the other night i was making a few pizzas for some friends and got curious… could i make one that actually stays under 550 calories, but still tastes like proper pizza?
so i turned it into a little experiment.
here’s what i ended up doing for this marinara pizza:
about 8g of garlic
a super-tiny drizzle of olive oil
around 70ml of tomato sauce
one pizza dough ball, roughly 240g total: that’s 132g of flour at about 80% hydration (mix of 00 and a bit of whole wheat)
baked it neapolitan-style in a gas oven after a 48h cold fermentation. came out insanely soft inside, light but still with that nice crunch on the edges.
80% hydration makes the dough super airy, but it’s impossible to mix by hand, a stand mixer is mandatory. still, it gives that open crumb and chewy crust that really makes a difference. also, the higher the hydration, the less the flour, the less the calories!
the 48h fermentation is an interesting plus, makes the pizza super digestible, ideal if you have ibs or just generally struggle with digestion like me lol.
this one landed around 550 kcal, the taste is incredible, and i think i found a big hack here!
the next challenge: pizza under 450 calories, which probably means pizza dough with over 100% hydration!
by FlowPsychological269
33 Comments
That does not look appetizing
Are you ok?
I mean, I applaud the effort to make a low cal pizza…..
Not a cheese in sight 😭😭😭
Not sure why people are hating. It looks amazing! Well done.
Why do people hate it? Are you guys all American?
This belongs on r/shittyfoodporn
My local supermarket has a frozen margarita pizza with 470 calories for the whole thing, that was a game changer for me
Yo where’s the cheese
Just adding like the smallest sprinkle of fresh cheese wouldn’t even cost 80 kcal
what app did you use to show ingredients and calories?
At what cost though? I don’t think life is worth living if pizza doesn’t have cheese
I know people are cult like about cheese but as a cheese hater myself I just wanted to tell you it looks awesome. I love cheeseless pizza, it’s like a flatbread!
No, you did not
omg this looks great, i love the char on the crust! this topped with some basil would be lovely.
Comments here are insane, it’s a Pizza marinara… [https://www.pizzanapoletana.org/public/pdf/disciplinare%202008%20UK.pdf](https://www.pizzanapoletana.org/public/pdf/disciplinare%202008%20UK.pdf)
Possible, but at what cost. 🤣🤣💜
I think it looks saucy and delicious. I freaking love saucy pizza!!
Would you be able to drop a recipe for the dough? Looks amazing
Madonna che svolta! Ma senti come calcoli tutte le calorie in genere? Vorrei iniziare ma Italia non mi sembra così diffuso, o sbaglio?
Marinara pizza is amazing! I would imagine that a lot of those turning their nose up at it have never tried it.
It’s perfect without the need for cheese.
It’s beautiful!! 🤤 looking forward to that dough recipe!
Amy’s has a vegan pizza that has a caramelized onion sauce instead of tomato. Why not try that? You can caramelize onions in a crockpot without much oil then blend. Cover in roasted veggies.
I made a pizza today for exactly 558 kcal and 54 g of protein. And it sounds like it would taste HORRBLE but actually I prefer it over regular kind. It’s been 6 hours since then and I’m still not hungry. Also includes quite a bit of cheese. Maybe I’ll snap a pic tomorrow
I’ve made a pizza today for exactly 558 kcal and 54 grams of protein and I know it sounds like it would taste HORRIBLE, I was also unsure at the beginning, but now I actually prefer it over the real thing now. It’s been 6 hours and I’m still not hungry, it’s a game changer fr
This is my 13th reason
People here have never heard of a tomato pie apparently.
Now we need a trend of making calorie-mindful homemade pizza
Sauce and bread under 550 cals. Wow.
No cheese? 🙁
Or just eat a slice of regular pizza.
looks delicious. i wanna make that crust! i’d def throw on some basil leaves and turkey pepperoni and a few other veg too 😄
My dumbass was like “why are you tracking what percentage of the pizza you ate and how much you burned?”