Oat! My Tropical Pizza - $23.45 a serving

Makes 2 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$46.89
basket total, in-store
$23.45
per serving (2 servings)
+$18.82
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner

Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
4 egg whitesSimple Truth Organic™ Cage Free 100% Liquid Egg Whites · 16 oz$3.994$1.16$2.83
1 whole eggKroger® Grade A Large White Eggs · 18 ct$2.791$0.16$2.63
1 cup rolled oatsSimple Truth Organic® 100% Whole Grain Rolled 1 Minute Oats · 18 oz$3.6990 g$0.65$3.04
1/2 teaspoon garlic powderKroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz$4.992 g$0.04$4.95
1/2 teaspoon dried parsleySmart Way™ Parsley Flakes · 0.5 oz$1.251 g$0.09$1.16
1 teaspoon fresh oregano or ½ teaspoon driedSimple Truth Organic® Oregano · 0.5 oz$2.491 g$0.18$2.31
Coconut oil, or any nonstick cooking spraySimple Truth Organic® Refined Coconut Oil · 14 fl oz$5.49-$5.49-
1/2 tomato, chopped or crushedFresh Large Red Slicing Tomato · 1 lb$1.990.5$0.26$1.73
1 tablespoon chopped onionJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.1915 g$0.04$1.15
1 teaspoon garlic powderKroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz$4.993 g$0.06$4.93
1/2 teaspoon dried parsleySmart Way™ Parsley Flakes · 0.5 oz$1.251 g$0.09$1.16
1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurtKroger® Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt Tub · 32 oz$4.7960 g$0.32$4.47
1/2 cup fresh spinach, choppedSpinach · 1 lb$1.9915 g$0.07$1.92
1/4 cup fresh pineapple, dicedPineapple Spears Fresh Cut In Store Daily · 20 oz$6.0040 g$0.42$5.58

fresh pineapple drives this basket at $6.00, 13% of the total. The next biggest lines are coconut oil ($5.49) and garlic powder ($4.99). $37.88 of the basket - 81% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.

“Being raised by my mother, a health teacher, and my father, a disabled veteran, it is not new to me to have a healthy lifestyle,” says Victor. “On a Saturday after a basketball game, the most convenient thing to have is a healthy lunch and I would think of making a pizza in a pan. My recipe includes ingredients we picked from our backyard like oregano and spinach. With my parents I learned to make a healthy pizza with a twist, one in which anyone can add the ingredients of their choice. I like the mix of flavors and the idea of me cooking it. I would like to motivate others to learn or keep up healthy food habits.”

This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What dinner actually costs in 2026.
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