Fast food and quick-service restaurants are notorious for serving up some sodium-packed grub, no matter how delicious it may taste.
If you’re a pizza lover who’s watching their sodium intake, you may ask yourself: can you eat pizza on a low sodium diet? And can you eat that pizza at a fast food slice shop like Pizza Hut?
While it may require a little effort on your end, it is possible to enjoy a low-sodium slice of Pizza Hut (among some other bites). Here’s how to do it.
Low sodium food choices on the Pizza Hut menu
While most fast food restaurants that specialize in things like burgers, sandwiches, and fried chicken make it difficult to order a low-sodium meal, the good news about Pizza Hut is that pizza offers a little more leeway.
First, let’s establish what exactly is considered a low sodium choice. For the purpose of this list, we’re sticking to the FDA-recommended guideline of 140 mg of sodium or less per serving. This is the amount technically defined as “low sodium” when you see those words on a nutritional label (but obviously, the lower the amount the better).
While many of Pizza Hut’s main items – like their pre-built pizzas, sandwiches, pastas, and salads – contain far too much sodium to make the cut, you do have some options when it comes to food on the menu, and some pizza is even included in that.
The trick is to build your own pizza using the ingredients that you know are lower in sodium. Since Pizza Hut does offer a handful of small or personal sized crusts that contain a low amount of sodium, it’s possible to combine those with some low sodium toppings to keep your slice within a low sodium range. Unfortunately, you’ll have to forego the cheese, but there are plenty of other choices.
The crusts, sauces, and toppings you see below are all indicated for a small sized pizza (unless otherwise marked for a personal size). Each sodium amount refers to the portion that’s included on one slice of pizza (or 1/8th of the pie, in most cases). Luckily, there are many toppings that contain no sodium at all, and plenty more that are low enough to select a couple and pile on to your chosen low-sodium crust.
Other than pizza, you can also enjoy several different dessert and side items at Pizza Hut for a low-sodium bite or snack, from Triple Chocolate Brownies and Fried Apple Pie to Bread Bites and Baked Mozzarella Sticks.
Below is every food item on the Pizza Hut menu with a sodium amount of 140 mg or less per serving, with the portion size indicated for each item.
| Pizza Crusts + Toppings | Sodium Amount | Portion Size |
| Gluten Free Crust | 85 mg | 1 Slice |
| Hand Tossed Crust | 85 mg | 1 Slice |
| Thin N’ Crispy Crust | 100 mg | 1 Slice |
| Original Pan Crust | 130 mg | 1 Slice |
| Personal Pan Crust | 140 mg | 1 Slice |
| Cheese [Small Pizza] | 65 mg | 1 Slice |
| Cheese [Personal Pan Pizza] | 70 mg | 1 Slice |
| Barbeque Pizza Sauce | 15 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Alfredo Sauce | 50 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Classic Marinara | 55 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Buffalo Pizza Sauce | 95 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Chopped Garlic | 0 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Sliced Roma Tomatoes | 0 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Lettuce | 0 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Sliced Onions | 0 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Fresh Green Bell Peppers | 0 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Green Chile Peppers | 0 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Sweet Pineapple | 0 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Fresh Mushrooms | 0 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Parmesan Oregano Seasoning | 15 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Applewood Smoked Bacon | 30 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Mediterranean Black Olives | 35 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Taco Tortilla Chips* | 35 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Cheddar for Fiesta Taco Pizzas* | 35 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Pepperoni | 45 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Grilled Chicken | 45 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Breadstick Seasoning | 45 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Sliced Banana Peppers | 50 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Ham | 50 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Classic Meatball | 55 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Bean Pizza Sauce* | 60 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Seasoned Pork | 60 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Italian Sausage | 80 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Green Olives | 80 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| BBQ Beef* | 80 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Beef | 80 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Sauerkraut* | 95 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Sliced Jalapeno Peppers | 140 mg | 1 Slice Portion |
