Tips for my cheat but still healthy pizza?

DJ2120
DJ2120 Posts: 407 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm planning on my thin crust pizzas with my family tonight. I'm going to use wheat tortillas instead of pizza crust, crushed tomatoes instead of regular tomato sauce which is double the calories, low fat mozzarella cheese and I'm just going to load it up with veggies. Any other tips on how I can make this healthier or more yummy? Thanks!

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  • I_love_frogs
    I_love_frogs Posts: 340 Member
    Don't know if this will help or not...but I LOVE to add nuts and other things to my pizzas. When I make thin crust hawaiian style pizza, I add mandarin oranges, a little coconut, and sliced almonds. Other times on my veggie and cheese pizzas I will throw on sunflower seeds or pecans...just to be different. I also rarely use pizza sauce...I tend to use a very light olive oil base or a very light coating of pesto etc.
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
    I like to use feta instead of mozzarella and a pesto instead of a tomato sauce.
  • DJ2120
    DJ2120 Posts: 407 Member
    Great tips! Keep them coming! :happy:
  • Valley83
    Valley83 Posts: 78 Member
    :smile:
  • melbaby701
    melbaby701 Posts: 32 Member
    I have also used a slice of eggplant as my dough and it was really good. My daughter didn't even miss the dough.
  • Chetanpayne
    Chetanpayne Posts: 32
    I use a lot of fresh basil on mine. I live in italy so it grows like mad here and I have it growing out on my terraces. I pretty much use basil in most everything. But on pizza, like the one you described, it is delish! Don't forget one glass of red wine is good for you and goes so great with pizza. And lower in cals than beer! :drinker:
  • DJ2120
    DJ2120 Posts: 407 Member
    I use a lot of fresh basil on mine. I live in italy so it grows like mad here and I have it growing out on my terraces. I pretty much use basil in most everything. But on pizza, like the one you described, it is delish! Don't forget one glass of red wine is good for you and goes so great with pizza. And lower in cals than beer! :drinker:

    Basil will be perfect! Thank you!
  • DJ2120
    DJ2120 Posts: 407 Member
    I have also used a slice of eggplant as my dough and it was really good. My daughter didn't even miss the dough.

    And I heard you can make a crust from cauliflower too!
  • Sailorwind
    Sailorwind Posts: 158 Member
    This is going to sound weird, but when I make pizza from scratch, one of my favorite things to do is to crack an egg or two and put it on top of the pizza. Yum! I also put arugula in my pizza quite frequently. And I haven't done it yet, but I intend to put chia seeds in my next pizza.
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