Choose by the calories in the amount you will eat: Ocado labels one Chicago Town Deep Dish Pepperoni mini pizza at 433 kcal, while its Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita and Dr. Oetker Ristorante examples stay below 500 kcal only at their labelled half-pizza servings. For a student dinner, a larger pizza makes two portions only if you divide it and keep the second portion; check salt, allergens and cooking instructions for the exact product too.
The useful distinction is whether one pizza is the serving or the label assumes you will eat only part of a larger pizza.
An individually portioned product avoids dividing a larger pizza. Ocado labels one Chicago Town Deep Dish Pepperoni mini pizza as one serving at 433 kcal; check the per-pizza figure on the pack you buy.
Ocado labels the Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita and Dr. Oetker Ristorante Mozzarella and Funghi pizzas as two servings. Their half-pizza portions are below 500 kcal, provided you keep to that portion and store the remainder appropriately.
Ocado identifies those Goodfella's Margherita and Dr. Oetker Mozzarella and Funghi products as suitable for vegetarians. For each of these specific products, the qualifying dinner portion is half a pizza; check the current pack for ingredients and allergens.
Start with the labelled serving, then consider whether you can cook, divide and keep the pizza in the way that serving assumes.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Actual portion | Find the kcal per pizza or per labelled portion, and the number of servings in the pack. The NHS notes that labels give nutrition per 100g and sometimes per portion; neither figure tells you the calories in a different-sized portion without further calculation. | I want the amount on my plate, not just a number per 100g, to stay below 500 kcal. |
| Second serving | Check whether the qualifying serving is half or a quarter of the pizza. Decide how you will divide it and follow the pack's instructions for the remainder. | If I buy a larger pizza, I need a practical plan for the portion I will not eat at this dinner. |
| Salt and saturates | Compare both per-serving and per-100g values, especially if portion sizes differ. NHS guidance sets a maximum of 6g of salt a day for adults; the pizza's serving value is only part of the day's total. | I want to account for the pizza alongside any sides, dips or extra toppings. |
| Ingredients | Read the current ingredients, allergen declaration and any product-specific vegetarian statement. Do not assume another flavour or crust in the same range has the same ingredients or nutrition. | I need the exact pizza to fit what I eat, rather than relying on its brand or an apparently similar variant. |
| Cooking equipment | Check the instructions for the exact pizza and the appliance available to you. Do not substitute microwave or air-fryer directions for oven directions unless the pack provides them. | My dinner has to be cookable with the equipment in my accommodation. |
Ocado labels the Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita and Dr. Oetker Ristorante examples as two-serving pizzas. Their below-500-kcal figures apply to half a pizza, not the entire product.
Check the serving description beside the kcal value and divide the cooked pizza accordingly before you eat.
A two-serving pack gives you a second dinner only if you retain and use the other portion. That matters when choosing between a larger pizza and individually portioned pizzas.
Decide how you will store the remainder before choosing a pizza whose qualifying serving is only part of the pack.
The qualifying servings described in the Ocado product information contain 1.3g to 1.8g of salt. Calories and salt are separate label values.
Read salt per serving as well as calories, particularly if you plan to add dips, sides or seasoning.
Ocado lists Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita at 394 kcal per half pizza, but Goodfella's Deep Pan Pepperoni at exactly 500 kcal per half. The latter does not meet a strict under-500-kcal limit at that serving size.
Check the flavour, crust, pack size and serving basis on the exact product rather than transferring a figure across the range.
These examples describe specific products listed by Ocado, not every pizza made by each brand or the Joybuy products further down the page.
Ocado labels one Deep Dish Pepperoni mini pizza as one serving, with two pizzas in the pack.
Ocado labels the Stonebaked Thin Margherita as a two-serving vegetarian pizza.
Ocado lists the Mozzarella and Funghi pizzas as vegetarian products with two servings per pizza.
These Joybuy pizzas are options for a dinner based on a half- or quarter-pizza portion, rather than a whole pizza under 500 kcal. The Chicago Town stuffed-crust BBQ chicken pizza here is a different product from the individually portioned Deep Dish Pepperoni mini pizza discussed above. Check the current pack's serving values and instructions before choosing.
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Plan on the labelled half-pizza portion for an under-500-kcal dinner, and keep the other half for another occasion. Check the current pack for its cooking method, salt and allergens.
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The under-500-kcal dinner portion is a quarter of this pizza, so consider whether that portion suits your meal and what you will do with the rest. Its cooking guidance is for an oven; follow the instructions on the current pack.
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Keep to the labelled half-pizza portion for the under-500-kcal dinner. This Hawaii variant contains ham, so it is not a vegetarian option; check the current pack's allergens and cooking instructions.
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This pepperoni pizza calls for a half-pizza portion to meet the dinner limit; plan how to keep the remainder. It is not a vegetarian option. Check the current pack for cooking directions and allergens.
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Use the labelled half-pizza portion when planning an under-500-kcal dinner. Check this 334g product's current pack for its own nutrition, allergens and cooking instructions rather than relying on figures for a differently sized Margherita pizza.
No: for this dinner, the amount you eat must be below 500 kcal. Ocado labels a whole Chicago Town Deep Dish Pepperoni mini pizza at 433 kcal, whereas its Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita and Dr. Oetker Ristorante Mozzarella and Funghi examples qualify at their labelled half-pizza servings. Check whether the portion you intend to eat matches the label.
Not for the larger Ocado examples discussed here: Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita is labelled at 394 kcal per half, Dr. Oetker Ristorante Funghi at 423 kcal per half and Ristorante Mozzarella at 432 kcal per half. Each is labelled as two servings, so the qualifying portion is half the pizza.
Ocado identifies Goodfella's Stonebaked Thin Margherita and Dr. Oetker Ristorante Mozzarella and Funghi as suitable for vegetarians; their below-500-kcal figures refer to half a pizza. The Chicago Town Deep Dish Pepperoni mini pizza is not the vegetarian option. Check the current pack for the exact variant and its ingredients.
Read the salt value for the portion you will eat, then use the per-100g value if you want to compare products with different serving sizes. NHS guidance says adults should have no more than 6g of salt a day. The qualifying servings in the Ocado examples described here contain 1.3g to 1.8g of salt, before any sides or dips.
Choose a pizza whose instructions explicitly cover the appliance you can use. The Ocado information for Chicago Town Deep Dish Pepperoni mini pizzas includes microwave, air-fryer and oven methods, while the Goodfella's and Dr. Oetker examples discussed here provide oven instructions. Follow the directions on the exact pack rather than applying another pizza's method.