Vegetable pizza can fit in a healthy diet if you stick to one or two pieces. The Cleveland Clinic recommends topping your pizza with colorful vegetables like broccoli, mushrooms, onions, green, yellow and red peppers, hot peppers and fresh tomato slices.
Types
Vegetable pizza can be prepared in two ways. You can top pizza crust with vegetables, cheese and pizza sauce or olive oil and bake; Or you can make a cold version with vegetables and cream cheese.
Nutrition
A slice of baked vegetable pizza has about 293 calories and 8 g of fat, according to the MyRecipes website. A small slice of cold veggie pizza contains 90 calories and 6 g of fat.
Tips
HelpGuide.org recommends choosing thin crust pizza with light cheese and extra vegetables. Make your pizza with a whole wheat crust to add filling fiber. Use reduced-fat cream or shredded cheese. Go easy on olive oil. Use reduced-sodium pizza sauce. Add pre-cut vegetables to save time.
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