Pizza is healthy for breakfast?!

Yes, this sounds weird. Apparently Chicago’s greatest edible offering to the world Pizza could be a better option for your breakfast than most cereals. Yeah, I am still trying to rap my head around this.

“You may be surprised to find out that an average slice of pizza and a bowl of cereal with whole milk contain nearly the same amount of calories,” explained Chelsey Amer, nutrition expert speaking to The Daily Meal. “However, pizza packs a much larger protein punch, which will keep you full and boost satiety throughout the morning.”

Well, here’s the thing: I was going to eat the pizza anyway, but appreciate the support from science and food experts.

You can read the whole article from the Chicago Tribune here. 

Now let’s debate which of our neighborhood pizza place will have best slice at 7am.

Let’s just hope it’s better than those awful Lunchable pizza things.