John Schnatter of Papa John’s Pizza Suggests You Eat Less Pizza

By Jon Henshaw M.A.

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Papa John's Founder, John Schnatter

Ever wonder what Papa John’s founder, John Schnatter, thinks about how much pizza you should actually eat? In an interview with a UK radio host, he said the following in response to a question about anti-obesity.

“No. Pizza’s actually healthy for you if you don’t eat too much of it,” Schnatter replied, adding, “You can’t eat five or six slices but if you eat one or two slices it’s very nutritious.” (Source CNN)

It’s refreshing to hear the owner of the largest pizza chain be so candid and honest about what he thinks is a healthy consumption of his product. Although I’m sure it didn’t make his investors happy, but I for one appreciate it.

The take away should probably be to just get one Medium or Large pizza for a family of four (or more) and add something healthy to the mix, like salad, fruit or some otherĀ  low-carbohydrate food.