The Calories in Breakfast Pizza

The Calories in Breakfast Pizza
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Breakfast pizza is a convenient way to serve your family a quick breakfast. The ingredients you choose will determine if it is a healthy option. By adding healthy ingredients, you will provide a nutritious breakfast that will give you the necessary calories and nutrients to begin your day.

Proteins

To keep you feeling sated, adding protein to your breakfast pizza will help you avoid mid-morning hunger pangs. Low-calorie choices include extra lean hamburger. A 3-oz. serving contains only 164 calories. You can also choose vegetarian options such as a black bean burger, which contains 95 calories per serving. Turkey bacon is another low-fat choice.

Eggs and Cheese

Eggs are the quintessential ingredient for your breakfast pizza, adding 91 calories per scrambled egg. However, eggs contain 60 percent calories from fat. You can reduce the calories and fat content with an egg substitute that contains only 29 calories and no fat. Similarly, you can opt for low-fat cheeses versus full-fat ones, which will save 65 calories per 1-oz. serving.

Considerations

You can make the calories of your breakfast healthier by choosing nutrient-dense foods, recommends the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A whole-wheat crust contains 130 calories per slice while providing 3 g of dietary fiber and no saturated fat.

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Article reviewed by demand68117 Last updated on: Dec 3, 2010

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