Hi all, this is a photo of an attempt at a home made pizza. The base was just Greek yoghurt and self raising flour. The base sauce was chopped tomatoes. Toppings were ham, peppers, an onion, mushrooms and cheese. Most ingredients are on the green and amber lists that my diabetes nurse gave me. I don't actually like the taste of Greek yoghurt, but the pizza tasted nice. Just wanted to share this with you, and ask if you have any other suggestions for diabetic friendly toppings.
Badly Home made pizza
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Mmh....
Pizza was something I missed early doors once going LCHF.
Eventually tried cauliflower & mozzarella pizza base, & use up any deli meat & veg in fridge.
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Is it exactly like pizza ..mmh.
I think it's very similar, but It doesn't have that cardboard stiffness, so needs a little holding while eating, but me & my non T2D partner both like it.
And best part is with ingredients lying around in fridge, when that "fancy a pizza ?" moment hits, it's readily available post DX & sans dominoes...so a win from me.
Tip: for non cooks like myself, to strain water from cauliflower, just use a sandwich/freezer type bag & cut a corner off. Worked fine for me .
Pizza was something I missed early doors once going LCHF.
Eventually tried cauliflower & mozzarella pizza base, & use up any deli meat & veg in fridge.
The Secret to PERFECT Cauliflower Pizza Crust
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detoxinista.com
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Is it exactly like pizza ..mmh.
I think it's very similar, but It doesn't have that cardboard stiffness, so needs a little holding while eating, but me & my non T2D partner both like it.
And best part is with ingredients lying around in fridge, when that "fancy a pizza ?" moment hits, it's readily available post DX & sans dominoes...so a win from me.
Tip: for non cooks like myself, to strain water from cauliflower, just use a sandwich/freezer type bag & cut a corner off. Worked fine for me .
Ooh that looks interesting! I'll give it a go I had read the yoghurt and flour base on a couple of Facebook budget pages/groups, but didn't think I'd be using it. Not sure I like the taste of the yoghurt part, but half of that sort of pizza did fill me up, which pretty much never happensMmh....
Pizza was something I missed early doors once going LCHF.
Eventually tried cauliflower & mozzarella pizza base, & use up any deli meat & veg in fridge.
The Secret to PERFECT Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Make the best Cauliflower Pizza Crust with this easy recipe. It's gluten-free, low carb, and easy to lift with your hands. Keto friendly!
Loads more on-line
Is it exactly like pizza ..mmh.
I think it's very similar, but It doesn't have that cardboard stiffness, so needs a little holding while eating, but me & my non T2D partner both like it.
And best part is with ingredients lying around in fridge, when that "fancy a pizza ?" moment hits, it's readily available post DX & sans dominoes...so a win from me.
Tip: for non cooks like myself, to strain water from cauliflower, just use a sandwich/freezer type bag & cut a corner off. Worked fine for me .
As a diet controlled T2 I'd avoid anything made with flour as it spikes blood sugar. Not sure why your nurse is using food groups that are ok for non-diabetics but risky for T2s. Maybe she hasn't kept up with the research and the guideline changes?
I'd use a fathead dough or cauliflower base instead.
Toppings could be any protein foods, beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs cheese plus mushrooms and with smaller amounts of tomatoes, peppers, etc. Served with a green salad.
I'd use a fathead dough or cauliflower base instead.
Toppings could be any protein foods, beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs cheese plus mushrooms and with smaller amounts of tomatoes, peppers, etc. Served with a green salad.
The only thing that I couldn't find on any of the lists was flour. I'm not sure what fathead dough is, but it is something that I will try. The lists are for type 2s, on the red list are things like cereal, milk chocolate, grapes etc. This is a learning curve for me, but I don't want to give up my pizzas. Chocolate I can handle.
I was at a conference where the only thing on the lunch menu was pizzas, The ordinary hotel menue was much more expensive.
I asked if I could just have the toppings and the chef made up a tray with little oven dishes of chicken, peppers, mushrooms, bacon, etc with sprinkled cheese melted over each one.
I asked if I could just have the toppings and the chef made up a tray with little oven dishes of chicken, peppers, mushrooms, bacon, etc with sprinkled cheese melted over each one.
Oh wow! Doesn't sound like the healthiest of menus. I do like the idea of the toppings minus the base though.
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Nothing wrong with your toppings as far as I can see but using flour would be a big no from me. There are non-flour doughs (i don't use them, as I don't find they do what I would want).
Pizza is one of the things I gave up to get my bg down.
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I can't be bothered with making fathead dough or the like, so I just make an omelette base and chuck stuff on... Like what you have done, or deli meats and such... A low carb wrap base could work as well. Have to say though, while it doesn't quite look like a pizza.... It is making my mouth water.
"chaffle "pizza works quite well too, (Mines just the basic cheese omelette cooked in a waffle press, there are other recipes), with pizza toppingsI can't be bothered with making fathead dough or the like, so I just make an omelette base and chuck stuff on... Like what you have done, or deli meats and such... A low carb wrap base could work as well. Have to say though, while it doesn't quite look like a pizza.... It is making my mouth water.
