My favorite way to eat pizza and still feel good about myself the next day.

1. Get a pizza. This one happens to be a take ‘n bake from Pappa Murphy’s. Chicken, artichoke, bacon thin crust. I always order extra artichoke and spinach.

2. Now here’s the tricky part. There was a time when I could sit down and eat half of this sucker. Stuff my cheeks like an out of control gerbil and feel like crap the next day. But now…

Cut two pieces. Just two. OMG–LOOK AT THEM!!! Don’t you just want to jump in face first? Geeze, I couldn’t even wait for the photo, I had to take a bite.  Had too, like somebody twisted my arm…sigh.

Then take those lovlies and chop them up. You heard me, chop chop chop them into little bite sized pieces. Pizza sacrilege but you will thank me later. You really will. But it’s so frightening I can’t show the photo. Not now. Later.

3. Fill a bowl with salad greens.

4. Add avocado.

5. And an apple. Chop it up first and give some to the dogs.

This is Bean. The other half of The Littles. He will kill for a piece of apple.

Toss it all together. Mix with a little Italian dressing. Or oil and vinegar. Something simple.

OMG, you will love this! It’s loaded with little mini-pizza croutons in every bite. The apple adds nice contrast with the sweet. And it’s filling enough to keep you from going back for more pizza.