Low carb pizza isn't a joke! It's a real thing, and we think you'll love this healthy meal prep!
Pizza for lunch? We think so! This Low Carb Pizza Meal Prep is one healthy alternative you can enjoy all week long!
A low-carb diet limits carbohydrates — such as those found in grains, starchy vegetables, and fruit — and emphasizes foods high in protein and fat. Many types of low-carb diets exist. Each diet has varying restrictions on the types and amounts of carbohydrates you can eat.
Why Eat Low Carb?
A low-carb diet is generally used for losing weight. Some low-carb diets may have health benefits beyond weight loss, such as reducing risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, says the Mayo Clinic.
Fun Fact: The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that carbohydrates make up 45 to 65 percent of your total daily calorie intake. So if you consume 2,000 calories a day, you would need to eat between 900 and 1,300 calories a day from carbohydrates. That is, if you aren't following a low-carb diet. Your macros might very well be different. (Check out our macros calculator!)
Tradition has it that Fridays are normally "take out" lunch days! Pizza, burgers, Chinese food, you name it. But what's healthiest? This can wreak havoc on your meal-planning efforts, but if you are eating a low-carb diet, you don't have to miss out. Why not enjoy your pizza and stay on track with this low-carb alternative?
How to Make Low-Carb Pizza
This dish is inexpensive and loaded with veggies, to boot, both of which are increasingly important these days. That's because we aren't using any kind of traditional carbohydrate as the base for your "pizza." Much as our other low-carb "pizza" dishes use chicken (like this Pizza Chicken Meal Prep) as the base, we are using spaghetti squash.
Tips for Low-Carb Pizza
Feel free to use that or another kind of squash, such as butternut. We know it's not the same as a crunchy crush, but you'll still get all of the flavors of pizza, but none of the extra carbohydrates.
If you eat cheese, t hen by all means add some shredded mozzarella or cheddar (or a combo of both) to the top of this "pizza" after you add the sauce and return the dish to the oven. We also like sliced sausage on this pizza, too.
Low Carb "Pizza" Meal Prep Recipe
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 large spaghetti squash, roasted ($2.00)
- 2 large eggs ($1.00)
- ¼ cup egg whites ($1.00)
- ½-3/4 cup pizza sauce ($1.00)
- 2 ounces pepperoni ($1.00)
- Pizza seasoning, to taste
Method:
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F
- Line an oven-safe dish with foil.
- Mix together the eggs, egg whites, pizza seasoning, and cooked spaghetti squash.
- Transfer to the foil-lined baking dish and bake for about 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and top with pizza sauce and pepperoni.
- Bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing.
- Serve over spinach.
Total Prep Cost: Approximately $6.00
Cost Per Meal: $1.50
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