If you comb through enough of my posts here on Diabetes Is Bad, one thing is abundantly clear:
I WANT SOME DAMN PIZZA!!!!
I’ve tried almond flour pizza. And KFC’s fried chicken pizza, a.k.a. Chizza. I put pizza on a pita, which I have dubbed Pizzita. And of course, there’s the ever-present office pizza.
And in this installment of How To Eat Pizza Without Dying, I now present:
PIZZA TORTILLA, or “PIZZILLA”
I’m still not sure if Pizzilla should rhyme with “tortilla” or “Godzilla.” You decide! No screw that. Let’s go with the Godzilla one. PIZZILLA is a monster! A cheesy, delicious monster.
This latest incarnation of diabetes-friendly pizza isn’t much different from the pizza I made on a flat half of pita bread. The only real difference is that Pizzilla is made on a tortilla that you’d normally use for making a taco.
So if they’re basically the same, why bother?
For starters, I can only find pita bread in one size. Tortillas, meanwhile, typically come in sizes ranging from 6 inch diameter up to 10 or 12 inches. If you’re just making Pizzilla for yourself, 6 or 8-inch should be enough.
Using a tortilla also gives you the flexibility to fold it into a pizza quesadilla or roll the thing up into a big, fat pizza wrap. You could do something similar with pita bread by cutting it into pocket-shaped halves, but that’s not quite as fun.
So I’ve tested several Pizzillas, and the results have been very positive. I mean, why wouldn’t they be? It’s just a tortilla that’s covered (or filled) with pizza stuff! Think of it as an ultra-thin-crust pizza.
And, of course, I use pesto instead of tomato sauce. Tomato sauce will push the blood sugar up, so yeahhh best to avoid that.
Here’s a quick summary of my super-scientific findings.
Pizzilla tests
#1: 104 → 117 (6″ tortilla) +13 mg/dL
#2: 135 → 176 (6″ tortilla) +41 mg/dL
#3: 97 → 123 (6″ tortilla) +26 mg/dL
#4: 103 → 167 (8″ tortilla) +64 mg/dL
#5: 119 → 175 (8″ tortilla) +56 mg/dL
So, as you can see, there really isn’t much glucose damage from Pizzilla!
However, I didn’t keep careful track of what each Pizzilla consisted of.
Still, I can say with great confidence that each Pizzilla contained basically the same ingredients: pesto, shredded mozzarella cheese, onions, some shitty pepperoni, black olives, sometimes japalenos, and always red pepper flakes on top.
The final verdict on Pizzilla?
PIZZILLA IS DELICIOUS! And it’s pretty easy on the blood sugar.
You can also make Pizzilla even safer to eat by getting some low-carb tortillas on Amazon or maybe at your local grocery store. I haven’t tested any such tortillas myself because I can’t find them in Korea.
And if you’re making your very own Pizzilla, I suggest leaving it in the oven for a good long while if you want the tortilla to be crispy enough to pick up and eat like a “normal” piece of pizza.
I put my Pizzillas in the oven for 20-30 minutes at 200° C, which translates to a bit under 400° F. If you don’t mind eating a pizza wrap instead, then cooking it for so long shouldn’t be necessary.
Since I just came down with Type 2 I’m trying different things to see what is OK to eat what I should pass on. If I can talk my wife into making it I think I’ll give it a try. Think I might go with bacon instead of the pepperoni. Even though you said you had a bad result I haven’t found anything that says Bell Peppers are bad to eat. So might toss some of those on there. Not big fan of olives, so probably would leave those off.
I made my pizza today in the air fryer. Only took 5 minutes on 400F. Took longer to cook the bacon. That was 10 minutes in the air fryer.
I used this for my crust.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/2-PACK-Flatout-Light-Wraps-Italian-Herb-Low-Carb-Wraps-Low-Carb-Bread-Weight-Watchers/873145438
Used Mezzetta tomato Pesto, red and yellow bell peppers(Walmart was out of green), onions, bacon, and Mozzarella Cheese.
I only ate half of it since it said one whole wrap was 28 carbs. Tastes pretty good. After two hours my blood sugar was 104. So I guess I can eat some quasi pizza.
Sounds great! And thanks for the link. Quasi pizza is better than no pizza at all.