Dab the oil off your pizza and you can eat 20 extra slices a year
By Katherine Scott|
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Patting down greasy foods isn't so pointless after all
While patting down your greasy pepperoni slice with a paper napkin might seem pointlessly dainty, it may mean you can devour extra slices without the additional guilt.
US magazine Labdoor reckons blotting your pizza slice with a napkin can remove as much as 40.5 calories per slice.
Given that the average American chows down on around 10.5 kilograms of pizza each year (that's approximately 87 slices), dabbing away excess oil over a year may save you around 6,600 calories, which in pizza terms equates to over 20 slices.
Findings don't take into account variables such as toppings and bases which may differ significantly at different pizzerias. For simplicity's sake, Labdoor based its calculations around a slice of Domino's 14-inch pepperoni pizza (324 calories a slice), which it should be noted towers over Domino's Australia's version (192 calories a serve).
It's not known exactly how much pizza the average Australian consumes in a year, but Enhanced Media Metrics Australia reports that Australians make 51.5 million visits to fast food joints every month, and Domino's makes up a staggering 11 percent of these. So let's just assume our pizza-eating habits are right up there alongside our Northern Hemisphere neighbours.
It's up to you what you do with your uneaten calories should you decide to dab your pizza, but at least you know you won't be doing so in vain next time you order in.
US magazine Labdoor reckons blotting your pizza slice with a napkin can remove as much as 40.5 calories per slice.
Given that the average American chows down on around 10.5 kilograms of pizza each year (that's approximately 87 slices), dabbing away excess oil over a year may save you around 6,600 calories, which in pizza terms equates to over 20 slices.
Findings don't take into account variables such as toppings and bases which may differ significantly at different pizzerias. For simplicity's sake, Labdoor based its calculations around a slice of Domino's 14-inch pepperoni pizza (324 calories a slice), which it should be noted towers over Domino's Australia's version (192 calories a serve).
It's not known exactly how much pizza the average Australian consumes in a year, but Enhanced Media Metrics Australia reports that Australians make 51.5 million visits to fast food joints every month, and Domino's makes up a staggering 11 percent of these. So let's just assume our pizza-eating habits are right up there alongside our Northern Hemisphere neighbours.
It's up to you what you do with your uneaten calories should you decide to dab your pizza, but at least you know you won't be doing so in vain next time you order in.