Is Pizza healthy?
Yes Pizza could be a very healthy food loaded with antioxidant and nutrition.
If you avoid certain foods because of they are named as "junk food", because of bad nutritional reputations.
Let me share good news that I have found from research that Pizza, which is a popular “junk foods” can fit for a healthy menu with tons of healthy nutritious vegetable toppings.
Why my Pizza is not a junk food! Why it is a heart healthy Diet meal Pizza.
Healthy Diet meals-Heart Healthy Toppings Pizza
Overflowing with tomato sauce and mounded with veggies, pizza can be a nutritional bonanza.
My Pizza ingredients:
Healthy Whole wheat plain pizza crust
Tomato sauce (with crushed sun dried tomato)
Part-skim mozzarella cheese
Crushed roasted garlic
Sliced red onion
Green bell pepper
Mushroom
Olive slices
Finely chopped spinach
Shredded carrots or Zucchini
Season your pizza with some bold fat-free flavors like garlic, dried pepper flakes, fresh grated ginger or spices like oregano, thyme, cilantro and parsley.
If you love Olives (optional) add them but in moderation, since they are high in fat.
Add Cooked pieces of chicken breast (thin slices or small cubes) if you want to make more protein nutritious.
Load it up with the mix and match of the above mentioned ingredients or with all sorts of veggies and Make it Tasty.
If you want to keep your pizza low in fat and still have meat on it, you have some delicious options. Chicken breast goes well with almost any topping, pre-cooked strips
Cooked shrimp is another possible topping that is very low in fat and high in protein.
Method:
Preheat the oven to 450°F
I have used the store bought thin whole wheat pizza crust. If you want you can make your own crust, but for me that is long process.
Spoon on the tomato sauce, sprinkle with cheese, and place your desired toppings on the pizza.
Slide the pizza on to the baking stone or baking tray in the oven.
Bake pizza one at a time until the crust is browned and the cheese is golden and bubbling, (about 10-15 minutes, but depends upon the oven).
So my advice use your own discretion, the key is until the cheese is melt, golden and bubbling and vegetable is light brown.
If you want, toward the end of the cooking time you can sprinkle on a little more cheese.
The key:
Tomato sauce is super-rich in the antioxidant lycopene, which may help save you from heart disease, prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, according to many studies.
Further boost health-protecting antioxidants by piling on garlic, green pepper, onions, broccoli, herbs, mushrooms, spinach.
Tip:
Make Vegetarian pizza with extra tomato sauce and less cheese.
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