Monday, March 16, 2009

Can Pizza Be Nutritious?

By Pizza Sensei Home Pizza Guy John Hut Frank David

Pizza can be a really healthy and nutritious food if prepared correctly. By learning how to make your own pizza, you can use healthy and fresh ingredients which has no preservatives including salt. The benefits of using healthy ingredients in your pizza are enormous and they are many delicious recipes that you can use to cook your own pizza.

Generally, the pizzas that you order from the restaurants are unhealthy because of the amount of cheese as well as the non fresh ingredients they use. When you make you own pizza, you can choose your own ingredients which are low in sodium and fat such as chicken. If you want to use cheese, make sure you use it moderately. Pepperoni is not really healthy because of the salt and bad fats.

Regardless, pizza has always been a favourite meal and food for many people, even adults like them because they can order them easily from the restaurant. It is however better to cook your own pizza because it's healthier. Cutting a pizza is a piece of cake. If you want to make two large pies, just cut the dough into half. After that, take the two outer slices and trim a little bit off the bottom so that you can make them lie flat.

If you're generally a healthy and fit person, eating the pizzas from restaurants won't do much damage to your health. If you want to lose weight however, it's highly recommended that you consult your doctor first before start eating pizza. You don't want to add more fat to your body and get sicked.

Cooking the perfect pizza crust is usually the biggest problem when it comes to making your own pizza. Most people simply do not have a oven that can reach a high enough temperature to cook the crust correctly. If you do own one, make sure that you keep an eye on your pizza so that it doesn't get burned.

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