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Mortgage Financing After Foreclosure

Mortgage financing after foreclosure gives people an opportunity to avail a mortgage and stay current on their payments by refinancing to a lower rate of interest.

Mortgage financing after foreclosure is a difficult task since erstwhile homeowners find it incredibly difficult to convince mortgage lenders of their credit worthiness. The difficulty in procuring and refinancing a mortgage can be attributed to two factors. The erstwhile home owner's credit score declines by 350-400 points as a result of a foreclosure. The homeowner finds it difficult to procure both installments and revolving credit. Since these are necessary for improving credit scores, the consumer faces the seemingly insurmountable task of building credit scores and convincing the lenders of the prudence of allowing mortgage financing after foreclosure.

Mortgage Financing After Foreclosure

Although, the recent sub-prime crisis has made it difficult for people to buy a home after foreclosure, people may still be able to procure mortgage loans meant for bad credit consumers and then refinance to a lower or a more favorable rate of interest. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is willing to provide home loans to people who have a foreclosure on their record. Since the 1980s, the FHA also allows streamline refinancing option for FHA mortgage holders. The term 'streamline' refers to refinancing without the usual paperwork hassles.

Obtaining an FHA Insured Mortgage
An FHA-insured mortgage can be used to purchase or refinance a new or an existing one-to-four unit home, a condominium, a manufactured home or a mobile home. The borrower can opt for an FHA insured loan provided 3 years have elapsed from the date of the foreclosure sale. These loans carry a government guarantee that protects the lender in the event of default. Although, the borrower is expected to make a down payment of just 3.5 percent of the purchase price of the property, these mortgages do not require private mortgage insurance (PMI). A credit score in the range of 580-620 is sufficient for availing an FHA insured mortgage. The borrower is expected to pay a premium for the guarantee provided by the government. This premium is paid in two installments. The first installment is paid at settlement and is equal to 1.75 percent of the loan while the remaining is paid along with the monthly mortgage payments till such time the loan-to-value of the mortgage reaches 78 percent of the initial sales price or the appraised value of your home, whichever is less. People, who do not pay the first installment of the premium at settlement, are forced to pay a higher premium that stays in place throughout the term of the loan. An FHA insured mortgage can be refinanced in the following manner.

Refinancing an FHA Insured Mortgage
People, who have an FHA insured mortgage, can refinance their mortgage without having to undergo any credit checks provided they are current on their mortgage payments and their annual mortgage payment history is satisfactory. Approval is not contingent on the income, the asset or the borrower's employment history. Property appraisal is a must if the homeowner desires cash out refinancing. If the consumer just wants to refinance to a lower rate of interest, there is no need for property appraisal. If the homeowner is trying to refinance a loan, that was procured in the distant past, it may be possible to obtain a refund on the mortgage premium. The amount of refund may be applied towards the upfront premium required for the new mortgage. The process of refinancing an FHA mortgage is streamlined which is the same as saying that the process does not involve heavy paperwork.

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Getting a Mortgage After Foreclosure
Mortgage Refinance
Mortgage Loans After Bankruptcy

The last article may provide some idea about mortgage financing after bankruptcy.

Hopefully, the article would have provided valuable insight on mortgage financing after foreclosure. The biggest advantage of availing an FHA insured loan is that, borrowers may be able to use the anticipated $8000 tax credit for availing a short term loan from a housing finance agency, assuming that they bought their first house 3 years ago. Read more on first time home buyer tax credit. The loan can then be used to fund the down payment required for an FHA insured mortgage.

100% Mortgage Financing

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Additional factors to consider
100% Financing - Working This Option

Getting 100% financing for real estate is much more common now than even ten years ago. Lenders no longer look for clients to put down 5%, 10%, or more of the property's value as a down payment.

