The Daily Balance

So ever since our BEST ZA experience EVER, the Mister and I have been on a little mission — let’s face it, the Flatouts, while VERY GOOD, just aren’t cutting it for us right now. No, sirree. What we crave is a chewy, doughy crust that often comes with too many calories to have more than one or pieces– and who can have ONE PIECE? Not I.

Enter: Mission crust

After some time spent on the grocery store shelves we finally found it – Whole Foods (no surprise!) 365 Organic Pizza Crust

I actually purchased the ‘Original’ version, as they were out of the whole wheat and surprisingly, this actually reduced the calories and fat a bit. I would have still preferred the whole wheat, but c’est la vie – we needed pizza!

I topped the crust with 3/4 cup pizza sauce and 1 1/4 cups 2% Kraft Italian blend cheese. After seasoning with Italian herbs and spices I popped the pie into the oven for 10 minutes.

My portion - 1/2 the pizza

Beautiful, cheesy goodness

Close up on cheesy goodness

• Calories: 535
• Fat: 17.2 g
• Saturated fat: 6.2 g
• Carbs: 62 g
• Fiber: 6 g
• Protein: 32 g

You could easily use fat free cheese to dramatically cut back on the fat, but trust me, using good, quality cheese is worth it – you can really taste the difference. And using 2% is still way better than full-fat (which by the way, is also delicious and worth it if you are looking to splurge a bit )!

Fantastic! It was doughy and chewy, just like we were hoping for, but it still held up all the cheese and sauce. The edges browned a bit, providing a wonderful crunch. All in all, the Mister and I couldn’t be happier that TWO crusts came in the package. We’ll definitely have a repeat meal this week – I’m not complaining… variety is so overrated

12 Responses to “Try it – Pizza, Pizza!”

1. JackieIncognito said:

   I have a homemade dough that I make, it’s actually really good. I don’t know the calories off hand, but I know that the whole large crust (and one recipe makes a really large pie) is 20 ww points. I usually divide it into 4 smaller dough balls and freeze them, this makes 5 points per 2 serving pizza. The recipe is on my blog right here: http://unlikelysuccessstory.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-love-pizza-did-i-tell-you-guys-i-love.html

   Posted on August 4, 2009 at 9:54 am | Reply
2. Mandy A said:

   Yum!! My fav food of all time!

   We actually go to the bakery section at Whole Foods and ask for their premade dough… they usually have whole wheat and original… we LOVE it. Very chewy, doughy… the best!

   Yeah, fat free cheese is okay – it won’t melt like the 2%, though! Plus, a little fat is never a bad thing

   Posted on August 4, 2009 at 10:41 am | Reply
3. britt said:

   that pizza looks delicious. i could eat pizza every single day so i totally agree with you that variety is overrated. i usually buy my pizza dough from whole foods as well but i get it from the pizza counter where they sell slices of pizza. it’s $2(ish) for a whole wheat pizza crust and it’s absolutely fantastic. i’m not sure of the calorie count but i usually trust whole foods for their quality products so i’m fine with not knowing.

   Posted on August 4, 2009 at 10:43 am | Reply
4. Sagan said:

   Sounds yummy. I like pizza with thin crust, and I agree with the cheese. Sometimes the full fat stuff is just totally worth it.

   Posted on August 4, 2009 at 11:17 am | Reply
5. Jenny said:

   you rocked that ‘za girl

   Posted on August 4, 2009 at 11:21 am | Reply
6. christina said:

   jenna’s pizza dough from eatliverun.com is AWESOME. im not sure what the calorie count is but i cant imagine thats its very high

   Posted on August 4, 2009 at 11:28 am | Reply
7. Menden (Skinny Menny) said:

   Oh my goodness, I am seriously craving pizza now! Do you have a Trader Joe’s near you? They sell pizza dough in the refridgerated section…there’s usually a whole wheat dough or a garlic parmesan dough to choose from, and they are fantastic!

   Posted on August 4, 2009 at 12:47 pm | Reply
8. Special K said:

   I love TJ’s Pizza Dough, too! Try it out…it is great with Laughing Cow on it!
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   Posted on August 4, 2009 at 4:07 pm | Reply
9. Eve said:

   The TJ dough is fantastic. As an alternatives to wraps I love making it on english muffins or pita – yum!!!

   Posted on August 4, 2009 at 4:40 pm | Reply
10. Paige said:

    That looks amazing! Now I’m craving pizza for dinner LOL

    Posted on August 4, 2009 at 4:49 pm | Reply
11. Bec said:

    mmm it looks so good! now I want pizza!

    Posted on August 4, 2009 at 6:42 pm | Reply
12. allijag said:

    OMG that looks heavenly!

    Posted on August 5, 2009 at 12:22 pm | Reply