Yummy pizza "crust" option

Mo Diggity
on 6/27/15 3:23 pm - poughkeepsie, NY
RNY on 07/03/13

I LOVE pizza... LOVE.  But obviously it's not the best food option for us with its high carb crust.  I know a lot of people do cauliflower crust or cream cheese crust ~ but if you want a quick option, I figured I would share mine.... It's called "Joseph's flax oat bran pita bread". I buy the "mini" ones.   They are about 5 to 6" in diameter.  I cut it open and just use half at a time.  Half has 25 calories, 3g of protein, and 4 carbs (2 of which are fiber).  I put the "crust" in the oven at 350 for about 5-7 minutes to toast it up a bit. When I take it out it's hard, so I put a little sauce on it and about 21 grams of shredded mozzarella ( 3/4 of the quarter cup serving)... obviously you can put whatever you want on it.  Then I put it back in the oven for another 5-7 minutes.  Yummalicious !! 

 

Maureen Tired of Living my Life in the Dark

NadiaM
on 6/27/15 3:28 pm

I LOVE LOVE LOVE those pitas! Every time I go to Florida I get some at Publix. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find them in Montreal. They are great for carb cravings since they have very little net carbs. 

        
selhard
on 6/27/15 4:53 pm - MN
RNY on 11/26/12

What I love is how you carefully tried to avoid comebacks like "there's better food choices than pizza" or "a higher protein crust would be a flattened chicken breast" or "healthier toppings would be a vegetable like kale."  Good Job and thanks for the smile.

Mo Diggity
on 6/27/15 4:59 pm - poughkeepsie, NY
RNY on 07/03/13

lol

 

Maureen Tired of Living my Life in the Dark

NYMom222
on 6/27/15 10:00 pm
RNY on 07/23/14

Yes love the occasional pita pizza. I do have a hard time finding Joseph's, I have bought it on Netrition.com. Another low carb pita I can find sometimes is by Toufayan.

Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014

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AmyDee123
on 6/28/15 1:38 pm - Lutz, FL
RNY on 06/12/15

Awesome!   We used to have family movie and pizza night.   The kids said they are willing to give up pizza but I say we should find an alternative way of doing it so I can have pizza with them.   We've already made them give up baked potatoes which was every Wednesday.   

LapBand Weight 460 (2006) | Panni Removal Weight 200 (2008) | 3rd kid (2009)
Revision to RNY Weight 355 (June 2015)

    

brenda_m
on 6/28/15 6:27 pm - Renick, WV

I love Josephs Lavash bread. Same cal. and carbs as the pitas. I get mine at Walmart. Little sauce and pepperoni or other meat. Yummm!!

 

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

   

 
  

    

Susanb2117
on 6/29/15 2:58 pm

Thanks for posting this!  Sometimes I just want a slice of pizza for lunch and don't want to make the cauliflower crust etc.  This is a great idea.  Do you buy yours at Publix?  Or another store?  And are they in the deli area or on the bread aisle?  Thanks!

                
KattattaK
on 6/29/15 5:39 pm

Thanks so much for sharing this. Im not a pizza lover but I do occasionally want a slice. This is a great alternative to the normal high cal/fat/carb version

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