Pizza. It's quick. It's tasty. It's been one of your greatest pleasures since you were three. Use the information below to help you maximize that pleasure without minimizing your weight-loss progress.

 

Pass on the white pizza.

A typical 8-inch white slice at a chain like Sbarro comes to a PointsPlus value of 15. That’s more than double the PointsPlus value of a cheese slice with tomato sauce.

 

Practice piling on.

Adding fresh vegetable toppings such as green, red or yellow peppers, broccoli and tomato slices increases the nutritional value of your pizza, and helps fill you up without adding PointsPlus values—even if you're already putting pepperoni or sausage on the pie.

 

Toss the crust.

Most pizza crust is just basic white bread. Leave the crust or opt for whole-grain crust instead.

 

Want a piece of this?

The slice you choose will vary in PointsPlus values. Below are the PointsPlus values you will get at some major pizza chains:

 

Pizza Hut: 1 slice of Veggie Lover's Pizza Thin 'n' Crispy (1/8 of a medium pie) – 5 PointsPlus values

 

Mazzio's Italian Eatery: 1 slice of Chicken Club thin-crust pizza (1/8 of a medium pie) – 5 PointsPlus values

 

Pizza Hut: 1 slice of Hawaiian Luau pizza (1/8 of a medium pie) – 6 PointsPlus values

 

Little Caesars: 1 slice of thin-crust pepperoni pizza (1/10 of a 14-inch pie) – 8 PointsPlus values

 

Papa John's: 1 slice of thin-crust sausage pizza (1/8 of a large pie) – 7 PointsPlus values

 

Uno Chicago Grill: 1/3 of a cheese and tomato flatbread pizza – 7 PointsPlus values