CRAVING PIZZA! Need HEALTHY Pizza Recipes!

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jeanellsunshine
jeanellsunshine Posts: 8 Member
in Food and Nutrition
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:
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  • hazymary
    hazymary Posts: 190 Member
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    I buy Naan bread, spread pizza sauce, load up on veggies and sprinkle with lite cheese, throw it in the oven @425 til the cheese bubbles up. Any way you slice it pizza is hard to keep low calorie. This way though I know exactly whats in it and how much I can have.
  • RandomMiranda
    RandomMiranda Posts: 298
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    When I'm really craving pizza (and the convenience of delivery) I get a crunchy thin crust from Domino's. The meat is really the bigger calorie issue than the crust, but I like veggies on mine anyway. I don't know if they offer turkey pepperoni, but you could keep some in the fridge to add yourself. With veggies, 1/4 of a medium is around 280 calories I think. I actually ate a whole medium pizza one night, and not that I recommend that at all, but I wasn't nearly as far over my calories as I would have been with regular pizza, and it didn't blow my calorie average for the week. If I'm honest with myself, I know that when I eat pizza I am likely to eat until I'm stuffed (often a whole medium pie), so I get pizza very rarely and plan ahead.
  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
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    I make my own useing thin crust, sauce, small amount of cheese and some lovely proschutto and fresh basal. I only eat it once every few months though.

    All things in moderation.
  • JennedyJLD
    JennedyJLD Posts: 123 Member
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    I'm a pizza-holic, too, and I'll tell you what's saved me! Boboli makes a wonderful whole wheat crust. I use that and pizza sauce (pretty low-call) and some low-calorie cheese. Butterball makes wonderful turkey bacon that I like to use as a topping (only 25 calories a slice) and Hormel has a pretty good turkey pepperoni that you might enjoy (I love it, but of course the sodium's up there.)

    If you like veggies, I suggest tossing some peppers, mushrooms, onions, etc. into a pan with the turkey bacon/turkey pepperoni. I use Pam rather than oil to heat and cook them. Once everything's warm, spread it onto your Boboli crust and bake at about 425 for 10 minutes or so. DELICIOUS and sooooo much healthier than buying a pizza from a big chain. :-)
  • Yukongil
    Yukongil Posts: 166 Member
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    try the Flat-Out wraps. The multi-grain with flax is really tasty. Make your own tomato sauce (really this is simple, cut up some tomatos, add the spices you like and water and let it simmer for 1/2 hour), add some low-fat mozzarrela or even cottage cheese (that's what I normally do) and then slice up some thin turkey pepperoni or even a turkey dog (ball park makes a REALLY low calorie smoked white turkey dog that is only 45 calories)

    Throw in the oven at 425 for about 15 minutes and you get a delicous crispy thin crust pizza! I've done this several times for breakfast in the morning and I'll add onion and an egg about half way through the cooking time. Mmmmm, I think I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow.

    EDIT: Just looked it up when I had it, 213 calories for the whole shebangabang. Add an egg and some onions and it's still under 300
  • radeema
    radeema Posts: 161 Member
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    Flat-out bread, tomato-based pasta sauce/piza sauce, shredded chicken/ chopped meatballs, any veggies you have on hand, mushrooms and topped with whatever cheese you have.
  • cechapman10
    cechapman10 Posts: 39 Member
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    As mentioned before, Boboli has has a whole wheat crust. I use 2% mozzarella and turkey meatballs cut in half for my husband.
  • Game8
    Game8 Posts: 442
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    I buy ready pizza and bake it at home. The other day I had an entire one for breakfast. The trick is to make sure by the end of the day you're meeting your macro nutrient goals, that's all. Obviously it's better to eat nutrient-dense foods that are also low in sodium, but you can easily get away with eating pizza (a whole large one if you wish) at least once a week.
  • doubleduofa
    doubleduofa Posts: 284 Member
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    I used the lavash bread from Trader Joes. It's really thin and delicious - only 240 cals for the whole big piece (big rectangle). Make your own sauce - you use a lot less sugar that way. I buy the TJs canned marinara, add a tbl or two of the tomato paste (comes in a tube that you can keep in your fridge...awesome!) and let simmer with garlic and onion powder (if I'm in a hurry) until thickened. You can add whatever spices you like at that point.