100% financing can be used to cover closing costs. For example, if a house costs $200,000 and the buyer wants it but also wants to cover the closing costs through the loan then:

the seller increases the price to $205,000
buyer gets a 100% financing loan for $205,000 with a concession to apply $5,000 towards closing costs
the seller still in the end gets a net price of $200,000 after using $5,000 to help cover closing costs
lenders can allow up to 6% of the value of a property to be used to cover closing costs (loan costs, property transfer costs, etc.)
The most obvious benefit is the ability to use leverage. If you put nothing down on a property and it rises in value then you have minimized your cash outlay for the investment return.

100% Financing For The Investment Property

Many lenders now offer 100% financing for properties that are rented out by the owner. These rental properties are usually between 1-4 unit buildings or traditional single family residences. This is not a financing option to buy a large apartment building.

Lenders can restrict the number of rental properties they will finance for a given borrower. The limit can be four properties but can be higher. The other rental properties show up on your credit report as additional mortgages.

Additional Factors To Consider About 100% Financing

The risk in 100% financing is that the property declines in value. This leaves you with negative equity, where you own more on a property than it is worth. In this case, you may be able to refinance it with a 125% loan, which is a loan that is 125% of the value of your property.

Source of latest Gulf oil spill determined

Just hours after a new sizable oil slick was discovered in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast, a Houston-based energy company came forward to claim responsibility for the latest round of crude tainting the area.

Anglo-Suisse Offshore Partners issued a statement last night expressing "surprise" that what it claimed was a minor leak from a well that's been out of use for some time could have produced miles-long slicks that garnered national media attention. The company has been in the process of permanently plugging the well -- located in a shallow area about 30 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La. Anglo-Suisse owned a cluster of five platforms in that area that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

According to the Times-Picayune's David Hammer, Anglo-Suisse has filed three incident reports with the Coast Guard since last Friday. In those documents, Hammer reports, the company explained that as it used a remotely operated submarine to plug the well, some oil had been discharged into the Gulf.

However, the company claimed in those reports that it had spilled less than five gallons of crude -- an amount far too small to account for the scope of the spill shown in aerial photographs. Nor would five gallons of crude square with reports of oil washing up over a 30 mile stretch of Louisiana's shoreline.

The confusion surrounding this latest Gulf spill points up a fatal flaw of America's oil pollution reporting system, which operates via a virtual honor code. Under present reporting protocols, polluters are tasked with the responsibility of turning themselves in when they're responsible for an accident -- knowing all the while that a federal inspector will probably never be dispatched to investigate.

By apparently under-reporting the scale of the spill, Anglo-Suisse may have hoped to sidestep any government oversight -- along with the hefty fines that could potentially come with it -- of the latest incident. In any event, now that the company is on the record as the responsible party, it will be on the hook for the full cleanup expenses. The one bit of good news: Anglo-Suisse also announced last night that it had successfully plugged the damaged well.

(Photo of trawler dragging nets through oily waters via John Wathen's Photobucket page)

source : news.yahoo

New launch from FarmVille developer

The creators of addictive online game FarmVille have launched a further development in their obsessive series of games.

Zynga, the company behind FarmVille and CityVille, has introduced RewardVille, which hands out game points and credits that can be used to buy virtual goodies for existing games.

It is the latest move from one of the internet's fastest -growing companies, which has attracted 250 million players since CEO Mark Pincus launched the San Francisco start-up in 2007. Most of the players connect via Facebook.

Zynga's games are simple, but getting ahead requires time and dedication. In CityVille, players start with a simple plot of land, roads and buildings, to which they can add businesses, farms and landmarks and invite friends to play and send them virtual gifts.

All games are free to play, but players can pay real money to buy special items or reach a higher level of play more quickly.

Zynga has grown so fast that it already has 1,500 employees and recently moved into a larger headquarters. The company makes most of its money through the sale of virtual items in its games, with the rest from advertising and partnerships with companies such as Netflix or Vistaprint.

"That's the fastest-growing media property in the history of the planet," said social media analyst Lou Kerner of Wedbush Morgan, who estimates Zynga's revenue will this year approach $850 million (£522m), up from $529 million (£325m) last year.

