Authors: Marcel Horowitz, MS, CHES, Christie Hedrick, BS, Angela Asch, BS, Sonia Fernandez, BS, & Katie Churchill, BS, University of California Cooperative Extension, Yolo County
Pizza is a favorite food, and can be quite nutritious if prepared healthfully. Unfortunately, it can also be one of the most common ways you are putting saturated fat into your body. Cheese and fatty meats are full of solid fat, so swapping your toppings and shrinking your cheese is the key. Making your next pizza at home can be a simple way to decrease the saturated fat and increase the nutrition by adding tasty fruits and vegetables. Here are some ideas.
| Instead of... | Try... |
|---|---|
| Fatty meats, such as pepperoni, salami, sausage, or ground beef | Swapping! Lean meats, such as chicken and Canadian bacon |
| Extra cheese | Shrinking! Light cheese |
| All meat | Sneaking-In! Hawaiian, BBQ chicken, or any combination of fruits and vegetables. |
| Pan Pizza/Thick Crust Pizza (which is often fried) | Swapping! Thin, whole wheat or flat bread crust |
