I Love Pizza but...

Make your own. These crusts are awesome and pretty low-cal:

http://www.flatoutbread.com/products/thin-crust-artisan-pizza/

Thin crust is one of the more calorie friendly options you can choose. Make your own at home with ready made crusts (Boboli has thin crust now), refrigerated dough (Trader Joes sells pizza dough or you can get Pillsbury refrigerated dough), or make your own dough: flour, yeast, water. Other alternatives: flat out breads, pita bread, or flour tortillas.

When you make it at home you can control how much of all the other toppings you use. More vegetables, less meat, etc. We make pizza about once a week on the grill or on a pizza stone in the oven. I can eat half a margherita pizza for less than 700 cals. I usually have salad and wine too!

AbsoluteTara79 wrote: »

Make your own. These crusts are awesome and pretty low-cal:

http://www.flatoutbread.com/products/thin-crust-artisan-pizza/

Nope nope nope. Not pizza.

I like Flatout but those will never help with a pizza craving. Pita bread is much more satisfying, if you can find some relatively low cal (there's a brand that makes high protein ones that turned out pretty well, but the name escapes me).

Still looking for a thin crust recipe to make my own though

poodledoodlepop wrote: »

I am looking for a healthier way to make pizza! I love a thin crust, crispy, with cheese, & sauce... But OMG the calories!!! Any ideas on how to make it healthier? * Friend me, I am looking for friends for encouragement*

What do you mean by make it "healthier"? Lower calorie? More nutrients? More fiber?

Add some vegetables for toppings. Use less cheese.
Eat smaller portions and pair it with a salad.

Francl27 wrote: »

AbsoluteTara79 wrote: »

Make your own. These crusts are awesome and pretty low-cal:

http://www.flatoutbread.com/products/thin-crust-artisan-pizza/

Nope nope nope. Not pizza.

I like Flatout but those will never help with a pizza craving. Pita bread is much more satisfying, if you can find some relatively low cal (there's a brand that makes high protein ones that turned out pretty well, but the name escapes me).

Still looking for a thin crust recipe to make my own though

Pita is the most "pizza" like crust to me. I broil until crispy, turn it over, top with sauce/cheese/toppings and broil until it's done. Takes less than 10 minutes and is a common dinner for my family.

I use reduced fat cheese and a thin crust I make at home. I add veggie and lean meat toppings and can make a 10-12 in pizza that is about 1000 calories for the whole thing. So I can have the whole pizza and a couple of light beers for dinner.

I use tortillas sometimes. .and bake them in my toaster oven. I can have 2 pretty good size ones for 400 calories. Pita is also a good one.

cheetara86 wrote: »

I've started making pizza base with cauliflower. Whizz it up in a processor, microwave for 4.5 mins then damp out moisture on a tea towel, mix in 2 eggs and seasoning, spread on a baking tray and bake on a high oven for 15 mins, then take out and add toppings and bake for a further 10 mins. Looks like pizza, slightly different taste but I still find it yummy!

^this. I use a slightly different recipe because I am allergic to eggs, but it tastes great and satisfies the pizza craving.

An Italian pizza Margherita has "only" 700 calories. Sure it's not low calories, but it's absolutely doable for one dinner.



I checked how many calories there are in one "american-style" pizza at a local chain: 3000 (!!)

Now I get why pizza is considered "bad".

Simply follow an italian recipe and, depending how much flour you use, you can have a tasty not-so-high in calories pizza.

It's very easy to make one if you have this kind of ovens (about 60 euros):



Add tomato sauce, mozzarella, vegetables (or whatever you prefer), 10g of extra-vergin olive oil and that's it.

I make mine with 90 grams (3/4 cup) whole wheat flour. warm water, yest, sauce and cheese. Comes out to 500 cals total because I use fresh mozzarella which has a lot less calories than the shredded stuff. I only need 2 oz of it.