But Zynga has its sceptics, including game designer Ian Bogost, who believes Zynga's games are not about how well you can play or how much fun you have, but about how much effort or money you put in it. "I don't want to celebrate them just because they have a lot of users and make a lot of money," Mr Bogost said. He added that the company has been "very, very brazen about their business process. It turns your relationships into these resources that form the backbone of their business."

However, BTIG Research analyst Rich Greenfield believes media conglomerates such as Walt Disney and Time Warner should be worried because Zynga's lightning-fast ascent threatens to take people's attention away from TV sets, movies and other sources of entertainment.

"Media has been fragmenting, and Zynga seems to be doing the exact opposite," he said. It is growing at a staggering rate and reaching eyeballs that none of these companies are doing."

Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis

Images released by NASA show Japan's northeast coast before, left, and after flooding from the quake-induced tsunami

(CNN) -- The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis.

"At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a large area is consistent with about that much shift of the land mass," said Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Reports from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy estimated the 8.9-magnitude quake shifted the planet on its axis by nearly 4 inches (10 centimeters).

The temblor, which struck Friday afternoon near the east coast of Japan, killed hundreds of people, caused the formation of 30-foot walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfed entire towns, dragged houses onto highways, and tossed cars and boats like toys. Some waves reached six miles (10 kilometers) inland in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan's east coast.

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The quake was the most powerful to hit the island nation in recorded history and the tsunami it unleashed traveled across the Pacific Ocean, triggering tsunami warnings and alerts for 50 countries and territories as far away as the western coasts of Canada, the U.S. and Chile. The quake triggered more than 160 aftershocks in the first 24 hours -- 141 measuring 5.0-magnitude or more.

The quake occurred as the Earth's crust ruptured along an area about 250 miles (400 kilometers) long by 100 miles (160 kilometers) wide, as tectonic plates slipped more than 18 meters, said Shengzao Chen, a USGS geophysicist.

Japan is located along the Pacific "ring of fire," an area of high seismic and volcanic activity stretching from New Zealand in the South Pacific up through Japan, across to Alaska and down the west coasts of North and South America. The quake was "hundreds of times larger" than the 2010 quake that ravaged Haiti, said Jim Gaherty of the LaMont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University.

The Japanese quake was of similar strength to the 2004 earthquake in Indonesia that triggered a tsunami that killed over 200,000 people in more than a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean. "The tsunami that it sent out was roughly comparable in terms of size," Gaherty said. "[The 2004 tsunami] happened to hit some regions that were not very prepared for tsunamis ... we didn't really have a very sophisticated tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean basin at the time so the damage was significantly worse."

The Japanese quake comes just weeks after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch on February 22, toppling historic buildings and killing more than 150 people. The timeframe of the two quakes have raised questions whether the two incidents are related, but experts say the distance between the two incidents makes that unlikely.

"I would think the connection is very slim," said Prof. Stephan Grilli, ocean engineering professor at the University of Rhode Island.

source : cnn

1,000 feared dead in Japan quake-tsunami disaster

TOKYO (AFP) - More than 1,000 people were feared dead after a monster tsunami unleashed by a massive quake which wreaked destruction across northeast Japan and triggered an emergency at a nuclear power plant.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Saturday 45,000 residents living within 10 kilometres (six miles) of the plant must evacuate amid fears of a slight radiation leak, before stepping onto a helicopter to head for the area.

The atomic emergency came as the country struggled to assess the full extent of the devastation wrought by the massive tsunami triggered by the strongest quake ever recorded in Japan.

The towering wall of water generated by the 8.9-magnitude earthquake -- the seventh biggest in history -- pulverised the northeastern city of Sendai, where police reportedly said 200-300 bodies had been found on the coast. Kyodo News said the final death toll was likely to pass 1,000.

The 10-metre (33-foot) wave of black water sent shipping containers, cars and debris crashing through the streets of Sendai and across open farmland, while a tidal wave of debris-littered mud destroyed everything in its path.

At least 402 people were killed in the earthquake and subsequent tsunamis, police and press reports said.

Scene: Japan tsunami-hit port a frightened ghost town

The National Police Agency said 202 people had been confirmed dead and 673 were missing, with 991 injured, and a spokesman said this did not include the bodies reportedly found on the Sendai coast.

