Peggy, Week 3: Making Pizza Healthy
Today, Elizabeth, our nutritionist, came over. While she was here, we took the opportunity to make one of her recipes we thought my teens might actually enjoy: pizza.
Pizza is not inherently a bad food. How nutritious it is depends on how the crust is made and what you put on it. Compare two single slices of pizza from the same national pizza chain:
|
Type of pizza |
Calories |
Fat Calories |
Grams of Saturated Fats |
Grams of Trans Fats |
Sodium (mg) |
|
Cheese stuffed Meat Pizza |
480 |
230 |
11 |
0.5 |
1380 |
|
Healthy Thin crust pepper, tomato, onion pizza |
150 |
35 |
1.5 |
0 |
400 |
If you make the dough and the sauce yourself, you can save money and calories! Yes, it takes more time. But you can make the sauce in advance and store it in the freezer. The dough can be done the day before and left in your refrigerator.
My favorite combination is: chicken rollatini pizza. It has chicken (try grilled rather than fried), ricotta cheese (part skim rather than whole), and garlic infused olive oil. Michael’s favorite is cheese. Amanda’s favorite is white. And Peter’s favorite is pepperoni and onion (try turkey pepperoni).
Post a comment and tell me your favorite healthy pizza combinations!
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