Welcome to Pizza Reno!
Okay, so why a blog on Pizza in Reno?
I’m sure at one time you have had the urge to eat some yummy pizza here in Reno NV, and when that happens, what do you usually do?
You probably go to your computer and do a search for something like “pizza reno” or “reno pizza parlors or maybe pizza delivery in Reno”.
When you do this, you aren’t looking for the worst place to get a pizza, are you? You are most likely looking for a GREAT place to get some pizza Reno can offer you.
There are so many pizza joints here in Reno, it can be pretty hard to decide where to take the family for a good ‘ole pizza pie.
That’s why I created this site!
I literally could eat GOOD pizza every single day of my life, but sometimes it’s kind of hard to find “good pizza” so I created this blog to let consumers in the biggest little city know where they can find an awesome slice of heaven.
I also wanted to take this opportunity here at Pizza Reno to talk about other pizza related topics. Maybe some easy home recipes that anyone can make, and of course… where to get the best pizza in town.
So whether you like thin crust, thick crust, brick oven pizza or Chicago style, we will find something for you here.
In addition to finding really great tasting pizza, I would like to talk a little bit about some places in town that also provide excellent service. I don’t think there is anything more frustrating than going to pay for any kind of service, and having that service be not so great.
One thing that you need to be careful of when searching for any kind of business, not just a pizza parlor is giving much credit to a Better Business Bureau rating for a business.
You see, the better business bureau actually gives its “grades” to businesses that pay them. It is not a governing body, so to speak, that actually has the best interest of the customer in mind. To many people, this is a huge conflict of interest, and it has been suggested recently that the BBB actually gives better ratings to businesses who pay them. You can find that story here.
But here at Pizza Reno, we are not concerned with all of that legal junk, right? We just want a really great pizza made by really great local pizza parlors.
So let’s get to talking about different kinds of pizza, and more importantly… where to get a good piece of pizza in Reno!
Posted: 05 Jul, 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Pizza Reno | Tags: pizza in reno, pizza parlor in reno, pizza reno, reno pizza, reno pizza place | By: wally247. (edit this)Every time I go out to pizza in Reno, I have that nagging thought in my brain that I am eating a bunch of fat, grease and other things that aren’t really that great for me.
However, I love my pizza, so I just shut that voice up and keep stuffing my face like most people do. Besides, every single time I have tried any “low calorie” pizza anywhere, I’ve always regretted it in some way (heartburn, dissatisfaction…) so looking for a healthy alternative to a greasy piece of pizza is always on my mind.
I still love getting the really good takeout or dine-in stuff, but sometimes I just want to make my own pizza, and I want it to taste good.
Well, I found some great tips for making pizza that is not only tasty, but much healthier than the alternatives. Sometimes you gotta enjoy something a bit healthier, so why not make it pizza?
Make a Yummy Low Fat Pizza
Make a Yummy Low Fat Pizza
By Sean Lannin
There was this line in a movie (I can’t quite recall which) that said “Fatless, salt-less, sugarless… and tasteless” or something to the same effect. This actually reflects a quite popular sentiment in this day and age of health consciousness. People who wish to be healthy or who want to lose a few pounds are of the belief that they have to sacrifice taste if they wish to achieve their desired weight or health goals. Naturally, tasteless yet healthy foods don’t lend itself well as a substitute for tasty yet rich foods to which we have been accustomed. As a result, people who go on a low fat diet usually find themselves reverting to old habits sooner or later.
Nevertheless, while it is true that majority of health and low fat foods being sold in the market do tend to be bland, this is not applicable in all cases. If nothing else, there is such a thing as a yummy, low fat pizza. Yup, a delicious low fat pizza is definitely possible. In fact this article will instruct you on how to make one. All you need is a proper understanding of what constitutes healthy, low fat food and how to apply such principles into making your pizza.
The Principles of a Low Fat Diet
Understand one thing: low fat doesn’t mean non-fat. These two are entirely different things. Low fat means you reduce the amount of fat in your diet. This means that less than thirty percent of your daily calorie intake should come from fat.
A low fat diet also means a reduction in the amount of unhealthy fats in your diet. By unhealthy fats, we are referring to saturated fats (which are unhealthy because they raise bad cholesterol levels) and polyunsaturated fats (which are unhealthy because they reduce the amount of ALL types of cholesterol and do not discriminate between good and bad cholesterol). Each of these two types of fat must consist less than ten percent of your daily calorie intake. Monounsaturated fats, on the other hand, are the “healthy fats” because they promote good cholesterol levels and reduce bad cholesterol levels. Such healthy fats, however, should still only comprise less than fifteen percent of your daily calorie intake.
Reduction in the amount of fat and reduction in the amount of unhealthy fats are the basic principles of a healthy, low fat diet. If you reduce the amount of fat intake but consumes only or mostly unhealthy fats, then you are, technically, on a low fat yet generally unhealthy diet.
A low carb diet is not the same as a low fat diet. A low fat diet can be one that has high carbohydrate content whereas a low carb diet can have a high fat content. With careful planning, however, it is possible to combine a low fat diet with a low carb diet.
