What is better food, better health?

Am I a paleo blogger? No. Do I believe health starts with nutrition? Absolutely. If you're looking for a manifesto on clean eating and arguments in favor of a paleo lifestyle, you won't find it here. Check out The Whole9. In fact even if you're not looking for something radical check that site out anyway. It's a great starting point. It's got links and articles and a whole bunch of science - data - about nutrition and how our bodies use macronutrients. I'm not a licensed expert but I listen to experts who back up their claims with real compelling data. And I've tried a few different things to "eat healthier" over the years - Weight Watchers, Zone, starvation (that was a brilliant one) to name a few. Nothing has been better for me and yielded better results than eating low glycemic with a paleo foundation (it's actually similar to Zone too, but with less precision). I have a busy schedule, a two year old, a husband, a full time job, I work out and I have a closet for a kitchen. I figure there must be a few people out there who can relate to some of that. I used to think eating healthy and making time for regular meaningful exercise was "hard." It really just takes some guidance, awareness, and enthusiasm. So here's a start - here's what I cook and eat (and sometimes what I read).

Monday, March 18, 2013

Paleo Pizza

I love pizza. If you don't love pizza...I suggest you get your head examined. But pizza - real, doughy, wonderful pizza - is not in the cards if you're trying to eat a whole food diet. Or is it? See below...

Ingredients (Crust):
2 cups almond flour
2 eggs
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp garlic powder
1.5 tsp fresh rosemary chopped
(Picture 1)

Ingredients (Pizza):
Any toppings
Any sauce (like organic marinara or tomato sauce, or make your own)

Supplies:
Mixing bowl
Spoon
Cookie sheet or pizza pan

Serves 2-4 (depends on your appetite!)

Preheat oven to 350F. Mix all crust ingredients together to form a dough. (Picture 2) Form the dough into a ball using your (clean!) hands. (Picture 3) Lightly grease the pizza pan or cookie sheet (actually Husband said he recommends using a silicon baking sheet if you have one so you can avoid using the EVOO or coconut oil or whatever you typically use to grease the pan.). Place the ball in the center of the pan and push it out to be a thin crust. As thin as possible. (Picture 4) Bake the crust only for 20 minutes. In the meantime, prep your toppings. (Picture 5) Husband used left over roasted chicken, green bell peppers, and mushrooms. Since we're not strictly paleo we also added a tiny bit of mozzarella and parmesan. When the crust is done remove from the oven and evenly spread the sauce you chose over the whole crust, then top with your toppings. Bake again for 25 minutes. Picture 6 is the finished product.

Husband got inspired today and he was also craving pizza so he looked up this recipe online and diligently took photos so I could post this. I'm not sure where the recipe came from or I would credit it of course. It was pretty good - but the crust is really just a vessel for the sauce and toppings - not like a "real" pizza where the crust is truly the flavor foundation.

Husband suggested using the crust recipe for a pie crust as well - I agree it could possibly work especially maybe as a cobbler crust? Without the rosemary and garlic powder, haha!











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