Why a fit pizza is the best option for your diet?
When we decide to change our eating habits and adopt a healthier lifestyle, one of the first thoughts that comes to mind is: "Will I have to give up my favorite foods forever?" The good news is that it doesn't have to be that way.
As the popular saying goes: "We are what we eat". If we want to be healthy and strong, nutrition is the most important foundation. What we eat represents more than 70% of the results we achieve, whether to lose weight, gain muscle or maintain our current state.
The importance of preparation in your fitness diet
Eating well is not easy. Much of the healthy food is expensive and, as you well know if you've been to any franchise, salad is usually the most expensive and often leaves you hungry.
The world is not designed to facilitate healthy eating, that's why we must be prepared. If you're not prepared, sooner or later the forces of the world that lead you to a bad life will win, and you can't allow that.
What do you need to start?
The first thing you need is a guide to follow: a personalized diet, made for you and your specific needs. If you're a woman who is 5'2" you don't need the same as a guy who is 6'. A diet must take into account:
- Height and body weight
- Body type (ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph)
- Allergies and food intolerances
- Tastes and culinary preferences
- Specific goals (fat loss, muscle mass gain, maintenance)
Extreme diets don't work: the right approach
There are two ways to approach a diet. The first is to change your habits and become a healthy person overnight. You think: "I've eaten what I wanted for these years, why can't I do everything perfect for a few months?". I agree with you, it's fine. But... is your goal to lose weight and then gain it back? To achieve the goal only for a while?
Extreme diets don't work. The goal is not to lose 10 kilos in 1 month, it's to have a healthy life, balanced nutrition. Having a spectacular body should be the consequence of your lifestyle, not an isolated goal.
A beautiful body is the consequence and not the cause. The cause is healthy nutrition and exercise appropriate to you.
Study what you eat: understand nutrients
It's very important that you understand what you eat and know what nutrients your body needs. In the end, we eat to nourish our organism. The goal is to eat that food that gives us the most good things in exchange for the least bad ones.
- If you want to lose weight: you should prioritize fruit, vegetables, clean food, avoid excess oil and flee from saturated fats.
- If you seek to gain volume or muscle: you should look for good fats, quality proteins, complex carbohydrates, etc.
Fit pizza recipe: the perfect solution
Everyone has their tastes related to food. When one decides to change their eating habits and move to a healthier diet, they will soon realize that they miss some dishes. What used to seem like a good Saturday night plan now turns out to be an excessive source of calories.
Obviously I have in mind a pizza full of cheese and other ingredients. Who doesn't like it? The calorie bomb is not only the melted cheese. The traditional dough is another world of calories that should be avoided in a fitness lifestyle.
Why make your own fit pizza?
Also, buying a prepared pizza, like any other processed food, you never know exactly what you're eating. Luckily there are healthy alternatives.
As you continue reading you'll realize how to make healthy and fitness pizza dough. In addition, I comment on pizza ingredients that won't harm your diet.
Important: You must be clear that wanting to eat pizza and not a pancake with ingredients on top, you won't find a recipe with zero carbs. Every dough has them. The question is knowing how to eat them and knowing well the amounts of carbohydrates ingested.
Ingredients for a medium fit pizza
For the dough (the base of your healthy pizza):
- 30 grams of oat bran - Rich in fiber and protein
- 40 grams of soy flour - High in vegetable protein
- 3 egg whites - Pure high-quality protein
- 1 teaspoon of yeast (not very full) - To make the dough rise
- Salt to taste - To enhance the flavor
For the toppings (healthy ingredients):
- Tomato sauce without added sugars - Nutritious and low-calorie base
- Grated cheese (whichever you prefer: fit, 0%, gluten-free, etc.) - Source of protein and calcium
- Red pepper - Rich in vitamin C and antioxidants
- 2 cans of tuna - Lean protein and omega-3
- Black olives - Healthy fats and Mediterranean flavor
- Oregano - Aromatic and full of antioxidants
Steps to prepare your homemade fit pizza
Preparing homemade pizza dough is easy and is the best way to control what you eat. This way you save yourself from unknown ingredients, preservatives, added sugars or other additives. Knowing what you eat is one of the most important things in a healthy diet.
There are many people who are afraid to prepare pizza dough, however this is easy and has no mystery. To mix the dough well you will need a hand blender, so keep that in mind when choosing the container where you want to mix the ingredients for the fit pizza dough.
Step-by-step instructions:
- Mix the dry ingredients: Mix the oat bran, soy flour and egg whites using a hand blender, until there are no lumps left. The consistency should be uniform.
- Add salt and yeast: Add salt and yeast. Continue mixing for a while longer so they integrate well.
- Prepare the pan: Grease the pan with oil (if you use spray oil it will be easier to reach all parts of the pan and you'll use less oil) so the dough doesn't stick when flipping it.
- Cook the dough: When the oil is hot, pour the dough and try to keep it round and uniform. Depending on the heat, wait until the dough sets. You'll know it's set when there's no liquid left on top. When it sets, flip it. If the pan was well greased with oil, nothing should stick.
- Add the ingredients: When the dough is done, take it out and add the ingredients you've chosen: tomato sauce, cheese, tuna, pepper, olives and oregano.
- Broil in the oven: Place the pizza on baking paper and put it in the oven until the cheese is browned. Ready to enjoy!
Variations and tips for your fit pizza
This recipe includes cheese, but there are people who like pizza without cheese. In this case, putting it in the oven is optional, as it would only serve to heat the rest of the ingredients.
In the same way you can perfectly change the ingredients you put on your pizza. There are many recipes that recommend making vegetarian or gluten-free pizzas. All this depends on the personalized diet you have and obviously, your tastes.
Final tips:
- Experiment with different toppings: Grilled chicken, roasted vegetables, mushrooms, spinach... The options are endless.
- Control portions: Even though it's "fit", everything in excess can be counterproductive.
- Prepare extra dough: You can make more quantity and freeze it to have it ready when you need it.
If you make a homemade pizza according to this recipe you ensure healthy food that really is like a pizza. It's not a pancake with ingredients on top, it's a real pizza, but adapted to your fitness lifestyle.
Conclusion: enjoy eating healthy
You don't have to give up your favorite foods to lead a healthy lifestyle. With recipes like this fit pizza, you can enjoy delicious dishes while taking care of your nutrition and achieving your fitness goals.
Remember: the key is in preparation, knowledge of what you eat and consistency in your habits. A homemade fit pizza is the perfect example of how you can combine flavor and health without sacrificing either.