There are debates as to which of these two types of diet is healthier. Definitely, a low fat diet that reduces the intake of unhealthy fats is healthy. However, if your goal is to reduce weight, a low carb diet is more effective in the short run. Nevertheless, a low carb diet can lead to more side effects and can be unhealthy in the long run whereas the low fat diet, although apparently not as effective as a weight reduction measure in the short term, is more effective as a weight maintenance measure in the long run.
Now that the definition of a low fat diet has been discussed, and the low carb and low fat diet have been sufficiently differentiated, it is time to apply such tenets. Get your pizza pan and wooden spoon ready. It’s time to make our yummy, low fat pizza. Take note that we are going to make real, homemade pizza – not something that simply looks and tastes like pizza.
How to Make a Yummy Low Fat Pizza
The secret to making a low fat pizza is finding out the fat content of your usual pizza ingredients, finding a low fat substitute, reducing overall fat content, and adjusting the other ingredients and the cooking procedures to reflect the changes. You need not compute the calories in pizza to make a low fat pizza.
Low fat pizza dough The change should start with the pizza crust. Whether you are making a thin crust or a thick crust, you should always focus on how much fat content your pizza crust recipe has. For instance, the basic pizza dough recipe has the following ingredients: flour, yeast, water, oil/shortening, milk, salt, and sugar. To make pizza crust relatively low in fat content, therefore, you must check each of the ingredients and find substitutes when applicable.
In the easy pizza crust recipe indicated above, it is easy enough to find low fat substitutes. First, you should use vegetable oil instead of animal fat or butter as your shortening in your pizza recipe. Of all vegetable oils, however, it is best to use olive oil which has the highest amount of monounsaturated fat content. Avoid palm and coconut oil as these have higher saturated fat content. Next, you should use dry, non-fat milk solids to replace regular milk.
Aside from replacing the ingredients that you can with their low or non-fat substitutes, you should also reduce the total amount of fat in your pizza dough recipes. Use as little oil as possible in your pizza dough. Moreover, do not use egg yolks even if your traditional homemade pizza recipe calls for it.
Substituting olive oil for butter or shortening should not result in any drastic changes. In fact, you can use extra virgin olive oil for a stronger olive flavor. If you prefer your crust to be creamy, you shouldn’t worry since you are using milk on your dough anyway. The above ingredients should therefore give you great-tasting, low fat pizza.
Now, if you want to make an even healthier pizza dough, increase fiber content by using whole wheat flour instead of the usual white flour; reduce the amount of salt and sugar, too. Then, you can decrease carbohydrate content by opting for a thin crust pizza (less carb per slice) or reducing the amount of flour. To compensate for the less flour, you can use egg whites as binder (of course, amount of water must be reduced in proportion to the amount of egg white used).
Pizza Toppings and Pizza Sauce Low Fat Pizza
It is much easier to choose pizza toppings for a low fat pizza recipe. You should primarily choose vegetable toppings. Thus, a vegetable pizza is preferable. For variety, you can add fruit and make it a vegetable-and-fruit pizza. You can find a vegetable pizza recipe or a fruit vegetable recipe online; you can also create your own.
No-cheese pizza is best, but if you really must have cheese, then find low fat cheese or find a low fat cheese blend that you can live with. Moreover, less cheese is best. Use just enough cheese to give your pizza flavor; I’m afraid that cheese pizza is generally out then.
Tomato sauce is healthy, but you should choose one with a lower salt and sugar content. If you want, you can make your own. You can even dice up your own tomatoes and use them as toppings. Finally, substitute lean meat to your fat-laden sausages; use white meat (without the fat portions) instead of red meat. Add herbs and herbal pizza spices to add flavor and taste to your low fat pizza.
Sean Lannin
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At Pizza Reno, we believe that you should have healthy choices when you decide to eat some delicious pizza!
If you follow a hot and trendy “healthy” diet, this may come as a bit of a shock to you.
We are going to discuss pizza! Pizza has to be one of the most delicious foods on the planet in my book, and many other people would agree.
If you are among the many pizza lovers in the world, there is some really good news in store for you!
A popular Men’s Health Magazine recently stated that as long as you don’t concentrate on pizza from the frozen section of the store, or the over-greasy pizza found in chain restaurants that pizza may actually be good for you.
If you want healthy pizza pie, you will have to make it with fresh ingredients, like tomatoes, olive oil and fresh dough.
According to the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the scientists who wrote for the journal found that people that ate pizza were at less of a risk for heart attack than those who did not eat pizza.
Nearly 1,000 Italians were studied over a 4-year period and it was discovered that of those who ate pizza pie at least once per week, they were 30% less likely to have a heart attack than those who did not eat pizza as often.
There is a good reason for these findings. A pizza made with healthy toppings such as low-fat skim cheese and fresh tomato sauce and good olive oil are better for the heart than their less healthy alternatives.
By preparing pizza this way, you can eat pizza and still be healthy.
How do you order such a pizza in your home town? Well, it may be a bit hard to find skim-cheese pizza anywhere, but finding a healthier crust may be easier than you think. Just ask your local pizzeria if they can substitute a wheat pizza crust, and you will be one step closer to that healthy pizza you have been looking for.
Making your own pizza at home can be a lot of fun, and this way you will have the opportunity to make the more healthy version that is more heart healthy.
If overall better health is what you are looking for, you can have a blast creating your own pizza creations at home using these heart-smart ingredients that your body loves to enjoy.
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