"The damage is so enormous that it will take us much time to gather data," an official at the agency told AFP.

Authorities said more than 3,000 homes were destroyed or swept away.

The tsunami left Rikuzen Takata, a coastal city of some 23,000 people, "almost in shambles," the national Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.

Video footage, taken by a resident from a hill, showed massive waves sweeping away houses, vehicles and other objects as they surged over the city from the sea.

Related article: High radiation in Japan nuclear plant, 'no health hazard'

Before the prime minister told residents around the Fukushima nuclear plant to evacuate, trade minister Banri Kaieda warned there could be a release of radioactive steam in an operation to relieve a pressure build-up after the plant's cooling system was damaged in the quake.

Nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power said Saturday a second of its atomic plants was experiencing reactor cooling problems, Kyodo News reported.

Japan's network of advanced nuclear power plants are designed to shut down as soon as the earth shakes in one of the world's most quake-prone countries.

More than eight million homes lost power, mobile and landline phone systems broke down for many and gas was cut to more than 300,000 homes, meaning many people could not heat their dark homes during a terrifying and cold night.

Japan's military mobilised thousands of troops, 300 planes and 40 ships for the relief effort.

An armada of 20 naval destroyers and other vessels headed for the devastated Pacific coast area of Honshu island, while air force jets flew reconnaissance missions.

Leading international offers of help, President Barack Obama mobilised US military might to provide emergency aid after the disaster which he described as "simply heartbreaking."

The United States, which has nearly 40,000 military personnel in Japan, has ordered a flotilla including two aircraft carriers and support ships to the region to provide aid following the tsunami.

The towering wave set off alerts across the Pacific, sparking evacuations in Hawaii and on the US West Coast, and devastating at least one California port.

Scene: Japan tsunami throws ships into town, houses into sea

Chile said it was evacuating coastal areas and Ecuador's state oil company announced it had suspended crude oil exports due to risks posed by the tsunami.

A Japanese ship with 100 people aboard was reportedly swept away, several trains missing and a dam broke in the northeast prefecture of Fukushima, with homes washed away.

"It was the biggest earthquake I have ever felt. I thought I would die," said Sayaka Umezawa, a 22-year-old college student who was visiting the port of Hakodate, which was hit by a two-metre wave.

The quake, which hit at 2:46 pm (0546 GMT) and lasted about two minutes, rattled buildings in greater Tokyo, the world's largest urban area and home to some 30 million people.

Scene: Millions stuck in Tokyo as quake shuts down subways

Millions who had earlier fled swaying buildings in the capital were left stranded in the evening after the earthquake shut down the city's vast subway system.

The government urged people to stay near their workplaces rather than risk a long walk home as there was major disruption to air travel and bullet train services.

The tsunami also submerged the runway at Sendai airport, while a process known as liquefaction, caused by the intense shaking of the tremor, turned parts of the ground to liquid.

Hours after the quake struck, TV images showed huge orange balls of flame rolling up into the night sky as fires raged around a petrochemical complex in Sendai.

A massive fire also engulfed an oil refinery near Tokyo as the quake brought huge disruption to Japan's key industries.

The Bank of Japan said it would do its "utmost" to ensure the stability of financial markets.

Major manufacturers including Toyota, Nissan and Sony were forced to suspend production at some sites, raising short term concerns for the nation's economic growth.

The first quake struck just under 400 kilometres (250 miles) northeast of Tokyo, the US Geological Survey said. It was followed by more than 70 powerful aftershocks, one as strong as 7.1.

"We were shaken so strongly for a while that we needed to hold on to something in order not to fall," said an official at the local government of the hardest-hit city of Kurihara in Miyagi prefecture.

"We couldn't escape the building immediately because the tremors continued... City officials are now outside, collecting information on damage."

Japan sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire" and Tokyo is in one of its most dangerous areas, where three continental plates are slowly grinding against each other, building up enormous seismic pressure.

