Pizza calories are a particular concern of the health conscious pizza lover. Pizza is perhaps the most popular of all fast food items. Pizza is a high calorie food item due to a lot of reasons (read, ingredients).

So where do these calories in pizza come from? As it turns out, cheese is the biggest contributor of calories in pizza. Specially, pizzas which are filled with cheese, are nothing but a health hazard. It should be a very rare happening that you pick such a cheese-filled pizza for yourself.

Whole wheat crust pizzas are the best choice. They have healthy ingredients, and specially, thin crust pizzas as compared to thick crust pizzas are good for health in terms of richness of ingredients and low calorie count. A master tip can be, that you should choose pizzas which are high in proteins and low in fat and carbohydrates.

What about pizza calorie counts and figures? Well, a rough chart (because pizza varies from maker to maker) can be as follows (for a 9 inch pizza):

- Italian Pizza frozen = 880 calories
- Margherita Pizza = 780 calories
- Marinara = 700 calories
- Mushroom Pizza = 690 calories
- Four Seasons Pizza = 900 calories
- Ham & Mushroom frozen = 600 calories
- Capricciosa Pizza Express = 900 calories
- Cheese & Tomato = 780 calories
- Ham & Pineapple frozen = 580 calories
- Mushroom Pizza small = 500 calories
- Napoletana Pizza = 800 calories

So how can you choose a pizza which is delicious, nutritious and has a low calorie count. Here are a few tips:

- To emphasize again, go for pizzas with less cheese on them.
- Opt out for green olives instead of black olives.
- Take mushrooms as a topping in place of corn.
- And do whatever it takes to go for high protein, and low fat/carbohydrate ingredients.

Pizzas are delicious, and a best deal for you whether you are hanging out with friends or sitting at home. With a little care, you can give yourself a pizza treat which is low in pizza calories.