My son's 11 birthday

mom23nuts

Didn't want to miss out on the festivities of pizza and cupcakes. Sadly being more conscious of my favorite things and logging them instantly....dinner was one slice and a naked cupcake.
...but I stuck to it and walked away.

I have to find a healthy low carb pizza option for me asap, because my kids like having pizza every now and then.

Anyone with suggestions that won't rule out pizza for everyone in the house?

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Lizzy622

I liked buying the pizza dough ready made in the cooler section and adding my own toppings with loads of veggies and just a sprinkle of good quality cheese. Stay away from the ready baked crusts, they tend to be coated in oil.

mom23nuts

vinegar_husbands wrote: »

I'm not sure if you're trying to find a recipe or a premade one, but I love Cappello's sheep cheese pizza. It can be found in the frozen aisle. Here's the nutrition info. I think it qualifies as LC.

Thank you!!! That is amazing!!! I could have popped that in the oven next to the kids' Digorno, and indulged a little

howekaren

I've recently discovered Flat-out Protein Up, Carb Down flat breads. I use them as a very thin crust pizza. Easy to make one for me, and a separate regular pizza for the family. http://www.flatoutbread.com/products/flatout-wraps/flatout-proteinup/

Sabine_Stroehm

vinegar_husbands wrote: »

I'm not sure if you're trying to find a recipe or a premade one, but I love Cappello's sheep cheese pizza. It can be found in the frozen aisle. Here's the nutrition info. I think it qualifies as LC.

This looks awesome. Freezer aisle where? Kroger etc? Or Whole Foods Etc?

mom23nuts

howekaren wrote: »

I've recently discovered Flat-out Protein Up, Carb Down flat breads. I use them as a very thin crust pizza. Easy to make one for me, and a separate regular pizza for the family. http://www.flatoutbread.com/products/flatout-wraps/flatout-proteinup/

Are these in a regular grocery store or specialty store or ordered on the internet. I was buying carb quick to do pancakes but I have to order that.

Sabine_Stroehm

mom23nuts wrote: »

howekaren wrote: »

I've recently discovered Flat-out Protein Up, Carb Down flat breads. I use them as a very thin crust pizza. Easy to make one for me, and a separate regular pizza for the family. http://www.flatoutbread.com/products/flatout-wraps/flatout-proteinup/

Are these in a regular grocery store or specialty store or ordered on the internet. I was buying carb quick to do pancakes but I have to order that.

Any of the Flatouts would be pretty good that way. Ive been eating both the flatout light (14c/8fiber) and multigrain with flax (15c/8fiber). VERY tasty. And they get a reasonable grade from fooducate.

PaytraB

Lizzy622 wrote: »

I liked buying the pizza dough ready made in the cooler section and adding my own toppings with loads of veggies and just a sprinkle of good quality cheese. Stay away from the ready baked crusts, they tend to be coated in oil.

I do this. You can roll the dough out thinner than the ready-baked crusts.
I add seafood, loads of veggies, enough cheese to stick everything together. Weigh everything, put it into the recipe section and count 1/4 of the pizza as a serving. It usually comes out fairly reasonable in calories and is a filling meal, with a salad on the side.

I have also used the cheese varieties of Dr. Oetker pizzas. They are thin crusted. I choose the cheese only variety and add the seafood and veggies. It also comes in rather reasonably in calories.

Francl27

So... make pizza for your kids and have something else. I can't imagine denying my kids something that they love just because I don't want to have any.

I like flatouts though, but I found that they made very sad pizza crusts. A better option are pitas (there's a brand out there that has 15g of protein for 180 calories too).

Lounmoun

Last time I made a quick pizza I used a regular 8" flour tortilla for the crust. Dh put the toppings he wanted on his tortilla and I did my own. I had some sauce, mozzarella, chicken, mushrooms, onion, black olives, baby spinach, some feta cheese and red pepper flakes on mine. Baked it for just 8-10 minutes. The tortilla was 100-120 calories if I remember right. It was less than 400 calories for the whole thing and it was filling enough.

elaineamj

A tortilla is a great idea and probably the lowest cal option.

For frozen pizza, I really like Dr Oetker. Ingredient list was approved by my ultra-healthy label reading friend and the cal counts are reasonable. Half a thin crust spinach pizza for 440 calories. I love the flavor and texture too!

I usually use Stonefire Naan bread (I get it super cheap at Costco) to make pizzas at home. It's my favorite "pizza crust" of all time - SO yummy! One naan bread is about 380 cals so if I made a mushroom and cheese (very light on the cheese) pizza and ate the whole thing, it would probably be around 650-700 cals - which can easily fit into cal counts and would be a lot of food (one piece is about the size of a personal pan pizza).

mom23nuts

Francl27 wrote: »

So... make pizza for your kids and have something else. I can't imagine denying my kids something that they love just because I don't want to have any.

I like flatouts though, but I found that they made very sad pizza crusts. A better option are pitas (there's a brand out there that has 15g of protein for 180 calories too).

I would never NOT cook something for my kids just because I couldn't be part of it...i just wanted a healthier alternative fir me in the oven next to what I was cooking for them.

Sadly a wrap/wheat tortilla has too many carbs so those are out

Francl27

mom23nuts wrote: »

Francl27 wrote: »

So... make pizza for your kids and have something else. I can't imagine denying my kids something that they love just because I don't want to have any.

I like flatouts though, but I found that they made very sad pizza crusts. A better option are pitas (there's a brand out there that has 15g of protein for 180 calories too).

I would never NOT cook something for my kids just because I couldn't be part of it...i just wanted a healthier alternative fir me in the oven next to what I was cooking for them.

Sadly a wrap/wheat tortilla has too many carbs so those are out

There are a ton of low carb wraps out there. What's with the carb hate anyway? Carbs are not bad for you.