Fat Free Pizza!

Here are some great recipes for fat free pizzas. Everyone loves pizza, but did you know that pizza doesn't have to contain fat to taste great? 3 great pizza recipes are detailed in this article.

So why cut fat? Dietary fat is found in both animal and plant foods. There are three basic classifications of fat:

(1) monounsaturated,
(2) polyunsaturated and
(3) saturated.

Too much fat--especially saturated fat--is not good for you. Fat is high in calories and unburned fat causes weight gain. In order to lose weight you must cut out the fat!

Pita Bread Mozzarella Pizza

1 Fat Free or 0.5 gram of fat pita bread
2 oz. pizza sauce
2 oz. fat free Mozzarella cheese
1/2 oz. sliced pepperoni (optional)
1/2 oz. sliced olives (optional)
Add whatever vegetables you want

Spread pizza sauce on top of the pita, and then sprinkle the cheese on the sauce. Add vegetables- you can add whatever kind you want. Cook for 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Yields 1 serving with 1 gram of fat and 250 calories for a cheese pizza (without pepperoni or olives).

Low Fat Hand Tossed Pizza

3 cups Bread Flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup warm water (110 - 115 degrees F.)
1 teaspoon yeast
4 oz. pizza sauce
4 oz. fat free Mozzarella cheese
1 oz. sliced mushrooms
1 oz. sliced onions
1 oz. sliced bell pepper
Add whatever vegetables you want

In a mixer bowl add the one cup of warm water and a teaspoon of yeast. Mix until yeast dissolves, then add 3 cups of bread flour and teaspoon of salt. Mix with dough hook about 15 minutes, until ball of dough forms pulling away from the sides of the mixer bowl. This makes enough dough for about 2, 14" personal pan pizzas.

Put the dough out on a pan sprayed with fat free cooking spray. Spread pizza sauce on top of the dough, and then sprinkle the cheese on the sauce. Add vegetables- you can add whatever kind you want. Cook for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. For a crispier pizza, you can broil it for 2 to 3 minutes. Garnish with bay leaves.

Yields 1 serving with 2 grams of fat and 300 calories

Bean Mexican Pizza

Readymade Pizza Crust1, 16 oz can of refried beansFat free shredded cheeseGreen onion / scallionsTomatoesLettuceSalsa (optional)

Bake pizza crust according to directions. Spread refried beans around covering crust. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top of beans. Bake ate 350F degrees until cheese is melted and beans solidify and brown a bit. Take out of oven and add tomatoes, lettuce, green onions/scallions, a touch more cheese and salsa if you want.

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