The government has warned of a 70 percent chance that a magnitude-eight quake will strike within the next 30 years in the Kanto plains, home to Tokyo's vast urban sprawl.

The last time a "Big One" hit Tokyo was in 1923, when the Great Kanto Earthquake claimed more than 140,000 lives, many of them in fires.

In 1995 the Kobe earthquake killed more than 6,400 people.

More than 220,000 people were killed when a 9.1-magnitude quake hit off Indonesia in 2004, unleashing a massive tsunami that devastated coastlines in countries around the Indian Ocean.
Small quakes are felt every day somewhere in Japan and people take part in regular drills at schools and workplaces to prepare for a calamity.

Best Face Wash for Oily Skin

The best face wash for oily skin is the one that not only cleanses the skin, but also keeps pimples and acne away. Don't you agree? To know what the options are, take account of the words stated below.

Sensitive clings to sensible. That is to say, if you're convinced that oily skin is a dupe of endless problems, it's time you stop experimenting, and pick up the right product. You know, you aren't alone in your search. When a gamut of beauty products bamboozle your sanity, you're bound to go wrong. In hope to find better results (or in many cases just results), you run a slew of skin products - face washes, scrubs, moisturizers, et al. A disappointed you, eventually, raises a white flag to skin care products, and promises never to use cosmetics, only until another one hits the market. What's worse is those advertisements that promise the world to leave you disheartened, with a beautiful bottle in a much more beautiful box.

All throughout this exploration, you may have figured out what skin product suits your oily skin, what doesn't aggravate the skin disorders, and what actually works for you. So, if you're assured that your skin needs some tips and tricks to let go of the excessive oil it secretes, as a result of which, acne and pimples follow, you need to start with a good face wash. For oily skin, face washes which have harsh chemicals and detergents are a strict no-no. The best face wash for oily skin is the one that cleanses skin, removes excessive oil, but keeps the skin still moisturized. With that said, here's a review of some of the best face wash options for a skin that is excessively oily.

Best Face Wash For Oily Skin

You need to understand what is it that makes a face wash work in case of an oily skin. To start with, good face washes do not contain oil themselves, nor do they lead to excess production of natural oils on your skin. They contain hyaluronic acid, a vital ingredient that retains moisture, green tea, panthenol, salicylic acid, and azelaic acid, all of which are herbal in nature. These ingredients soothe and protect the skin from cell damage, and oxidize the skin, thereby, shrinking the open pores that invite dust and oil. Some of the best face washes for oily skin are as follows

Neutrogena Deep Clean Facial Cleanser
Times when you're traveling so much, your skin tends to get damaged by heat it can't repel, and dust your face can't shove away. It is then that Neutrogena Deep Clean Facial Cleanser helps you dig out all the dirt that's clung to even the innermost layer of your face. It targets your nose, forehead, and cheeks like none other, and makes them clean right from the first wash. You'll see the results that soon.

Clinique Oily Skin Formula Facial Soap
No, facial soaps don't dry your skin. Many people dread using facial soaps because they think it'll make their skin extremely dry and patchy. However, the truth is, they are as mild as a face wash. In fact, softer. Clinique Facial Soap is recommended my leading dermatologists because of its ability to remove excessive oil like no other soap does. Wash your face twice a day with this soap, and you'll soon see the results.

DDF Blemish Foaming Cleanser
For those who are a dupe of acne as a result of the oily skin, DDF Blemish Foaming Cleanser targets acne by cleaning the pores, and removes excessive dirt too. Within a few days, you'll realize that your acne is lessened, and that your skin is much more healthier than it was before. The salicyclic acid content in this cleanser keeps skin problems at bay.

Olay Daily Care Deep Cleansing Face Wash
Olay is known for its powerful anti-aging products, and using this face wash also contributes to the same. Wash your face during bathing, and at night before sleeping. The Olay Daily Care Deep Cleansing Face Wash is a wonderful product that addresses oily skin problems that lead to aging. Perhaps, that is one of the biggest factors it has been included here in this list.

