{"id":859,"date":"2020-10-03T16:59:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T16:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/?p=859"},"modified":"2020-10-03T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T16:59:48","slug":"pizza-cheat-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/pizza-cheat-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Cheat Meal Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_888\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-888\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pizza-cheat-meal.jpeg\" alt=\"Pizza Cheat Meal for Emotional Eaters\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pizza-cheat-meal.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pizza-cheat-meal-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pizza-cheat-meal-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pizza Cheat Meal<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Why have some of the most epic looking <strong>pizzas<\/strong> on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/\"><strong>emotional eating<\/strong><\/a> blog? Food that, if you don&#8217;t savor, reduces some of life&#8217;s overall meaning? Because you only live once. Eat well and enjoy a cheat meal every once in awhile.<\/p>\n<h3>Have you ever Eaten a whole Pizza on Cheat Day?<\/h3>\n<p>The answer isn&#8217;t important, it&#8217;s the fact that we try that counts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_865\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-865\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/heavypizza.jpeg\" alt=\"Thick Pizza out of the Oven\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/heavypizza.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/heavypizza-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/heavypizza-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heavy Pizza<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can almost smell it. In a clay pizza oven by the fire, cooked old school with loads of toppings. Even if it wasn&#8217;t cheat day &#8230; C&#8217;mon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_872\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-872\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hambaconpizza.jpeg\" alt=\"Pizza with Pork and Veggies\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hambaconpizza.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hambaconpizza-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hambaconpizza-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ham &amp; Bacon Pizza<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pizza is best when you can see the steam rising from it, and all of the toppings are at their tastiest. That only comes from eating at the restaurant. Even a 30 minute delivery in a warm take out bag reduces the full experience somewhat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_874\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-874\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bigpepperonipizza.jpeg\" alt=\"Cheat Day with a Massive Pizza\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bigpepperonipizza.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bigpepperonipizza-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bigpepperonipizza-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pizza just Loaded with Pepperoni<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Why this was put on the grass I don&#8217;t know. Maybe all that pepperoni made it so heavy that they couldn&#8217;t fully lift it onto the picnic table.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_876\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-876\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/englishmuffinpizza.jpeg\" alt=\"Homemade Mini Pizza on Muffin\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/englishmuffinpizza.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/englishmuffinpizza-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/englishmuffinpizza-768x510.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">English Muffin Pizza<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is a rather small, English muffin pizza. In the cheat meal world size isn&#8217;t everything.\u00a0 We like eating small portions, just lots of them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_878\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-878\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nyvegetarianpizza.jpeg\" alt=\"Veggie Pizza that looks tasty with lots of cheese\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nyvegetarianpizza.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nyvegetarianpizza-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nyvegetarianpizza-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nyvegetarianpizza-768x1157.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Vegetarian Pizza<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I know what you&#8217;re thinking, that it&#8217;s vegetarian and therefore has no place in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/savannah-i-just-love-my-cheez-its\/\">cheat meal<\/a> fantasy blog page. I concede your point &#8230;. but it still looks good.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_879\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-879\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gooeycheesypizza.jpeg\" alt=\"Yummy Pizza with lots of Melted Cheese\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gooeycheesypizza.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gooeycheesypizza-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gooeycheesypizza-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gooey Cheesy Pizza<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Such a close up picture it looks like it&#8217;s just pure, melted cheese and pepperoni in pan. Eat as much as you like and feel no guilt as if it was just that it would qualify as being Keto. That way, you can still have a cheat meal the following day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_881\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-881\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/chicagostylepizza.jpeg\" alt=\"Deep Dish Pizza for Cheat Meal\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/chicagostylepizza.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/chicagostylepizza-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/chicagostylepizza-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicago Style Pizza<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So rich and heavy I&#8217;m not sure anyone can eat a whole one on cheat day, even The Rock. Still, meaning is found in the attempt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_883\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-883\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sausagepizza.jpeg\" alt=\"Pizza Cutter with Meat\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sausagepizza.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sausagepizza-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sausagepizza-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sausage Pizza<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You know it&#8217;s going to be a good slice when the pizza comes up to almost the half way mark of a <strong>large<\/strong> pizza cutter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_885\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-885\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthypizzasalad.jpeg\" alt=\"Panm Cheese with Feta Salad \" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthypizzasalad.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthypizzasalad-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthypizzasalad-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pizza with Side Salad<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eating a salad as part of our cheat meal makes us feel better about cheating. We can tell ourselves that at least we&#8217;re trying our best to be healthy.<\/p>\n<p>I say ditch the salad or whatever else is used to <em>not look bad<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>My definition of health is to be good when it&#8217;s time to be good and downright <strong>wicked<\/strong> when it&#8217;s time to be bad.<\/p>\n<p>Eat, drink and be merry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; Why have some of the most epic looking pizzas on an emotional eating blog? Food that, if you don&#8217;t savor, reduces some of life&#8217;s overall meaning? Because you only live once. Eat well and enjoy a cheat meal every once in awhile. Have you ever Eaten a whole Pizza on Cheat Day? The answer isn&#8217;t important, it&#8217;s the fact that we try that counts. &#8230; You can almost smell it. In a clay pizza oven by the fire, cooked old school with loads of toppings. Even if it wasn&#8217;t cheat day &#8230; C&#8217;mon. &#8230; Pizza is best when you <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":895,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859\/revisions\/895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatinglove.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}