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Garden Variety Pizza: Peas and Cheese

peaspizzaThere are so many ways pizza can be a healthy part of your kids diet!  Vegetables can either be added under the cheese, or right on top.  Mini pizza's with a variety of vegetables can be a super quick lunch or dinner meal.  Kids can assemble the veggies on their own pizzas, and to their liking.  The one we made for this lunch was peas and cheese!

  • Homemade pizza crust (it took less than an hour. Super easy)
  • Tomato paste with herbs and spices (I have a pizza spice jar)
  • Peas
  • Mozzarella
  • fresh tomato
  • Baby spinach leaves.

The key for picky eaters, is to not pile many veggies on at once.  It's too overwhelming, even for me.  Just start with peas and cheese, and you can add more vegetables from there.  The key is to get them on there!

As you'll notice with the baby spinach, there is barely any on the pizza.  Not even enough to give them any detectable nutrients.  But the point is to get them used to having the vegetables on their plate, whether it's a tiny amount, or a lot, to be consistent.peas and pizza 2

peas and pizza

Other vegetable combinations we like:

  • artichoke, tomatoes, and white beans
  • Broccoli slaw (just that)
  • Salsa, lettuce, tomato and olives (Taco Pizza)

Do your kids have a favorite vegetable topping on their pizza?

 

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Comments

11/16/2010 3:27pm
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Healthykids and Dr. Ro, Healthykids. Healthykids said: Garden Variety Pizza's. Try different vegetables to increase the nutrients on your pizza's. We liked peas! http://fb.me/BV44oDqg [...]
11/16/2010 3:40pm
These are adorable!!! They look just like Christmas cookies. Perfect for kids of all ages.
jamie
11/16/2010 4:06pm
We slice zucchini and yellow squash on the mandolin and cover the bottom of the whole pizza with it. We also grate carrots (on the small side of the grater) and sprinkle it on like cheese. Blends in really well if you use some cheddar or colby jack cheese. We also really like bell peppers and onions...but some people (me) like them better than others.
11/16/2010 6:03pm
About the pizza crust - do you think you could freeze it after the first 5min in the oven? As for veggies on pizza - my kids LOVE olives on pizza, and different coloured peppers too :)
11/17/2010 9:27am
That is a great idea! Were your kids ok with the veggie pizzas?
11/17/2010 9:27am
Yes, they ate them and didn't complain at all!
11/17/2010 9:28am
Abi, I haven't tried to freeze the crust. I'll let you know when I do though!
Diana
12/31/2011 11:51am
These look like so much fun. Fresh and Easy (if you have one close by) has refrigerator pizza dough. Traditional and whole wheat. Both yummy and super easy.
Diana
12/31/2011 11:52am
Thanks for all the awesome ideas!
04/18/2012 11:20am
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