by Naomi E

Created on: July 11, 2008   Last Updated: April 01, 2011

Pizza is a fun food for adults and children alike. When done right, it is also very healthy and contains several food groups.

For a quick, easy and, most important, healthy pizza follow these simple steps.

1. Obtain a premade pizza crust. Most grocery stores sell these (often in kits that also include sauce). You can also purchase pizza dough and roll it out yourself, but I prefer using the premade crusts. For added fibre, use the whole wheat version.

2. Cover your crust with pizza sauce. If it came with your crust, use that. Otherwise you can buy the sauce in small cans. Sprinkle some granulated garlic and Italian seasoning (and hot peppers, if you so desire) on your sauce for some extra zip!

3. Now comes the fun part - adding the toppings! You can use any vegetables (or meat, although we leave it out) that you like. Some of my family's favorites include shredded zucchini, finely chopped broccoli & cauliflower and sliced mushrooms. Shredding vegetables and putting them on pizza is a wonderful way to get your children to eat them!*

4. Sprinkle the top of your pizza with shredded mozzarella cheese. Don't use too much, you won't need it with all those vegetables!

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Enjoy!

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