Have a Guilt-Free Pizza Party

If you're craving a pizza, we've got the a tip for you! Pizza doesn't always have to be junk food if you choose the right toppings. We don't mean skimp on the good stuff, but pile on peppers, mushrooms, and more for a healthy, hearty pie!

Treat yourself to a yummy guilt-free pizza by loading up on the green flag toppings from nutrition expert Hope Warshaw's Eat Out, Eat Right: The Guide to Healthier Restaurant Eating. Buon appetito!

Green Flag Toppings

• green and red peppers
• roasted peppers
• onions
• sliced tomatoes
• mushrooms
• black olives
• broccoli
• eggplant
• garlic
• feta cheese
• spinach
• chicken
• ham or Canadian bacon
• anchovies
• shrimp or crabmeat
• artichoke hearts

 
  
Red Flag Toppings

• extra cheese
• pepperoni
• sausage
• bacon
• meatballs
• prosciutto
• feta cheese
• Alfredo sauce
• mozzarella cheese

  

Excerpted from Eat Out, Eat Right by Hope S. Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE. Copyright © 2008 by Hope S. Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE. Excerpted by permission of Surrey Books, a division of Agate Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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