Healthy Frozen Pizzas

By Sidney Fry, MS, RD
November 29, 2012
Photo: Oxmoor House
Make your Friday nights lighter with these four frozen pizza pies.
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Lighten Up Pizza Night

Photo: Randy Mayor
If pizza is your no-cook movie-night choice, good news: The latest batch in the frozen-food aisle is healthier and tastier. And they’re easy to jazz up with extra toppings.
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Newman’s Own Thin & Crispy Supreme Pizza

Photo: Randy Mayor
A supreme style, complete with roasted peppers, onions, Italian sausage, and uncured pepperoni. We loved the crisp multigrain crust. Also trim and tasty from Newman’s Own are their Roasted Vegetable and White Pizza varieties.

Serving Size: 1⁄3 pizza

Calories: 320; Fat: 15g (sat 5g); Sodium: 750m

 

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Pizzeria Italiana Organic 4 Cheese

Photo: Randy Mayor
Decadently creamy, with a hearty hit of Gouda, provolone, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Test panel pronounced it too good to be frozen. It offers a perfect base for salt-free toppers like veggies, sliced tomatoes, or a lightly dressed salad.

Serving Size: 1⁄3 pizza

Calories: 270; Fat: 10g (sat 7g); Sodium: 710 mg

 

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Whole Foods Market Buffalo Mozzarella with Cherry Tomatoes

Photo: Randy Mayor
This tasty pie keeps its ingredient list fresh, simple, and authentic. Plump cherry tomatoes nestle in a creamy layer of buffalo mozzarella—a scrumptious contrast to the hand-tossed crust. Top it off with fresh basil.

Serving Size: 1⁄2 pizza

Calories: 310; Fat: 11g (sat 7g); Sodium: 690mg

 

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Freschetta Simply Inspired Thin-Crust Farmers Market Veggie

Photo: Randy Mayor
Balsamic-glazed portobello mushrooms, fire-roasted zucchini, and onions make for a sweet-salty balance. A hint of garlic accents the bright tomato sauce. Crust is cracker-crisp.

Serving Size: 1⁄3 pizza

Calories: 300; Fat: 15g (sat 7g); Sodium: 660mg

 

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Skip the Delivery

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The delivery companies compete for “value” by loading in meat, cheese, and dough. The worst choices serve up a day’s worth of sat fat, sodium, and calories.

2 slices Meat Lover’s Stuffed Crust Pizza from Pizza Hut: Calories: 960; Fat 52g (sat 22g); Sodium 2,760mg

2 slices Cali Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza from Domino’s: Calories: 860; Fat: 50g (sat 18g); Sodium: 1,800mg

2 slices John’s Favorite Pizza from Papa John’s: Calories: 820; Fat: 42g (sat 18g); Sodium: 2,120mg

 

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