You family will be glad to hear that pizza is perfect for a quick and nutritious meal or healthy snack. In July, I wrote about the health benefits of lycopene, which is found naturally in low-fat foods like tomatoes and tomato sauce. That's why it was no surprise that Italian scientists claimed that eating pizza once a week can protect against some cancers. The study of 8,000 people found that those who ate pizza as a healthy snack one or more times a week were several times less likely to get mouth and colon cancer than those who chose other meals. The tomato is suspected to be behind the results which were that pizza lowered esophageal cancer by 59%, colon cancer by 26% and mouth cancer by 34%. That's why a vegetable pizza with a light sprinkling of cheese can be part of a healthy lifestyle. - See more at: http://www.lifescript.com/diet-fitness/articles/archive/diet/eat-well/health_benefits_of_pizza.aspx#sthash.kAm2AMzg.dpuf