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    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Made a cauliflower crust pizza this past weekend! A must try and a great way to get extra veggies in during the day

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    • Posts: 53 Member
      I've always wanted to try that!
    • Posts: 8 Member
      Worked better than I thought! It fed two of us and I felt filled afterwards.
    • Posts: 49 Member
      I need to try that. I like to make little pizzas using portabello mushroom caps as the crust. Really good.
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      michellersimon wrote: »
      Made a cauliflower crust pizza this past weekend! A must try and a great way to get extra veggies in during the day

      Looks pretty awful, hopefully tastes better than it looks if it's a "must try"
    • Posts: 900 Member
      Blasphemy!!!
    • Posts: 13,575 Member
      I usually make the 2 ingredient pizza crust with self rising flour and yogurt because I'm lazy and never have a problem getting in my veggies. What is the calorie difference when compared to a thin pizza crust?
    • Posts: 459 Member
      my favourite way to make pizzas lower calorie is ditching the cheese. They call it Fugazza!
    • Posts: 625 Member
      Acg67 wrote: »
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      Looks pretty awful, hopefully tastes better than it looks if it's a "must try"

      LMAO
    • Posts: 3,344 Member
      No thanks. Sorry, but I have never thought that looked all that good. I would rather have a nice thin normal crust.
    • Posts: 71 Member
      Never tried that but I am a fan of 'meatza's'. Use turkey/lamb/beef/chicken or pork mince as the base. Just flatten it out and season it. Stick it in the oven to cook, take it out once half done then add your toppings and stick it back in until fully cooked. Good for those that struggle to hit protein targets. And who doesn't like meat on top of meat (apart from vegetarian and vegans of course)!
    • Posts: 1,475 Member
      Good thing you put lots of cheese on it! Cheese fixes everything.

      I don't like "substitutions" like this for food. Have you ever had the Ben and Jerry's half baked compared with the frozen yogurt version? Not satisfying at all. I'd rather make all the real pizza, full fat ice cream, burgers etc. fit into my day or week.
    • Posts: 3,077 Member
      hamlet1222 wrote: »
      my favourite way to make pizzas lower calorie is ditching the cheese. They call it Fugazza!

      This Wisconsin girl says blasphemy! :tongue:
    • Posts: 17,525 Member
      aw- and now I'm sad.
    • Posts: 1,382 Member
      I don't understand how substituting one carb for another makes your pizza "healthy?"
    • Posts: 14,517 Member
      rjmudlax13 wrote: »
      Blasphemy!!!

      This^

      I just make my own thin crust pizza.....my dough has flour ( :o !) in it.

      Lifestyle changes...........I'm thinking the whole veggie (fungi) as a crust thing is just a passing fad.
    • Posts: 19,251 Member
      I prefer the zucchini crust one, personally. Damned yummy.
    • Posts: 13,575 Member
      Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
      I prefer the zucchini crust one, personally. Damned yummy.

      How does it compare to a regular thin crust for calories?
    • Posts: 3,077 Member
      Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
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      How does it compare to a regular thin crust for calories?

      This, and what's the comparison for the cauliflower too, since that hasn't been answered yet?
    • Posts: 19,251 Member
      Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
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      How does it compare to a regular thin crust for calories?

      Not sure.
      But this recipe has the calories etc. listed.

      http://www.oatmealwithafork.com/2012/08/28/zucchini-pizza-crust-and-wiaw/
    • Posts: 1,710 Member
      I make a kickin whole wheat crust from scratch. I'm not giving that up for anything. ;)
    • Posts: 3,077 Member
      Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
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      Not sure.
      But this recipe has the calories etc. listed.

      http://www.oatmealwithafork.com/2012/08/28/zucchini-pizza-crust-and-wiaw/

      The zucchini sounds good, but zucchini pizza is so similar to my zucchini boats I make and those are so much easier.
    • Posts: 3,077 Member
      quiltlovinlisa wrote: »
      I make a kickin whole wheat crust from scratch. I'm not giving that up for anything. ;)

      YUM.
    • Posts: 1,327 Member
      I like to use the flatout thins as my pizza base. They are delicious and low calories. Use lots of veggies, lean meat and little cheese and they are yummy!
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      I prefer to use the FlatOut wraps as they are 90 calories and have 6-8grams of protein.

      They require no prep and turn out like a paper crispy thin crust pizza.

      Might want to give that a try if you cant make regular pizza fit into your calories!
    • Posts: 19,251 Member
      kkenseth wrote: »
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      The zucchini sounds good, but zucchini pizza is so similar to my zucchini boats I make and those are so much easier.

      hmm, I didn't find that the zucchini crust pizza tasted like my zucchini boats. Both taste great, but the boats taste much more zucchini like.
    • Posts: 402 Member
      I tried that a few months ago... and honestly it was as good as a bread crust and I am a bread lover. Obviously a little work, but not too bad and the calories are much much lower than bread.
    • Posts: 13,575 Member
      edited October 2015
      starwhisperer6 wrote: »
      I tried that a few months ago... and honestly it was as good as a bread crust and I am a bread lover. Obviously a little work, but not too bad and the calories are much much lower than bread.
      How much lower? I've been trying to get a calorie count but the OP doesn't seem to have returned. The crust I usually use is 580 calories total. We which makes a large thin crust pizza (16 in, I think).
    • Posts: 9,562 Member
      A one half head of cauliflower and an egg and maybe some cheese to hold it together is going to be fewer calories than all but the very thinest bread crust.
    • Posts: 8 Member
      jmule24 wrote: »
      I don't understand how substituting one carb for another makes your pizza "healthy?"

      Yes they are both complex carbs whether you choose a whole wheat pizza or a vegetable substitute crust. I'm not trying to replace a carb source at all but in this case it was a much better alternative as far as calorie density goes.
      Vegetables are a great source of micronutrients and fiber. Most people do not come close to getting enough fiber a day
    • Posts: 8 Member
      ASKyle wrote: »
      Good thing you put lots of cheese on it! Cheese fixes everything.

      I don't like "substitutions" like this for food. Have you ever had the Ben and Jerry's half baked compared with the frozen yogurt version? Not satisfying at all. I'd rather make all the real pizza, full fat ice cream, burgers etc. fit into my day or week.

      I'm not saying substitutes are better than the real thing but if you are on competition prep it is important to balance out some things or choose less calorie dense foods for a period of time. Most other times I choose a real pizza, and just get a whole wheat crust.
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