John Masters Organics Bearberry Oily Skin Balancing Face Wash
No other face wash in the market fights oil production better than this product. The extracts used in this face wash efficiently reduce the size of the pores, thereby, exfoliating all the dead skin cells. Result? A smooth, fresh, and immaculate skin. The organic bearberry, the key extract in this product, helps in reduction of the sebum, thus, preventing your skin from producing excessive oil.

For people with oily skin, everything that has 'mild and oil free' written over it, is theirs. But then, I would recommend you to first try a smaller pack just to make sure it is suiting your skin. The next section reveals tips that work wonders on women who aren't really fond of using market products. Take a look if they interest you too.

Best Face Wash for Oily Skin: Natural Cleansers

It might just astonish you to know that there are more skin solutions available in your kitchen in comparison to the market. If you're done with investing over those chemical products in the market, this section discusses about some homemade solutions that you can bring into use for washing your face at anytime of the day. The best thing about homemade face washes is that they have zero side effects, and work only towards enhancing the texture of your oily skin. So here goes.

Washing your face with hazel and lime juice is a great option for natural face wash for oily skin.
When you mix tea tree oil with thyme oil, and add a few drops of essential oils to it, the result is a good, foam-generating face wash. You can take a tablespoon in your palm, and rub it on your face. Wash it with cold water. With regular use, you get rid of blackheads and acne too.
Fuller's earth has been one of the oldest ingredients of homemade face washes. If you mix it with a tablespoon of honey, and apply it on your face, it'll remove all the excess oil from your face, thereby, adding sheen to your facial skin.
Another fantastic homemade face wash for oily skin is a mixture of avocado and papaya, with 1 tablespoon of honey and yogurt each. Rubbing it onto the skin removes dirt and oil, and gives your skin a natural glow.

Natural products are always a better bet to apply onto your skin. But today, when people are extremely busy to even look after their skin, the most correct choice for skin products is a must. As a result, the above options for the best face wash for oily skin target the right skin issues, and do not cause any further harm to your skin. Try them once, for they also slow down the process of early aging.

NASA scientist finds evidence of alien life

Aliens exist, and we have proof.

That astonishingly awesome claim comes from Dr. Richard B. Hoover, an astrobiologist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, who says he has found conclusive evidence of alien life — fossils of bacteria found in an extremely rare class of meteorite called CI1 carbonaceous chondrites. (There are only nine such meteorites on planet Earth.) Hoover’s findings were published late Friday night in the Journal of Cosmology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

“I interpret it as indicating that life is more broadly distributed than restricted strictly to the planet earth,” Hoover, who has spent more than 10 years studying meteorites around the world, told FoxNews.com in an interview. “This field of study has just barely been touched — because quite frankly, a great many scientist would say that this is impossible.”

Hoover discovered the fossils by breaking apart the CI1 meteorite, and analyzing the exposed rock with a scanning-electron microscope and a field emission electron-scanning microscope, which allowed him to detect any fossil remains. What he found were fossils of micro-organisms, many of which he says are strikingly similar to those found on our own planet.

“The exciting thing is that they are in many cases recognizable and can be associated very closely with the generic species here on earth,” said Hoover. Some of the fossils, however, are quite odd. “There are some that are just very strange and don’t look like anything that I’ve been able to identify, and I’ve shown them to many other experts that have also come up stump.”

In order to satisfy the inevitable hoard of buzz-killing skeptics, Hoover’s study and evidence were made available to his peers in the scientific community in advance of the study’s publications, giving them a chance to thoroughly dissect his findings. Comments from those who decided to sift through the evidence will be published online, alongside the study.

“Given the controversial nature of his discovery, we have invited 100 experts and have issued a general invitation to over 5,000 scientists from the scientific community to review the paper and to offer their critical analysis,” writes Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics scientist Dr. Rudy Schild, who serves as the Journal of Cosmology’s editor-in-chief. “No other paper in the history of science has undergone such a thorough vetting, and never before in the history of science has the scientific community been given the opportunity to critically analyze an important research paper before it is published.”

