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Hey fitfam! Now if you're like me, eating pizza is something that cannot be avoided
It's one of my all time favorite foods! But, it's not the healthiest choice
Now many people think that cheese is the nutritional sinner of pizza
But really, the great protein and fat that cheese has to offer, far outweighs the negatives
of the refined, carb-laden crust!
Now by carb I mean "Carbohydrate"
One slice of pizza can rack up a whopping 30 grams of carbs!
That's like two to three slices of bread, or almost a full serving of pasta
And who only eats ONE SLICE OF PIZZA?
Not me. But what do we as pizza lovers do about this carbohydrate conundrum?
How about cauliflower!
I know! I'm gonna show you my completely gluten free, guilt free cauliflower pizza crust.
It has a serving of vegetables, and only two grams of carbs per slice
2 grams!
Let me show ya!
For my cauliflower crust recipe, start by blending your florets in a food processor.
Once blended, steam in a microwave for 7-8 minutes, stirring once about halfway through.
Allow to cool.
Once steamed, place your cauliflower rice into the center of
some cheesecloth or an old dish towel.
Make sure to use an old one you don't care about.
Create a ball with the rice inside of the cloth and ring out the water until it stops
coming out.
This is the most important step to getting a solid crust that does not fall apart.
Make sure your cauliflower is as dry as possible
Transfer to a bowl and add an egg, parmesan, mozzarella, garlic, and salt and pep.
Mix to combine.
Spread your dough out on a pan lined with parchment paper and sprayed
Place in an oven preheated to 400 degrees fahrenheit and bake for about 10 minutes,
until firm and cooked through.
Remove from the oven, place on your toppings of choice, and return to the oven for another
5-7 minutes until the cheese is nice and melted
So WHY do we want to get rid of the carbs in our pizza crust?
What's so bad about them anyways?
Well actually, they're not all bad. We NEED carbs as a part of a healthy, balanced diet,
as they are an essential macronutrient.
However, it all depends on where those carbs come from.
GOOD, or "unrefined" carbs, are the kind you get from eating whole grains, fruits, and
vegetables, are great for keeping you full longer
AND they help you maintain healthy blood sugar levels.
BAD carbs, the kind you get from processed and refined grains such as white bread and
sugar
Are stripped of most all benefits that good carbs provide us with.
Instead of helping maintain a healthy blood sugar, these bad carbs make our blood sugar
spike!
These carbs are also stored in our fat cells as triglycerides, which in turn, make us fat.
Remember, eating FAT doesn't make you fat...
Eating too many BAD CARBS make you fat!
And there you have it, delicious, nutritious pizza, with only a tiny fraction of the carbs
you'd find in a normal slice.
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