A family of 6 and just one large pizza?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We only ever had one pizza and even that was a rare treat. Not much money for things like that but also would not have occurred to us to ask for more than the one slice.

It would have felt greedy.

Are you small people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People weren't such pigs back in the day. You could have a slice of pizza for dinner and be fine. Nowadays, it's multiple slices of greasy pizza, breadsticks and a 16+oz soda. This is why most Americans are overweight.

Thinking back to my 70s childhood, you are right, when we got pizza, 1 slice was all we had per person and all we expected.

Where did you grow up?

[Anonymous]

I have one 9 yo boy and we order 1 large pizza and usually have a few pieces leftover.

I eat between 1-3 slides, DH usually eats 3-4, and DS sometimes eats 1 but sometimes eats 4. We never know...

We always have a big salad or cut up veggies. I have also roasted broccoli, peppers, and carrots in a balsamic vinaigrette and served them with sliced avocado and sometimes olives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why this odd thread has been revived. Slow day I guess.

People can't grasp the concepts of portion sizes and balanced meals. One slice of pizza?! How is that possible?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People weren't such pigs back in the day. You could have a slice of pizza for dinner and be fine. Nowadays, it's multiple slices of greasy pizza, breadsticks and a 16+oz soda. This is why most Americans are overweight.

Thinking back to my 70s childhood, you are right, when we got pizza, 1 slice was all we had per person and all we expected.

Where did you grow up?

Bethesda

[Anonymous]

We are a family of 5, and we order 2 large pizzas (16 slices). I tell the kids they can each have 3 all together, which usually means they eat 2 for dinner and save 1 for their lunch the next day. If I'm good I eat just 1 slice and a salad. If not, I eat 2 slices. Extras get eaten for lunch the next day, usually.

We order pizza about once every 2 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Growing up in a family of 5 we split one large pizza. The slices were enormous and one definitely filled me up as a kid and teen.

Add to that we usually had a veggie or salad on the side and it was more than enough food. Not sure what people's reference for a large pizza is but that sounds right to me.

[Anonymous]

One piece would certainly be enough for me! Nasty greasy stuff!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People weren't such pigs back in the day. You could have a slice of pizza for dinner and be fine. Nowadays, it's multiple slices of greasy pizza, breadsticks and a 16+oz soda. This is why most Americans are overweight.

Thinking back to my 70s childhood, you are right, when we got pizza, 1 slice was all we had per person and all we expected.

Where did you grow up?

Bethesda

Ah yes, second only to Appalachia for poverty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People weren't such pigs back in the day. You could have a slice of pizza for dinner and be fine. Nowadays, it's multiple slices of greasy pizza, breadsticks and a 16+oz soda. This is why most Americans are overweight.

Pizza was a once a month thing for us at most,and it was one slice,it we were lucky it was two,and occasionally one of those glass bottles of soda. (Not one of those 2 liter bottles people drink today.Yikes!)I told this to my kids and they looked at me with disgust.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One piece would certainly be enough for me! Nasty greasy stuff!

You are so much better than the rest of us, congrats.

[Anonymous]

I'm guessing they are WASPy OP.

[Anonymous]

is this the green bean thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One piece would certainly be enough for me! Nasty greasy stuff!

This. I avoid pizza, but if I have no choice, I can barely eat a slice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:is this the green bean thread?

Yes; that has to be why it was resurrected.