    I like to add lots of veggies (sauteed onions and mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, artichoke hearts) and different cheeses. Feta, parmesan, and goat cheese are great choices with lots of flavor and little calories. Mozzarella works, just mix it in with the rest and don't go overboard.
  • Elainejk21
    Elainejk21 Posts: 121 Member
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    It's not quite pizza crust (I have to eat it with a knife/fork) but it's an option and I kinda like it. You could reduce the calories further if you halve the cheese.

    Number of Servings: 4, calories per serving = 143

    Ingredients

    Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, riced, 1 cup
    Egg, fresh, 1 large
    Cheddar Cheese, 1 cup, shredded
    Fennel, 1/2 tsp
    Oregano, ground, 1 tsp
    Parsley, dried, 2 tsp


    Directions
    Rice or finely chop the cauliflower. Beat egg, add the cauliflower, and shredded cheese. Mix, then press into a greased pizza pan then sprinkle with the spices. Bake at 450 for 12 to 15 minutes. If you double the recipe cook 15 to 20 minutes.

    Add desired pizza topping (not included in nutritional info) such as red sauce, mushrooms, green pepper, onions, cheese, etc. Bake until brown and cheese is bubbly.

    This makes four pieces.

    http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=249048
  • mrsgiffin
    mrsgiffin Posts: 122
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    Make your crust with Cauliflower. it is really really good! I have made it a few times! just google cauliflower pizza crust and a lot of recipes come up. I use cauliflower for substitute for a lot. Instead of rice, I just run my cauliflower through my food processor a few times and it looks like rice! and it very very good! Plus about 30 cals for a cup!!!
  • junipearl
    junipearl Posts: 326 Member
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    Go here for JM's 30 day meal plan

    there is a recipe for "mexican pizza" which is only 364 calories! =)

    http://images.agoramedia.com/jillianmichaels/cms/jillian-michaels-ripped-in-30-meal-plan-v.pdf
  • bdenitto
    bdenitto Posts: 210 Member
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    I love pizza. I use to order it a few times a month. Now I use a flat out wrap, 1/2 cup low fat mozzarella, 1/4 cup pizza sauce, and I usually saute 6 oz chicken breast and 1/2 cup onions to put on top. Total calories 574 and this really is filling.
  • Crysti
    Crysti Posts: 17
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    Zucchini pizza! I just tried this last night:

    http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2010/08/recipe-for-grilled-zucchini-pizza.html

    I used a long zucchini sliced length-wise and but roasted red bell peppers and black olives on mine. :)

    Oh, I tracked it at 230 calories, but that was counting the red pepper pieces that didn't go on the zucs. I munched on them while I waited for the cheese to bubble and brown.
  • xYumzx
    xYumzx Posts: 953 Member
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    I dont know if its healthy but I buy the dough from the pizzeria and make my own sauce and add healthy cheese and toppings
  • LaurySch
    LaurySch Posts: 277 Member
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    I've also used the cauliflower crust - it makes amazing cheese bread just by itself and dipping in pizza/marinara sauce. I hate cauliflower and my kids near made it barf fest in my house while I was preparing it, but both were super amazed that they could not taste it when I forced them to try the finished product! I can hardly wait to try some more cauliflower crust variations!
  • twinmomtwice4
    twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
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    I have a bread machine so I'll usually make my own whole wheat pizza crust (if and when I have time). And then top it with whatever healthy choices I have available.

    I don't like the store-bought crusts because they have so much crap added to them.

    But if I have to settle for something, it'll usually be Trader Joe's whole wheat pizza crust (it's in the fridge section....already mixed, you just have to bake it) or Open Nature frozen pizza.
  • pookaroo78
    pookaroo78 Posts: 65 Member
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    I use whole wheat pita for the crust and add everything else...really good!
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
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    First off; how about going for some decent-length exercise to burn calories on a day you might have pizza?

    Not sure if you get either in the US, but here both the weight Watchers cheddar is very good (*) as well as the weight watchers pizza.

    * approx 30g protein and 10g fat per 100g, 210 calories or something and surprisingly tasty - ideal after some strength training.
  • bpwparents
    bpwparents Posts: 359 Member
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    Make it at home! My family are huge pizza fans and I like a piece too. I buy just regular pizza dough in the grocery store, add my own sauce, low fat cheese & spinach. When I put this into the recipe builder here it came out to be around 190 calories a slice. It definately cures the pizza craving but 1/2 the calories, sodium & fat of fast food pizza.

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