Go Flat Out For Pizza

Go Flat Out for Pizza - with scrambled turkey, mushrooms, peppers, and Parmesan-Reggiano cheese. YUM!

Based on the amount of pizza consumed in this country, pizza is more American than apple pie! A full 94% of the population of the U.S. includes pizza as part of their diet.

Authentic Neapolitan pizza has a crust made from high-protein flour, brewer’s yeast, and water. The toppings include fresh tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella (cheese made from the milk of a buffalo), olive oil, and spices such as basil and oregano. Prepared this way, studies have shown that consuming pizza may help lower your risk of certain types of cancer. The antioxidant lycopene, found in tomatoes and tomato sauce, is thought to be responsible for the possible health benefit.

Here in the fast-food nation that is America, pizzas are made with high-gluten flour, and are topped with low-water content tomato sauce complete with added sugar and salt, and the toppings typically include a lot high-fat cheese and meats. As many Americanized pizzas are very high in salt and fat, concerns have been raised about the negative effect on people’s health. Some pizza chains have recently been criticized for creating pizzas with twice the daily recommended amount of sodium for an adult.

Pizza is a $30 plus BILLION per year industry. As long as we keep buying fast food that tastes great but is bad for you, I suspect the pizza industry will keep selling it to us.

With pizza being a big part of the American culture, it is hard to deny yourself this staple while on a clean diet. Here’s a clean eating idea for pizza that gives you a tasty, crispy, thin-crust pizza without all that salt, fat, and sugar. It uses a Flatout wrap for the crust, which contributes 90 calories, 2.5g of fat, 16g of carbs, 9g of fiber, 9g of protein, and 310mg of sodium.

This pizza is a hit with kids. Slice it into small wedges for a great appetizer.

Ingredients

• 1 Flatout Light Wrap, Italian Herb
• 1 T low-sodium marinara sauce OR, for white pizza use 1 T low-sodium Pesto sauce (like this quick, homemade Pesto sauce)
• Your choice of toppings

Topping Ideas

• Scrambled, Extra-Lean Ground Turkey
• Diced Chicken Breast
• Tomato, Sliced or Diced
• Sliced Mushrooms
• Diced Onion
• Diced Peppers
• Cheese – use sparingly as they can contain a lot of fat and salt
  • Grated Low-Fat Mozzarella cheese
  • Parmesan-Reggiano
  • Fat-Free Feta cheese crumbles
  • Goat Cheese crumbles

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast Flatout Wrap for seven minutes, until it is crispy but not browning.

Add toppings and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes. Pizza is done when cheese is melted and the edges of the pizza have browned slightly. Using a pizza cutter, slice it into 6 wedges and serve. If using it as an appetizer, slice it into 12 to 16 wedges.

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