| Side + Dessert Items | Sodium Amount | Portion Size |
| Grated Cheese Packet | 50 mg | 1 Packet |
| Baked Mozzarella Cheese Stick | 135 mg | 1 Piece |
| Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing | 30 mg | 1 Entree Portion |
| Triple Chocolate Brownie | 80 mg | 1/9th Square |
| Individual Chocolate Chip Cookie | 90 mg | 1 Cookie (1.25 oz) |
| Fried Apple Pie | 100 mg | 1 Pie |
| Cinnamon Stick | 100 mg | 1 Piece |
| Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie | 110 mg | 1/8th Slice |
| Triple Chocolate Brownie | 120 mg | 1/6th Square |
| Individual Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie | 140 mg | 1 Cookie (4 oz) |
| Cinnamon Sticks White Icing Dipping Cup | 5 mg | 2 oz |
| Cinnamon Bites | 60 mg | 1 Bite |
| Bread Bites | 60 mg | 1 Bite |
| Pepperoni Bites | 90 mg | 1 Bite |
| Cheese Bites | 100 mg | 1 Bite |
| Pretzel Bites | 120 mg | 1 Bite |
Beverages on the Pizza Hut menu that are low in sodium
There are also plenty of beverages you can order at Pizza Hut that are overall low in sodium. If you’re dining in at Pizza Hut, depending on your location you most likely have a selection of beer and wine to choose from. So if you’d like to enjoy a drink while you eat, most beer and wine available is under 20 mg of sodium per beverage.
Otherwise, most fountain sodas at Pizza Hut are up for grabs, which all fall within a range of 45 mg to 95 mg of sodium for a 16-ounce cup, depending on what you choose. For many of these beverages, you can also increase to a 22-ounce or sometimes even a 32-ounce size while staying within the 140 mg limit.
Here’s the complete list of beverages available at Pizza Hut that contain under 140 mg of sodium per serving, along with the exact size of the beverage indicated (just remember that menu selection and availability may vary depending on your location).
| Beverage Items | Sodium Amount | Serving Size |
| Sparkling Wine | 5 mg | 6 oz |
| Miller Lite | 5 mg | 12 oz |
| Coors Lite | 10 mg | 12 oz |
| Miller | 10 mg | 12 oz |
| Red Wine | 10 mg | 6 oz |
| White Wine | 10 mg | 6 oz |
| Bud Light | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Budweiser | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Busch Lite | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Coors | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Dos Equis | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Heineken | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Michelob Ultra | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Shiner | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Tecate | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Yuengling | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Ziegenbock | 15 mg | 12 oz |
| Dessert / Sweet Wine | 15 mg | 6 oz |
| Corona Extra | 20 mg | 12 oz |
| Pepsi | 45 mg | 16 oz |
| Starry | 45 mg | 16 oz |
| Coca-Cola | 50 mg | 16 oz |
| Coca-Cola Zero | 55 mg | 16 oz |
| Brisk Lemon Iced Tea | 55 mg | 16 oz |
| Dr. Pepper | 60 mg | 16 oz |
| Mug Root Beer | 60 mg | 16 oz |
| Sprite Zero | 60 mg | 16 oz |
| MTN Dew Code Red | 65 mg | 16 oz |
| MTN Dew | 70 mg | 16 oz |
| Diet MTN Dew | 75 mg | 16 oz |
| Diet Pepsi | 75 mg | 16 oz |
| Sprite | 90 mg | 16 oz |
| Diet Dr. Pepper | 95 mg | 16 oz |
Since Pizza Hut offers so many different varieties, crusts, toppings, and sizes of pizzas, one slice will differ from another in terms of sodium amount. But for context, any variety of a medium-sized Hand Tossed Pizza will range between 370 mg to 590 mg of sodium per slice.
While none of the pre-built pizza options at Pizza Hut qualify as a low sodium choice, some pizzas contain far less sodium than others. Out of all the types of pizza available, the option with the lowest amount of sodium is a small slice of Veggie Lover’s Pizza, either on the Hand Tossed Crust or Gluten Free Crust.
Yes, Pizza Hut has a variety of toppings to choose from which all contain 0 mg of sodium in the portion used for a slice of pizza. These toppings include chopped garlic, sliced onions, sweet pineapple, sliced roma tomatoes, lettuce, fresh green bell peppers, green chile peppers, and fresh mushrooms.
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