A Recipe for Nutritious Pizza

I love pizza. It's one of those foods I could eat 5 times a week and not get tired of it. So I was glad when I saw the below recipe and learned how to make pizza even more nutritious. It was originally published in Harvard Medical School's Healthy Eating for Diabetes. If you try the recipe, tell me what you think. Do you have any suggestions for places to find good, healthy recipes? Individual Tortilla Cheese Pizza

Makes 4 servings (1 tortilla per serving)

4 whole-wheat or multigrain tortillas

1 cup tomato sauce (check to make sure there is no added sugar, or use Hearty Tomato Sauce)

1 bunch arugula

1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese (choose brand with the lowest sodium content)

4 ounces shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 375° F. Place tortillas on rack in preheated oven and lightly toast. Heat tomato sauce. Wash and dry arugula and set aside. Remove tortillas from oven and place on cookie pan. Spread each tortilla with warm tomato sauce, dot with ricotta cheese, and sprinkle with mozzarella. Return to oven to melt cheeses. Remove from oven and top with arugula.

Nutrition information per serving

Calories: 226.1
Total fat: 5.4 grams
Saturated fat: 2.6 grams
Trans fat: 0 grams
Cholesterol: 25.2 milligrams
Sodium: 621 milligrams
Total carbohydrates: 30.5 grams
Fiber: 3.3 grams
Sugars: 5.1 grams
Protein: 17.8 grams
Carbohydrate choices per serving: 2

Julie K. Silver, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. She is also the Chief Editor of Books for Harvard Health Publications.

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