Posted on 01/19/2015 3:55:12 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
....researchers looked at the diets of children ages 2 to 11 and teens aged 12 to 19 from 2003-2010. They found that pizza makes up about 20% of kids daily calories on days when they eat pizzaand despite the insistence of some politicians that pizza should be considered a vegetable for its ample tomato sauce, those calories arent coming from an onslaught of veggies.....
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
I'm Italian
as a boy, I made pizza weekly for my Grandfather who blessed me with his charitable praise, telling me he enjoyed my pizza immensely
My sons first word was not mom, dad or bottle - it was pizza (honest)
These caveats in place.....the best pizza at my place is a paper thin with a trace of sauce, oregano and a light dusting of romano...graced modestly with anchovies.....enjoyed with a semi sweet / semi dry (chilled) red wine & as many friends I can squeeze into my kitchen
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