{"id":96968,"date":"2014-03-23T07:49:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T12:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=96968"},"modified":"2014-03-23T12:07:51","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T17:07:51","slug":"work-it-off-3-ways-to-burn-off-a-slice-of-cheese-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/work-it-off-3-ways-to-burn-off-a-slice-of-cheese-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Work it Off: 3 Ways to Burn Off the 272 Calories in a Slice of Cheese Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a former New Yorker, I used to live on pizza. (Or, &#8220;slices&#8221;, as we said in Brooklyn.) I had a handful of go-to spots, places with <strong><a title=\"Thin crust pizza recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/pizza-crust\/\">thin crust<\/a> <\/strong>that&#8217;s been <strong><a title=\"How to make pizza crust\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/how-to-shape-pizza-dough\/\">tossed to perfection<\/a><\/strong>, savory <strong><a title=\"recipe for pizza sauce\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/pizza-sauce\/\">sauce<\/a><\/strong>, and just enough cheese. But when I moved I largely gave up my pizza habit. It&#8217;s not as easy to come by restaurants selling slices to go, and the consistency is just different. Or so I thought.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pizza-e1395440846594.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96964\" alt=\"pizza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pizza-e1395440846594.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few days ago I stopped into one of the few local pizza chains that do offer individual slices. Most were piled with artisanal toppings\u2014things like roasted squash and apples\u2014but on that particular day I spied what looked like a classic slice. Fresh mozzarella, a little red sauce peeking thorough, and not much else.\u00a0 I ordered one, sprinkled on a few fresh pepper flakes, and was immediately transported. It tasted like home.<\/p>\n<p>Still, my waistline has been happy to not have to deal with regular stops for slices. Just how many calories had that pitstop cost? Around 272, by my math (and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nutritiondata.self.com\/facts\/fast-foods-generic\/9304\/2.\" target=\"_blank\">Self.com<\/a><\/strong>).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What were some options for burning off 272 calories?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lawn-mow-e1395441687104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96963\" alt=\"lawn mow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lawn-mow-e1395441687104.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"381\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I could have mowed the lawn for 42 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/soccer-e1395441659770.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96965\" alt=\"youth kids soccer game on warm sunny day\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/soccer-e1395441659770.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I could have played a pick-up game of soccer for 33 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/barre-e1395441681987.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96959\" alt=\"barre\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/barre-e1395441681987.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I could have done a barre workout for 48 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I chose barre. Love that class!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"mini quinoa pizzas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/mini-quinoa-pizzas\/\">\u00a0Mini Quinoa Pizzas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Margherita pizza recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/homemade-margherita-pizza-recipe\/\">Homemade Margherita Pizza Recipe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"quinoa flaxseed pizza dough\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/quinoa-flaxseed-pizza-dough\/\">Quinoa Flaxseed Pizza Dough<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a former New Yorker, I used to live on pizza. (Or, &#8220;slices&#8221;, as we said in Brooklyn.) I had a handful of go-to spots, places with thin crust that&#8217;s been tossed to perfection, savory sauce, and just enough cheese. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/work-it-off-3-ways-to-burn-off-a-slice-of-cheese-pizza\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687,3695,18,93,58],"tags":[239,3187,8440,400,3430],"class_list":["post-96968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-fitness","category-mens-health","category-womens-health","tag-calories","tag-gardening","tag-homepage","tag-pizza","tag-soccer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96968"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96974,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96968\/revisions\/96974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}