Needless to say, if Hooverâ€™s conclusions are found to be accurate, the implications for human life will be staggering. Hereâ€™s to hoping that heâ€™s right.

source : yahoonews

Pizza Calories

Pizza calories may vary according to the ingredients and portion size. Scroll down to know more about calories in different types of pizzas and pizza nutrition facts...

Pizza, originated in Italy, has captured hearts of people all over the world. Youngsters are crazy about pizzas. Pizza is served in all restaurants in all parts of the world. Owing to the demand of customers, hundreds of types of pizzas are being served, and they are known as Chicago style pizza, California style pizza, New York style pizza, and so on. The first pizzeria was opened in 1895 in New York City and since then, pizza has been the most popular ethnic food in America. In the U.S., each year, about 3 BILLION pizzas are sold! Here is an overview of pizza calories.

Calories in Pizza

It is obvious that calories in pizza vary according to the ingredients and serving size. People in different areas prefer different pizza toppings. Domino's, Papa Johns, Pizza Hut are some of the leading brands of pizza. The following table describes the calories in various types of pizzas.

Pizza Type	Serving Size	Calories
Hot-N-Ready Pepperoni by Little Ceasers	1 slice (120 g)	280
America's Favorite by Domino's	1 medium size (59 g)	130
Schwan's Margherita-Style Tomato Basil Pizza	1 (151 g)	240
Domino's Classic Hand Tossed Pizza	1 medium slice (55 g)	160
Roasted Vegetable Pizza from Stouffer's Lean Cuisine	1 serving (168 g)	310
Pepperoni by Papa Murphy	1 serving (118 g)	310
14 Inch - Large Pan Pizza Cheese Only by Pizza Hut	1 large slice (146 g)	390
Totino's Triple Meat Party Pizza	Half pizza (149 g)	350

Since majority of Americans prefer pepperoni, you may browse through another article 'pepperoni pizza calories' on buzzle for more information.

Pizza Nutrition Facts

The following table illustrates the nutrition facts of 2 Slices from 12'' medium (203 g) Domino's Hand Tossed Vegi Fast Pizza:

Nutrient	Quantity
Calories	441
Calories from fat	144
Calories from protein	77.4
Calories from carbohydrates	220
Total carbohydrates	57.1 g
Saturated fat	7.2 g
Total fat	16.0 g
Cholesterol	34.5 mg
Sodium	999 mg
Protein	19.3 g
Vitamin A	920 IU
Vitamin C	0.1 mg
Calcium	284 mg
Iron	3.4 mg
Sugars	5.1 g
Dietary Fiber	3.7 g

Pizza facts reveal us that about 251,770,000 POUNDS of pepperoni pizza are consumed in th U.S. every year! The restaurants present pizzas in very attractive manners. You can judge the pizza by the texture, chewiness, aroma and flavor. How the pizza compliments the cheese decides the overall taste and consistency.

You must have noticed that most of the pizzas are high in sodium, which is very bad for health. You should check whether the pizza contains lean or fatty meats, little or too much oil, low fat or high fat cheese, etc. These factors determine the pizza calories and nutrition facts. Use of low fat cheese, lean white meat, healthy fat like olive oil is always recommended. Pizzas can be baked, broiled or grilled. Spices like garlic, pepper, basil, oregano are beneficial for health. Toppings should be chosen in such a way that they won't add loads of fat to your diet.

Choose precooked and drained sausages. Never ask for extra cheese. Eating a cheese free pizza is a good choice. You may sprinkle a small amount of hard cheese, if you want. Pizza Hut's Chicken Alfredo pizza contains about 630 calories. You can reduce number of calories in homemade pizza by choosing a low fat, low calorie topping. Adding fresh tomato slices, fresh basil, fresh garlic, pepper, onions, mushrooms and a sprinkling of cheese can definitely be considered as a healthy choice.

A wheat crust enhances the nutritional value of the pizza. You can dress up your homemade pizza in a healthy way and reduce pizza calories significantly. Depending upon the stuff used, pizza can provide good amount of protein, carbohydrates and fats. It can keep you satiated for a longer time. You just need to use healthy ingredients to make it a healthy food option.