High-calorie foods such as pizza can cause unwanted weight gain if you consume them in excess. Learning more about the pizza you eat most often can help you determine how it can fit into your diet. Try to consume high-calorie items in moderation, and consider cheese pizza an occasional indulgence rather than a staple in your daily diet.
Types
Pizza Hut makes several sizes of pizza, including 12-inch medium pizzas and 14-inch large pizzas. Both medium and large pizzas contain eight slices each. Medium and large Pizza Hut pizzas come in several styles, such as thin crust, hand-tossed and stuffed crust.
Calorie Content
The calorie content of cheese pizza from Pizza Hut varies according to the size and style of the pizza. The classic pan pizza contains the most calories. One slice of cheese pizza from a medium pan pizza contains 240 calories, and one slice of cheese pizza from a large pan pizza contains 360 calories. One slice from a medium Thin 'N Crispy pizza has only 190 calories, and one slice from a medium Fit 'N Delicious pizza has only 180 calories. One slice from a medium hand-tossed pizza contains 220 calories, and one slice from a medium Pizza Mia pizza has 200 calories. One slice from a large, stuffed crust pizza contains 350 calories.
Calories From Fat
Fat accounts for a large percentage of the calories in cheese pizza. One slice of cheese pizza from a medium Pizza Hut pizza can contain 4.5 to 11g of fat and 40 to 90 calories from fat. The classic pan pizza contains the most calories from fat, and the Fit 'N Delicious pizza contains the fewest, with only 4.5g of fat and 40 calories from fat per slice. One slice of large pan pizza contains 150 calories from fat and 17g of fat. Pizza Hut pizza contains no trans fat, according to the restaurant's published nutritional information. Balance a Pizza Hut meal by eating low-fat or non-fat foods for your other two meals that day. Dietary fat should account for only 25 to 35 percent of daily calorie intake in children and teens ages 4 to 18, and only 20 to 35 percent in adults ages 19 and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Caloric Balance
When you consume more calories than you burn, you reach a state of caloric excess that will cause you to gain weight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As long as you burn as many calories as you consume each day, eating cheese pizza will not make you gain weight. If you consume 3,500 more calories than you burn over a period of days, however, you will gain 1 lb. Eleven slices of cheese pizza from a large, hand-tossed style Pizza Hut pizza contain approximately 3,500 calories.
Considerations
The calorie content of a Pizza Hut meal can increase dramatically if you add soda or heavy pizza toppings. One soda can add 200 to 440 calories to your meal, depending on the soda and the size of the beverage. Skip the sodas, and drink water with your pizza instead.
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