@Wilderbeast - your main course pizza sounds right up my street (hold the mozzarella for me though, and i'll add some pickled sliced chillies!). I might have to steal the idea for the next pizza night.
Pudding pizza - i like the idea of marshmallows but not the reality (! and for some reason the ones I see in the shops al have lard in which I don't eat) but my version is very thin pizza base with a scraping of (pref home made )nutella-type spread.
No smoking, no drinking, only one pizza slice or you’ll get diabetes … I was just teasing C-P-B.
Wilderbeast, your pizza looks delicious but I would be hesitant about eating outdoors in November. And a thumbs up to the Tobie Norris from me as well.
Regarding the eating of sweet pizzas and their link to Type 2 diabetes , MikeOxgreen, I would say this.
My OH is not overweight, has a waist size 32” and is 5’9” tall. He walks every day, he doesn’t smoke, he’s not especially keen on sweet food, he drinks less than 10 units of alcohol a week.
And he’s been diagnosed as pre-diabetic. Why? His age and other members of his family having a history of heart problems and diabetes.
So don’t comment on sweet pizzas being a cause of diabetes. It’s not true.
It was a bit of tongue in cheek hyperbole. I'm sure Wilderbeast doesn't live on those terrible things and everyone deserves a treat, but to be serious the calory count must have been in the red zone. Just before bed too so you can't even begin to work some of it off. Hopefully he didn't lose his sight or a lower leg in the night
The above post ^ shows total ignorance about T2D that's how so many people get caught out with it. Pansyface, your comments are meaningless unless you post up what his meals consisted of (pre-diabetic) every day. The NHS spends 10% of its budget (£10 Billion!) currently treating it, that's very similar to lung cancer, yet Wilderbeest has never heard of it, many of us haven't, I never did either. If the current trend continues it'll be a whole lot more, facts here: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news_landing_page/nhs-spending-on-diabetes-to-reach-169-billion-by-2035
The thing is many of us are totally unaware of this and our diets are incorrect. Really there should be a better ad campaign to alert people about it and I thought it was worth highlighting, even if only one person takes note and takes action.
@Nanny Beach good pizzas have a thin base and aren't doughy. How anybody eats a big one on their own is beyond me, unless they like cold pizza for breakfast.
Diabetes is quite a complex disease with many factors to consider, I don’t suppose for one moment that a single sweet dessert would affect your chances of developing it at all.
My Fiancé has late onset type 1 diabetes not affected by his diet. His extremely slender daughter is also diabetic. This is becoming increasingly common according to our GP. Like coeliacs disease and the many food intolerances that so many people are developing. Not sure what the answer is but I was always brought up to be polite about other peoples food choices.
That does look delicious, Wilderbeast, and I’d certainly try a slice, if only out of curiosity, would it taste as good as it looks!? Pizza in this house is a very occasional treat, OH never been wildly keen, so we buy a Waitrose version every couple of months, and then I top my half with extra peppers, onions, cherry tomatoes and cheese. OH is partial to some pineapple on his half! Otherwise it seems a bit stodgy without the extra veg, and as for accompanying it with garlic bread, dreadful idea! Not a fan of cooking outside, my barbecues always end up a bit hit and miss, and I am much more comfortable with all the convenient gadgetry in the kitchen!
You can cook your own healthy (or healthier) pizzas at home. The recipe starts at the bottom - buy a Tortilla wrap and use that as a base. The thinner and browner they are, the better they are. Ultimately you can buy even healthier ones, but they're mail order so not very convenient. Toppings are then up to you, make your own tomato puree or buy something in a jar, the range in the supermarket is vast for tomato based sauce type things, but watch out for sugar content. Put your savoury toppings on and some cheese if needed. We love seafood here so that's what we use with some garlic and mushrooms.
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Pudding pizza - i like the idea of marshmallows but not the reality (! and for some reason the ones I see in the shops al have lard in which I don't eat) but my version is very thin pizza base with a scraping of (pref home made )nutella-type spread.
You've made me hungry. Breakfast pizza?
Wilderbeast, your pizza looks delicious but I would be hesitant about eating outdoors in November. And a thumbs up to the Tobie Norris from me as well.
Hopefully he didn't lose his sight or a lower leg in the night
The above post ^ shows total ignorance about T2D that's how so many people get caught out with it. Pansyface, your comments are meaningless unless you post up what his meals consisted of (pre-diabetic) every day.
The NHS spends 10% of its budget (£10 Billion!) currently treating it, that's very similar to lung cancer, yet Wilderbeest has never heard of it, many of us haven't, I never did either.
If the current trend continues it'll be a whole lot more, facts here:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news_landing_page/nhs-spending-on-diabetes-to-reach-169-billion-by-2035
The thing is many of us are totally unaware of this and our diets are incorrect.
Really there should be a better ad campaign to alert people about it and I thought it was worth highlighting, even if only one person takes note and takes action.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Pizza in this house is a very occasional treat, OH never been wildly keen, so we buy a Waitrose version every couple of months, and then I top my half with extra peppers, onions, cherry tomatoes and cheese. OH is partial to some pineapple on his half! Otherwise it seems a bit stodgy without the extra veg, and as for accompanying it with garlic bread, dreadful idea!
Not a fan of cooking outside, my barbecues always end up a bit hit and miss, and I am much more comfortable with all the convenient gadgetry in the kitchen!
Toppings are then up to you, make your own tomato puree or buy something in a jar, the range in the supermarket is vast for tomato based sauce type things, but watch out for sugar content.
Put your savoury toppings on and some cheese if needed.
We love seafood here so that's what we use with some garlic and mushrooms.