Order out for pizza ? NOT

I had a pizza craving today to the point that I actually researched online specials and the outrageous 25 DOLLAR!!! Price the decent local pizzeria charges for a med-large pie and delivery .... grrr.

so I thought a bit and made a much healthier tastier and non fattening version. Olive bread ciabatta rolls cut in half and a bit oven toasted while mixing commercial pizza sauce , Parmesan, butter buds , onion and garlic powders and lots of Italian seasoning and chili flakes. Over this sauce I applied a bagful of fat free mozzarella . I'm not only STUFFED from1/3 of the recipe I know I'll wake up skinnier :) and more energized . Love fat free carbs!

Sounds lovely! Eventually I am going to want something pizza-like in my diet. For myself, I'm trying to limit carbs to veggies or fruit. It's still early days for me, and I can't eat much at all, so I'm trying to make every bite a source of protein or micronutrients. I've also seen recipes for pizza crusts made out of cauliflower. I haven't tried it, but it does sound nice.

I'm been a vegetarian for decades, but now I'm going vegan. This is partly because my lactose intolerance got worse after surgery. But also, the only dairy products I liked before surgery were cheese and ice cream. While cheese provides some nutrition, ice cream is definitely something I don't need. Hey vegans: what do you put on a pizza in place of cheese? Ideally, I'm looking for something that will provide a bit of creamy/chewy texture.

I ran across this article recently about vegan cheese. (NOTE: I am NOT vegan or vegetarian so cannot endorse anything in the article.)

https://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/essential-ingredien ts/best-vegan-cheeses

Trader Joe's sells a pre-made cauliflower crust. Like you, I'm trying to make every bite count in terms of protein and nutrients. Sorry I can't help with your vegan question.

I've been making a faux-pizza - 1 oz sliced motz, topppes with one slice pepperoni (optional) sprinkled with crushed red pepper and Italian seasoning; put on parchment paper lined baking sheet, bake for 3-5 minutes. One or two makes a meal and satisfies my pizza Jones. Sorry, wombat, I can't help on the vegan cheese options - good luck finding some!

I have read that a large mushroom can be used as a "crust" as well because of how mild its flavor is. I haven't had it, but a friend has made them and says they are pretty decent. Can't tell you're eating a mushroom crust lol.

Low carb tortillas can also make pretty decent crusts...if you like thin crust!

I was excited about the Trader Joe's cauliflour crusts too....until I saw the ingredients and carb count.

I buy from Califlower Foods now...I order them by mail and they work out to be about $5 per crust. And they are SO GOOD!

Bummer!! Did they sneak flour or some other kind of binding ingredient in? Glad you told me..

I had the same reaction when I went to Trader Joe's for the crusts. They are advertised as Glutten free not carb free and they mix corn meal with it. I've made my own in the past. It's not hard but it is time consuming. But when you have to have some pizza it gets the job done!