By: Lisa M. Pressey
Ricotta honey pizza is light and delicious. It’s similar to a white pizza, but with a touch of honey. As a result, you get a low calorie pizza with a little pop of sweetness. It’s not a traditional pizza, but it’s similar.
This version has honey drizzled over the top, but I took it one step further. I combined the honey and the ricotta cheese to spread over the pizza crust, topped it with vegetables, and then drizzled a little honey on top at the end.
I have been on a primarily plant-based diet for about 3 1/2 years. Lately, I have been trying to eat more whole foods and less processed plant foods. Since I have not been able to tolerate shredded dairy free cheese it made the transition easier.
What Are Whole Foods?
Whole foods consist of foods that are minimally processed, nothing added, or foods in their natural state. By natural state, I mean anything that has not been modified in any way. For example, fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, eggs, nuts, beans, fish, and shellfish.
Processed foods are broken down into four categories. Unprocessed, minimally processed, moderately processed, and ultra processed.
unProcessed
Fresh foods as they are picked from the plant. (Ex. – fresh fruit/vegetables, intact whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.)
minimally processed
Foods that are slightly changed from their original state. (Ex.- canned beans/vegetables, roasted nuts or seeds, cut or rolled grains.)
moderately processed
Foods that have undergone further processing, but with few additives. (Ex. – whole grain flour products, juices, some cereals.)
ultra processed
Food products that have undergone extensive processing by adding fat, sugar, salt, and other additives/preservatives. (Ex. – fried foods, refined flour products, and soda.)
Eating processed foods causes you to eat more than the recommended amounts of fat, sugar, and salt. These foods are also higher in calories that can lead to weight gain and poor health.
Being a cancer survivor led me to becoming a nutrition coach, and getting certified in plant-based nutrition. I have no doubt these tools have only improved my health. As you can see the categories of processed food are capable of adversely affecting your health. Therefore, I am continuing my studies by learning nutritional endocrinology.
MAKING RICOTTA HONEY PIZZA
You can use any premade crust or make one from scratch. Choose vegetables you like to top your ricotta honey pizza.
INGREDIENTS
- Pizza crust, B Free
- GF DF ricotta cheese, Kite Hill
- 3 Tablespoons Honey
- zucchini
- mushrooms
- 1 medium onion
- parsley
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
DIRECTIONS
- Cut up the zucchini and mushrooms in chunks or slice them and set aside.
- Slice the onions and caramelize them in the pan with a little oil.
- Combine half a container of Kite Hill ricotta cheese salt, and honey together. Spread this on top of the crust leaving about a half inch of crust exposed.
- Spread the caramelized onions on the cheese, then add the other vegetables and parsley.
- Place the pizza in the oven for about 12 – 15 minutes.
This ricotta honey pizza recipe came about when I realized shredded dairy free cheese was not agreeing with me, along with several other foods. As a result, I had to modify a bunch of my recipes. In fact, it advanced me further into a WFPB (whole food plant based) diet. I’m healthier for the changes I have made, without a doubt.
Eating a WFPB diet is a fantastic way to prevent and reverse some chronic disease. I started leaning toward a plant-based diet after being diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and there is no doubt in my mind that it saved my life.