Pizza

Who here loves pizza?  I for one am a pizza fanatic.  There are so many different kinds of pizza - you can make pizza with thick or thin crust, or a vegetable crust, pita or flatbread. When it comes to toppings, the options are endless - meat, vegetables, fruit, eggs and so much more!  

Pizza sometimes gets a bad rap and gets classified as an unhealthy food.  Some kinds of pizza can be healthier than others, but in moderation pizza can actually be a balanced meal.  The crust can provide carbohydrates, toppings can add protein and vegetables, and the cheese is a source of protein and dairy.  Sometimes it is ok to indulge and enjoy the less healthy types of pizza, but focus on choosing the healthier options most of the time. Homemade pizza, for example, can be a healthy option because you have control over the kind of crust and the amount and type of sauce, cheese and toppings.

When people think of homemade pizza, most tend to think of spending hours in the kitchen making pizza dough, preparing toppings and then cooking it, but it doesn't have to take this long.  Try buying whole wheat pizza crust, pitas or naan bread at the grocery store, or refrigerated pizza dough if you are looking to cut down on time.  If you have more time and want to make the dough from scratch, try making this pizza dough I made using Kodiak Cakes, or really any homemade pizza dough recipe you can find.  If you want to be creative, you can also try making a vegetable pizza crust.  I find them a little bit more time consuming and challenging to make, but this blog has links to 15 different vegetable pizza crusts if you want to try it.  

Do you want to know more about pizza? Check out unlockfood.ca, a website by Dietitians of Canada, for more information about homemade, store bought and pizzeria chain pizza.