| Healthy pizza recipes are easily available even if you | | | | the cheese doesn't drown out the other ingredients. |
| use the traditional ingredients contained in most | | | | There is nothing better than tasting the fresh basil, |
| recipes. But there is much more to consider. In my | | | | the sumptuous tomato and the delicious eggplant. |
| view pizza is a complete meal and a great source of | | | | There are a few secrets of the trade in making your |
| healthy nutrition for children and adults alike. | | | | own pizza; once you know them, it is not hard to |
| There are no nutrition problems when eating pizza | | | | make your own and it takes very little time. In fact, |
| but you must follow some simple guidelines. It is no | | | | after you make it a few times you'll wonder why |
| secret that overeating is the real underlying issue not | | | | you made such a big deal out of it. |
| the pizza itself. In fact most pizza recipes contain | | | | I have put together a collection of delicious pizza |
| great sources of all food groups which nutritionists | | | | recipes over the years which have given me great |
| recommend to us for a healthy diet. | | | | joy. I am not overweight mainly because I eat pizza |
| Here are some simple guidelines to follow when | | | | in moderation and use the best combination of |
| choosing your pizza recipe. | | | | delicious fresh and innovative ingredients. |
| | | | I have learned that you can use seasonal ingredients |
| 1. Use fresh ingredients especially herbs and spices. | | | | of almost any kind to create new pizza recipes every |
| 2. Prepare your own sauces from fresh ingredients | | | | year. Would you believe that my kids enjoy fruit |
| especially vegetables and herbs, like tomato, | | | | pizza for dessert? Well, it's true. I have used pizza |
| eggplant, basil and onions. | | | | recipes to introduce new tastes to my children. When |
| 3. Use the best quality olive oil where it is called for. | | | | they were reluctant to try Lima beans for example, |
| 4. Use cheese sparingly. Don't fall into the trap of | | | | it was a revelation to me that just putting a few on |
| using too much cheese as this contributes most to | | | | a pizza was a great way to let them taste |
| the fat content of your pizza. Be restrained! Let the | | | | something new and learn to enjoy it. Naturally I used |
| other ingredients and delicious flavours come through. | | | | some complementary ingredients to enhance the |
| 5. Remember to have a balanced approach when | | | | flavour but it sure worked. |
| constructing your pizza. This means making sure that | | | | |