On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:36:54 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:55:22 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:52:11 -0800, Julian Vrieslander
> wrote:
>>
>>>In article >,
>>> Susan > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Very unusual sounding for a margherita. But maybe each family has its
>>>> own recipe. It's always been thin crust IME. With whole basil leaves
>>>> usually all over the top.
>>>
>>>The thin vs thick crust debate rages on. Some of my friends insist that
>>>authentic pizza must have a thin (almost cracker-like) crust, because
>>>they prefer it that way, or because that's the way it's done in The Old
>>>Country. But for most of my life, living and traveling all over the
>>>USA, the vast majority of pizzas that I have encountered were made with
>>>a medium-thick rising crust. When done well, this makes a nice
>>>combination of chewy and toasty textures, with good flavor. I prefer
>>>this style to the cardboard-like stuff that some people cite as
>>>"authentic".
>>>
>>>For the purposes of this discussion let's leave out that soggy Chicago
>>>deep-dish stuff which is more like a casserole.
>>>
>>>I did not encounter thin crusts very often until recent years. It now
>>>seems to be popular with chain/franchise operations. Is it more suited
>>>or more convenient for mass-production low-skill preparation? Cindy
>>>thinks it might also be favored by vendors because of quicker bake
>>>times, or by consumers who are following the current low-carb diet fads.
>>
>>The thin crust in modern culture is in response to diet trends. Thin
>>crust equals less dough.
>>Janet US
>
>But then dieters will eat more slices than they would otherwise. I
>wouldn't call pizza a good dieter's food regardless what
>configuration... like thin sliced bread, folks just eat more slices
>and/or stuff in more filling... thin sliced toast is a great excuse to
>eat more slices, and therefore eat more butter.

I didn't mean diet in the terms you are. You may be right in your
assertion for those that are attempting to limit calories.
Janet US