| One way to kill your weight loss progress is falling | | | | for 6-8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Remove |
| back into old habits, like ordering up a nice gooey pizza. | | | | from the oven. Tear a few basil leaves and sprinkle |
| Back when I was Long Island Fatz, pizza was one of | | | | over the top, then add the Parmesan. |
| my weaknesses. In fact, I could do a whole pie by | | | | Here's another. |
| myself, which used to give me a kind of perverse | | | | Green Pizza |
| pleasure. (No pie can defeat me!) | | | | 1 6 inch whole wheat pita bread |
| Never being able to eat pizza can be very | | | | 2 Tbsp Pesto |
| discouraging. So I had to get creative and get still my | | | | 1 Tbsp crisp bacon chopped |
| fix, but in a healthy way. Portion control is the key here. | | | | 1/4 cup avocado diced |
| You don't want to order out, if you can help it, because | | | | 1/4 cup diced tomato |
| the usual commercial pies are really not healthy and | | | | 3 ounces shredded mozzarella |
| there is no such thing as a small pizza (at least not by | | | | Basil leaves |
| delivery). | | | | 1 Tsp grated Parmesan |
| Here's the recipe for a veggie pizza that I came up | | | | Heat the pita in a 425 degree oven for 2-3 minutes, |
| with. | | | | then remove. Spread the pesto over the bread. |
| Skinny Veggie Pizza | | | | Sprinkle on the bacon, avocado, and tomato. Top with |
| 1 6 inch whole wheat pita bread | | | | the mozzarella, and bake 6-8 minutes or until the |
| 2 Tbsp pasta sauce of your choice | | | | cheese is melted. Remove from the oven. Tear a few |
| 1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese | | | | basil leaves and top the pizza with the basil and grated |
| 1/4 cup sliced cooked mushrooms | | | | Parmesan. |
| 1/4 cups chopped broccoli florets | | | | There you go, perfectly good food and certainly better |
| 1/4 cup diced green pepper | | | | than anything that comes in a box. The real key here |
| 1/4 cup diced yellow pepper | | | | is the size of the portion. You'll feel full, satisfied and |
| 2 Tbsp diced onion | | | | won't need a nap. And you won't have to loosen your |
| Fresh basil leaves | | | | belt to get it down. |
| 1 Tbsp grated fresh Parmesan | | | | Hey...did you see where Steven Hawking (eminent |
| Saute the vegetables for a couple of minutes in a Tsp | | | | brilliant British astro-physicist) says you shouldn't talk to |
| of olive oil. Drain and set aside. | | | | aliens, because they could be hostile? First we have |
| Warm the pita bread in a 425 degree oven for 2-3 | | | | terrorists and now we have to worry about aliens, |
| minutes, then remove. Spread pasta sauce over the | | | | who might want to colonize us? |
| pita, then top with the vegetables and cheese. Bake | | | | |