How Do You Make Pizza Low Fat?
If you are trying to watch your fat intake, you do not have to choose between fat and flavor when you make a pizza. Many low-fat products are available that make a pizza taste good, including vegetarian “meat” options that taste great with little fat. Here is how to make a low fat pizza. Familiarize yourself with the nutritional information that is included on most food labels. Look for the part of the label that says, “Total Fat.” You want this number to be as low as possible, as a low-fat diet is under 40 g of fat in a day. Below “Total Fat” is “Saturated Fat.” This is the “bad fat,” so you want this number to be as close to zero as possible. Find a low-fat pizza crust. Flour, which is the main ingredient in a pizza crust, is low in fat. Look for a pizza crust that does not have butter or heavy oil added. Purchase a low-fat pizza sauce or tomato sauce. Tomatoes do not have fat in them, so it is easy to find a tomato sauce that is low in fat. Look for a tomato sauce that does not have
