Olive garden: Italian restaurant.For years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Garden Fare items on Olive Garden's menu have offered lower-fat pasta dishes for the health-conscious. Now the chain also offers two bits of advice for carb carb 1 n. Informal A carburetor. counters: "Savor one of our grilled entrees with fresh vegetables in place of potatoes" and "Enjoy our pasta entrees with whole wheat linguine." No argument here. Both suggestions will produce a healthier meal. So what if the "whole wheat" pasta is only part whole-wheat? You're better off with some whole grain than none. Just keep in mind that substituting vegetables for potatoes doesn't automatically turn the chain's grilled entrees into flawless meals. The Tuscan T-Bone, for example, has 580 calories and 16 grams of bad (saturated-plus-trans) fat. You're better off with the surprisingly lean Pork Filettino (with only 340 calories and 3 grams of harmful fat) or the Salmon Piccata pic·ca·ta adj. Sliced, sautéed, and served in a sauce containing lemon, butter, and spices. Used of meat or fish. [Italian, feminine of piccato, larded, past participle of piccarsi (with 440 calories and its heart-healthy omega-3 fats). Bonus: each has just 420 mg of sodium. Calories for the pasta dinner portions range from 510 (for the Linguine alla Marinara ma·ri·na·ra adj. Being or served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, garlic, and spices: spaghetti marinara. n. Marinara sauce. ) to 740 (for the Shrimp Primavera pri·ma·ve·ra 1 or pri·ma ve·ra n. 1. A tree (Cybistax donnellsmithii) of Mexico and Guatemala, having opposite, palmately compound leaves, yellow flowers, and close-grained, light-colored wood. 2. ). The Chicken Giardino and Capellini
Capellini (kah-pehl-LEE-nee, literally "thin hair") is a very thin variety of Italian pasta. Pomodoro both clock in at 610 calories. But you can shave shave (shav) 1. to cut at or parallel to the surface of the skin. 2. to remove the beard or other body hair by such a process. 3. to cut thin slices from or to cut into thin slices. roughly 200 calories off any pasta dish by ordering a lunch portion (any time of day). That leaves some room for the unlimited salad (get the dressing on the side) or the bean-packed Minestrone Soup. The breadsticks, which are brushed brushed adj. Having a nap produced by brushing: a dress made of brushed cotton. brushed Adjective Textiles with butter and garlic salt Noun 1. garlic salt - ground dried garlic and salt flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts , may not be worth 140 calories a pop.
Olive
garden
Garden Fare
Total Saturated +
Soups & Entrees Calories Fat (g) Trans Fat (g)
[check] Minestrone Soup 160 1 NA
[check] Linguine alla Marinara, 510 8 NA
dinner portion
[check] Capellini Pomodoro, 610 13 NA
dinner portion
[check] Chicken Giardino, 610 18 NA
dinner portion
[check] Shrimp Primavera, 740 24 NA
dinner portion
[check] Pork Filettino with 340 9 3
[check] vegetables *
[check] Salmon Piccata with 440 21 6
[check] vegetables *
Tuscan T-Bone with 580 32 16
vegetables *
Garden Fare
Fiber (g) Sodium (mg)
Soups & Entrees
[check] Minestrone Soup 6 NA
[check] Linguine alla Marinara, 7 NA
dinner portion
[check] Capellini Pomodoro, 8 NA
dinner portion
[check] Chicken Giardino, 8 NA
dinner portion
[check] Shrimp Primavera, 8 NA
dinner portion
[check] Pork Filettino with NA 420
[check] vegetables *
[check] Salmon Piccata with NA 420
[check] vegetables *
Tuscan T-Bone with NA 1,010
vegetables *
[check] [check] Best Bite. [check] Better Bite. * CSPI estimate.
NA Number not available.
Daily Values (daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet): Total Fat: 65
grams. Saturated + Trans Fat: 20 grams. Fiber: 25 grams.
Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.
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