Pizza is a Better Breakfast Than Pancakes

Hello Andromeda, First off, I'd like to say that this is my first time debating here, so if I do not follow the unstated norms and procedures, I apologize in advance. I do not frequent these types of formal debates, but do engage in various informal discussion forums where people are always disagreeing and trying to pinch each others' heads off. On with this debate! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The burden of proof is on you to show how pizza is a more complete package as a whole as a main breakfast choice. I do not have to prove that pancakes are superior, all I must do is show that pancakes are as good, but will go the extra distance to show that they are even better than pizza for breakfast :) Nutrition While pizza does have ingredients from multiple food groups such as dairy, grains, and fruit, you fail to mention the most negative group, fatty acids. Fatty acids greatly overwhelm any positive nutrition the groups you did mention may have provided. The amount of oil and fat on a pizza is overwhelming, sometimes to the point of causing a stomach to churn and knot. I'd just like to bring to your attention all the girls in high school trying to soak up as much of the fatty grease off their pizza at lunch with napkins. The oil in pizza cannot be digested by the stomach's acids and just sits on top blocking any digestion. The grease in pizza is extremely high in fat content, which is not very 'nutritious'. Pancakes may not be as diverse in ingredients as pizza, but they are more healthy. They are comprised mostly of flour, with small amounts of salt and baking soda. If you make them with unbleached/un-enriched flour, they have many nutrients, similar to whole wheat bread. Furthermore, if you use buckwheat flour, there is no gluten. If you have Celiac Disease and cannot eat wheat products, you can still eat buckwheat pancakes, which are quite tasty. Convenience "Generally in the form of leftovers.........." ^^Hasty generalization if I ever saw one. Sometimes my mom would make pancakes the night before when I was in high school, so I could wake up and heat them. I would never think of using instances such as these as part of an argument. This would be like the U.S. declaring the start of space race when they started the countdown to launch Apollo 11(The first one to land a man on the moon). It is simply not fair to tell everyone else to start while you are on your last lap. These are extenuating circumstances that we can all think up to further our respective agenda. For the reason outlined above, I will compare the preparation of a pizza to that of pancakes, starting from scratch. Pizza - 1. Make crust - this in itself is more complex and time consuming than making just one pancake, takes 40 min - see link: http://www.cookingforengineers.com... Make sauce - 5-10 minutes, estimated from link above. 2. Apply sauce, grate and apply cheese, and apply any other toppings. This could take as little as 2 minutes or as long as it takes to chop onions, peppers, mushrooms, and apply pepperoni in a symmetrical and equally distributed fashion. 2-14 minutes. 3. Cook - This takes 20-35 minutes depending on preference. This did not include preheating the oven - it can be heating while you apply ingredients to the crust. Total time - Between 67(minimums from above) and 99 (maximums from above) minutes. An hour and 25 minutes on average. Pancakes: Gather ingredients, measure them and mix in a bowl. 15 minutes. Cook them on preheated(while you prepped) griddle: 2 minutes for each batch of 4. Total time: 17 minutes. Ease of cleanup goes to the pancakes, as you have only dirtied one mixing bowl, a spatula, and one griddle which usually stays clean unless you burn the pancakes. The pizza ordeal involves cleaning the dough prep area, sauce bowl, spatula, cutting board, knife, cheese grater, cooking stone, and pizza cutter. While there may be another dish and a fork to clean up with pancakes, this can quickly be done in the 75 minutes you have saved by not making a pizza. Adaptability The outcome of a pizza is determined by what toppings you put on it before it is cooked. Each pizza must be custom tailored to the liking of whoever is going to eat it. There are some topping combinations that most people will be fine with, such as plain cheese, and then pepperoni, but these are not very sophisticated and come off as childish. Pancakes can be mass produced and then the end user may decide to put anything he or she likes on them, seconds before being consumed. These toppings include, but certainly are not limited to: syrup, flavored syrups, strawberries, blueberries, other fruit, chocolate syrup, peanut butter, and marshmallow fluffing. Unintended Concequences After eating pizza, I usually have bad breath. The level of bad breath is directly proportional to how good the pizza was ;) I usually taste the peppers, meat, and onions for hours later, no matter if I floss, brush, and then twice again for good measure. I would definitely not want to go through my whole day tasting onion and pepperoni burps and having the residual aromas drivel from my mouth throughout the day, especially if I was going to be in contact with anyone of importance, such as classmates, or in a job interview. Another drawback is if that pizza is loaded with grease, in as little as half an hour your stomach could be locked down tighter than Fort Knox. Simply stated, indegestion is a b!tch can put you out for part of the day, and can be moderately painful. Pancakes do not cause either of these hindrances, and I cannot fathom any negative consequences resulting explicitly from eating pancakes, unless you are allergic to gluten, in which case you can eat buckwheat pancakes as stated above. That's all I have for now, the sun is about to come up and I have yet to sleep. I await your reply, my dearest Britni. Sources --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [http://www.ehow.com...] http://www.cookingforengineers.com... http://baking.about.com...