To think three 14 inch pizzas is too much between 5?

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DH has asked me to pick up pizza for dinner. There are 5 of us (4 adults and one child) and he's asked me to get three 14 inch ones. AIBU to think this is way too much pizza for the 5 of us?? I get him wanting me to get 3 due to different preferences but surely we could just get 3 10 inch pizzas?

What would you get for 5 people if it was a choice of 10 inch or 14 inch?

Imagine OP doesn’t want to consume any more pizza the next day herself, or for her family to do so.

I did mention upthread I don't want to eat pizza tomorrow as well due to my IBS however I'm quite happy if my family want to - means I won't have to cook much tomorrow!

You're quite right @ActualHornist in that it's not a regular occurrence.

Anyway I've gone with the three 14 inch pizzas. For those asking, they're from the Sainsburys pizza counter.

Without any sides I’d buy 3 pizzas

If I was getting mozzarella sticks, garlic bread and wedges as well I’d get too pizzas.

God this under eating on here is so boring. Unless one is stuffing themselves with pizza every single sodding day, it’s really not an issue to have some pizza.

Just laughing about those stressing about the obesity crisis if you eat more than a quarter of a pizza

I could happily eat a 14" pizza to myself, with dough balls too

I'm not overweight and eat healthily most of the week so as a one off I'm wouldn't be worrying.

DH is 5ft 10 and 66kg. DS is 6 ft 1 and 73kg. DD is 5ft 8 and 57kg. Between them they will have 3 14inch pizzas, wedges and corn cobs on the side and probably dessert.

It's not a regular thing which is why they aren't obese but come on, pizza is a treat so enjoy.

It's true though isn't it. Sounds too much to me op. I'm genuinely shocked at the amount of people saying they'd have a 14 inch pizza for the self! That's a 'sharing' pizza, not an 'individual' pizza!

I'm not shocked.

If someone is capable of fitting in a 14" pizza in their bellys then I doubt they have normal sized portions any other time.

But meh, nowt to do with me, I'm just jealous I can't fit much in ever.

Not enough for me and my friends. I would need sides to go work the pizzas.

Fine as a one-off, but a 14" pizza each is about 2300 calories. That's on top of what else you have consumed that day. The pizza is probably washed down with pop or beer.

Depends on your appetites, but it sounds about right! I can eat a 9" pizza on my own. DP and I will share a 12 or 14" when we have pizza.

@MikeUniformMike I bet you run for fun as well, don't you?

@adaline Sauce AND cheese? That's just greedy

Just to balance the ‘I’d eat that plus sides and I’m not fat’ i AM a fat fucker but I only have a 10inch from the Asda pizza counter.

Just to balance the ‘I’d eat that plus sides and I’m not fat’ i AM a fat fucker but I only have a 10inch from the Asda pizza counter

So in summary, people eating a large pizza every now and then is NOT the cause of the obesity crisis.

GiveHerHellFromUs - erm... might do.
I don't even particularly like pizza. Load of stodge that I eat too much of and then get tummyache.
I would prefer a nice big salad.

For the PPs who are horrified by this: One massive meal isn't necessarily a problem; if they knew they were having pizza they might eat less in the day to balance or probably eat less the next day as they were still full. Well that's what I do anyway.

I would be getting 5 (if not more!) and stiil have sides.

@DangerClose yes I literally said that in my previous post!

I would get what he asked for and eat the left overs the next day. I love day old pizza better than fresh pizza!

My DH would easily eat a 14 inch pizza by himself, plus sides. He is nowhere near fat but he is 6ft and has a manual job. I would always rather have too much than too little food

Eating a huge pizza occasionally is fine and won’t hurt, and some people will eat less in the day if they are going out.
However you only have to look around and see that two thirds of the population is overweight/obese so clearly most people don’t do this.
Threads like this ‘normalize’ huge portions after all if everyone does it, surely it’s right?
I work with patients with diabetes so know the problems that can occur

well in our house the boys have a 14 inch each,they are 15 and 9

its the asdas make your own with fresh ingredients ones

they might eat less in the day to balance or probably eat less the next day as they were still full

I do that. I had breakfast today but not lunch as knew we're having a big meal this evening. FWIW out of 5 of us, only one is overweight and that's my friend who would have one 14 inch between three or a 10 inch between two. Thinking about it, I don't think a 10 inch between two is enough so following that logic I've answered my own question anyway haven't I.

Prontos pizza 18inch between 2. Done! Jalapeno peppers, mozzarella dippers and wedges in my house. Yum

And we wonder why there is an obesity epidemic in this country.
A large Dominos pizza is about 14 inches and a portion of that recommended for an adult would be roughly a quarter

Aye, and a portion of smarties is something 14 smarties out of a normal tube. A 500ml bottle of fizzy drink is apparently 3 servings.

Mumsnet posters sure have some weird attitudes to food sometimes. On one hand people fall over themselves to deny that people are getting bigger or that portions are getting bigger, want to ridicule changes to sizing etc, and on the other you've got people who think 3 slices of pizza is the cause of obesity and they'd be full for days on 3 grapes, a pepper and a tablespoon of hummus.

Sometimes I get take away and eat sides as well as a main.
When we go out for meals I often have 3 courses and sides with my main
On a beach walk with the dogs I might have a large ice cream or a cone of chips

... Because I've got a healthy attitude to food, eat a healthy balanced diet, don't eat 3 courses ever meal, don't eat ready meals all the time, have portion control, don't snack on high calorie snacks or think I'll die if I don't have a snack in my bag all the time. And part of a healthy attitude to food is everything in moderation, that includes some foods that you don't consume regularly (some may say "treat" foods).

A 14 inch pizza once a month/every other month is nothing.

Yum yum pizza - need to eat some soon,
I bet your guests will eat more just because it is there. Or ‘to be polite’ .

Just to give an update on this. DH and the majority of the posters here were right. There were 3 slices (i.e just under half a pizza) left so three 10 inches wouldn't have been anywhere near enough. Can't believe how much they ate considering how little they eat at their own house.

Thanks all for convincing me DH was right.