of Cheese Pizza

Nutrition Facts :
Serving Size: 1 slice (3.6 oz)

Calories 272
Calories from Fat 88
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9.8g
15%
Saturated Fat 4.4g
22%
Cholesterol 22mg
7%
Sodium 551mg
23%
Total Carbohydrate 33g
11%
Dietary Fiber 1.8g
7%


While this is your average slice of pizza, there can be healthier and less healthier slices of pizza depending upon the dough for the pizza, sauce, and amount/types of cheese used. Pizza is good in moderation, but people often forget what moderation is. The truth is if you are watching your weight be mindful of your decisions, and limit yourself and understand what exactly you are eating. You can control the oils and ingredients in your pizza if you make it yourself, which can trim off calories here and there. The important thing is not to swear off pizza completely just because you are following some sort of diet.

Factoid!

Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second.

That's a lot of cheese.