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    200-Calorie Pizza Slice

    By | Shine Food – Thu, Feb 23, 2012 10:47 AM EST


    Healthier pizza toppers, any way you slice it. By Sidney Fry, MS, RD

    Customize your own 200-calorie slice of pizza, complete with toppings galore. Start by rolling a 1-pound ball of fresh dough into a 14-inch base. Top with one of these tasty topping combinations, bake, and divide by 8. Buon appetito!

    A Little Comparison:
    All that cheesy cheesiness promoted in TV ads adds calories to single plain slices of hand-tossed-mostly from cheese.

    Little Caesars: 250 calories
    Domino's:     290 calories
    Papa John's:     290 calories
    Godfather's:     313 calories
    Pizza Hut:     320 calories

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    The Farmer's Market
    The Farmers' Market

    Base: 1/3 cup part-skim ricotta cheese

    Toppers: 2 cups fresh cut asparagus + ½ cup spring peas + 1½ tablespoons olive oil + 2 tablespoons grated lemon rind + ½ cup fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

    The Greek Austerity Cure
    The Greek Austerity Cure

    Base: ¾ cup ready-made Greek-style hummus

    Toppers: 6 sliced plum tomatoes + 1/3 cup black olives + ½ cup crumbled feta cheese + ½ cup chopped fresh basil

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    The BBQ Yardbird
    The BBQ Yardbird

    Base: ½ cup ready-made barbecue sauce

    Toppers: ½ cup sliced roasted chicken breast + ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese + ½ cup sliced red onion + ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro



    The Peppery Pig
    The Peppery Pig

    Base: 1½ tablespoons olive oil

    Toppers: 4 ounces sliced prosciutto + ½ cup shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese + 4 cups fresh baby arugula + cracked black pepper

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    The Bagel-And-Lox Treatment
    The Bagel-And-Lox Treatment

    Base: 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice + ½ cup 1/3-less-fat cream cheese

    Toppers: 4 ounces sliced smoked salmon + 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion + 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill


    The Chicken Pesto Party
    The Chicken Pesto Party

    Base: ¼ cup prepared pesto

    Toppers: ¾ cup shredded roasted chicken breast + ½ cup sliced red bell pepper + 1/3 cup grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

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    The Can't-Beet-This Combo
    The Can't-Beet-This Combo

    Base: 1½ tablespoons olive oil

    Toppers: 8 ounces sliced roasted beets + 1/3 cup toasted walnut halves + 1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese + 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley

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