Eat 5 to 9 a day for better health

Fall 2001 Recipes

Main Dishes


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   Black Bean and Canadian
   Bacon Pizza
Homemade pizza can count towards your 5 A Day goal with added vegetables.

Serves 4
Provides 1 vegetable serving per person

  • 1 10-inch pizza crust
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced sweet onions
  • 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 3/4 cup reduced sodium canned black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup grated reduced fat mozzarella cheese
  • 2 ounces pizza cut Canadian bacon
  • 1 teaspoon crushed dried chili peppers (optional)


Nutritional Analysis

Per Serving:

293 calories
7 g fat
21% calories from fat
3 g saturated fat
9% calories from saturated fat
42 g carbohydrates
450 mg sodium
6 g dietary fiber
1. Bake the pizza crust 10 minutes in a 400°F oven.

2. Spread the sauce over the cooked crust. Scatter onions, peppers, mushrooms and beans over the sauce. Sprinkle on the cheese and place the Canadian bacon around the edge. Top with crushed chile peppers and bake 15 minutes or until the crust is brown and the cheese bubbly.

3. Cut into 8 wedges and serve, 2 per person.



Key Initiatives

Lead The Way: 5 A Day Month

Men eat 9 a day

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