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Healthy-ish choices at Olive Garden?
We're going there after work today, and I'm wondering what I can get other than soup, salad and breadsticks. Or is this a lost cause?
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Posted 8/28/07 11:39 AM  |
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Blazesyth
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Re: Healthy-ish choices at Olive Garden?
I think on the menu they have a little symbol denoting a 'low fat' meal... maybe you could just ask for a lunch sized portion, instead of a regular portion so you won't be temped to overeat?
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| Posted 8/28/07 11:49 AM |
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Re: Healthy-ish choices at Olive Garden?
Posted by Blazesyth
I think on the menu they have a little symbol denoting a 'low fat' meal... maybe you could just ask for a lunch sized portion, instead of a regular portion so you won't be temped to overeat?
Oh cool, I haven't been there in years. I'll look for the low fat meals. Thanks!
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| Posted 8/28/07 12:13 PM |
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dgtlsunshine
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Re: Healthy-ish choices at Olive Garden?
Check out dietfacts.com. They have some of the calories for some of their entrees. Link here:
Olive Garden Entree Calories
I would ask them to bring the dressing out on the side for my salad and order my favorite entree and only eat half.
I would stay far far away from the breadsticks. They have 140 calories each.
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| Posted 8/28/07 12:19 PM |
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Re: Healthy-ish choices at Olive Garden?
I got the chicken marsala, which came with THREE chicken breasts. I ate one and took two home 
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| Posted 8/28/07 9:34 PM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: Healthy-ish choices at Olive Garden?
Posted by glinda-goodwitch
I got the chicken marsala, which came with THREE chicken breasts. I ate one and took two home
Great job! When you start dieting and actually see what a 'real' portion is, it's amazing what they give you to eat....
DH and I will sometimes will work an Outback meal into our diet. It's a lot easier there, since they usually have different weights of steaks on the menu, but still, their smallest steak is double what a normal portion is. We usually order one meal, get an extra side of veggies, extra salad and split the steak.. 
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| Posted 8/29/07 9:19 AM |
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Re: Healthy-ish choices at Olive Garden?
Posted by Blazesyth
Posted by glinda-goodwitch
I got the chicken marsala, which came with THREE chicken breasts. I ate one and took two home
Great job! When you start dieting and actually see what a 'real' portion is, it's amazing what they give you to eat....
DH and I will sometimes will work an Outback meal into our diet. It's a lot easier there, since they usually have different weights of steaks on the menu, but still, their smallest steak is double what a normal portion is. We usually order one meal, get an extra side of veggies, extra salad and split the steak..
Yeah it's crazy. I looked up some meals online and they were like 1300 calories. I mean that is a WHOLE day's work for some women, right?
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| Posted 8/29/07 9:24 AM |
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