Craving Pizza! Need Healthy Pizza Recipes!

jeanellsunshine

Hello everyone! My name is Jeanell and I joined MyFitnessPal two months ago. I absolutely love this site!

My biggest weakness is PIZZA! I work in my dad's insurance office part-time and there is a Pizza Hut next door. Before I made a lifestyle change, I used to chow down at the Pizza Hut and it got to the point where the staff knew my name and they knew what I wanted to order. I could eat a medium Pepperoni Lover's pizza by myself. Quite sad in my opinion, but that's the past and I have moved on to healthier days.

I need HEALTHY pizza recipes! I crave it like crazy, but I don't want to break my diet and fitness regime by gorging on unhealthy, greasy pizza. Does any one have any recipes that they would be willing to share?

Also if you know any take-out/fast food places that offer healthy pizza options (ex. whole wheat crust, turkey pepperoni, veggies etc)?

I truly appreciate any suggestions and thank you so much! :happy:

tatianapr78

Hello Janelle,

I suggest you try the healthy pizza recipes from Dr Oz web site. They are delicious and easy to make.


OPTION 1 : Easy vegetable recipe
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/easy-vegetable-pizza

Ingredients
Serves 4

4 large 100% whole grain pitas
2 cups pasta sauce, no-salt-added or low-sodium
1/2 cup chopped shiitake mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped red onion
10 oz frozen broccoli florets, thawed and finely chopped
1/2 cup shredded non-dairy mozzarella-type cheese

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 200°F. Place pitas on two baking sheets and warm for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and spoon on the pasta sauce. Sprinkle evenly with the mushrooms, onion and broccoli. Add a light sprinkle of cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.


OPTION 2: Quickie Hawaiian Pizza
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/quickie-hawaiian-pizza

Ingredients

Makes 1 mini-pizza

1 whole wheat tortilla
1/8 cup of pizza sauce
2 oz chopped lean ham lunch meat
1/8 cup canned diced pineapples,
2 oz fat free shredded mozzarella cheese


Directions
Broil both sides of each tortilla to make them crisp. Spread on 1/8 cup of spaghetti or pizza sauce and add the two oz of ham. Add 1/8 cup of pineapple and top with 2 oz of mozzarella. Broil until cheese is melted.


OPTION 3 : Golden Ticket Pizza - Todd's Naan Flat Bread Arugula and Artichoke Pizza
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/golden-ticket-pizza

Instead of regular pizza dough, Todd chose to use whole wheat naan bread. It’s prepackaged so the portions are easy to manage, gets crispy in the oven for a nice crust, and helps you digest slower because it’s packed with fiber. The whole wheat Naan, coupled with the lower-fat dairy, yielded a pizza that’s only 345 calories.

Ingredients

4 pieces whole wheat Naan flat bread
1 cup grilled artichokes
2 tbsp artichoke spread
1 cup low fat whipped ricotta
1/2 cup shredded low fat mozzarella cheese
3 cups arugula
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp Kosher salt
1 bunch fresh basil leaves

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Brush Naan flatbread with EVOO, then spread on artichoke spread and whipped ricotta. Top with grilled artichokes and cherry tomatoes and sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.Bake in oven 6-8 minutes or until cheese is melted and flatbread is golden. While flatbread is baking, toss together arugula, lemon juice, salt and remaining EVOO. Remove flatbread from oven and top hot, baked flatbread with arugula salad mixture and serve.


OPTION 4: Dr. Dow's Booster Pizza
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-dows-booster-pizza

Ingredients

1 whole wheat tortilla
1/2 can of strained diced tomatoes
2 to 3 handfulls of low-fat goat cheese crumbles
2 chopped artichokes (or your favorite booster vegetable)
1 onion, sliced and caramelized
Oregano, garlic, basil and rosemary to taste


Directions
Cut up your favorite booster vegetables; in this case, slice artichokes and caramelized onions. Spread out the diced tomatoes and low-fat cheese crumbles on the whole wheat tortilla. Then add the artichoke and caramelized onion. Finally, sprinkle the pizza with rosemary, oregano, garlic and basil to taste. Cook in the oven for around 15 minutes at 350° F until the cheese is melted to your desired consistency.


Enjoy

fldiver97

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1996gtstang

bland healthy choice and smart ones supermarket frozen pizzas are better when you add a little 2% shredded cheese

Madelinew22

cauliflower crust pizza
3 cups cauliflower- either grate it while frozen or raw or steam it then mash it. add 2 eggs or 4 egg whites, 1/2 fat free cheddar chz mix together in a small bowl with ur choice of seasoning. grease or spray a baking sheet add mixture form crust desired shape(its messy) thinner is better. i like to add more chz to the top layer, bake at 375 for 12-15 mins. take out add toppings and sauce bake for another 12-15 mins. it is nayuraly soft but u can bake additional minutes to get it a lil firmer. just watch it so it doesnt burn. also i wouldnt add a ton of topping , it could delay its cooking(like piles of it on top) just a normal layer

ChristineMarie89

flat out flat bread Italian herb (about 90 calories)
turkey pepperoni
turkey sausage crumbles
low fat shredded mozzarella cheese
and traditional spaghetti sauce/pizza sauce
bake till cheese starts browning(then the flat bread should be crispy)

nataliefamily3

I use a giant potabella mushroom cap with the middle scooped out as a crust. Then mix the middle of the mushrooms with toppings and sauce, scoop into mushroom cap and top w cheese. Yummm. Not quite the same but my husband. Loves them too and can make one for under 120 cal even with bacon on top.

1996gtstang

flat out flat bread Italian herb (about 90 calories)
turkey pepperoni
turkey sausage crumbles
low fat shredded mozzarella cheese
and traditional spaghetti sauce/pizza sauce
bake till cheese starts browning(then the flat bread should be crispy)

that sounds pretty good

comogirl

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mammiehorn

I spray a cookies sheet then toast 2 slices of aunt millies 35 calorie bread. Then I add 1/4 cup 1% fat cottage cheese ( split between both slices) and 1/4 cup pzza sauce ( also spit between both slices). I bake at 425 for about 15 minutes then broil for 1-2 more, watching carefully. Def helps with cravings and both pieces have 145 calories all together! And added protein.

katastrophictendencies

i personally love the flatout bread that makes the best pizza substitute