Pizza Party

It's a beautiful summer night. All of your friends want to go get pizza and wine.  You don't want to miss out on the wine or friends, but know that pizza really isn't something you want to partake in. What do you do? 

a. Eat a healthy meal before and just nibble on one piece of pizza.
b. Eat a healthy meal before and don't eat anything there. Knowing that your friends WILL make fun of you.
c. Suggest meeting at a friends house for pizza, salad and wine.

My recommendation: C.  I know this may be a stretch but it's definitely worth it.  If you suggest going to a friends house and you bring the salad or other healthy options, you get to control the destiny of what you eat.  All of the situations above are definitely options but C is the one that make me and my waistline feel the best.

If none of the situations above are an option you can always order TONS of veggies, light cheese and light sauce on half of the pizza and scrape them of as cheesy baked veggies!  Also, if the pizza shop has whole wheat dough, definitely order that.  Then you can have a veggie bake on whole wheat crust.  Don't go crazy on the crust though.  My favorite veggies to have on pizza are spinach, bell peppers, broccoli and avocado.

Also, here are some local pizza joints that offer whole wheat crust and some healthier pizza options:
- CPK
- Buckhead Pizza Company
- Uncle Maddios (Has whole wheat & gluten free) on N. Druid Hills
- Mo's Pizza on Briarcliff
- Mellow Mushroom doesn't have whole wheat but they have gluten free which is also awesome!

Choose your pizza wisely!



xo,
zo