Ruby Tuesday.Most of Ruby Tuesday's Smart Eating dishes trounce the rest of the menu (see "Regular Ruby"). Here are some of Smart Eating's best and worst: * Soups. Ruby drops the cheese and croutons from its 550-calorie Baked French Onion Soup French onion soup is an onion and beef broth based soup traditionally served with croutons and cheese as toppings. Although ancient in origin, this dish underwent a resurgence of popularity in the 1960s due to the growth of French cooking in the United States. to come up with a 200-calorie Smart Eating version. And the White Chicken Chili has a third fewer calories and half the fat of a typical order of beef chili. Both beat the Low-Carb Broccoli & Cheese Soup, which probably delivers at least half a day's saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be . * Appetizers. The Spicy Buffalo Wings  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words.
n. A flour tortilla folded in half around a savory filling, as of cheese or beans, then fried or toasted. [American Spanish, from Spanish, diminutive of quesada, is served on a whole-wheat tortilla, but that won't keep its 670 calories from sticking to your ribs. And it has triple the fat of Applebee's Tortilla Chicken Melt. * Wraps. Ruby's Low-Carb Wraps are a steal. The Roasted Turkey beats the Grilled Chicken and Chicken Caesar because the turkey has no cheese. But all three are nestled in whole-wheat tortillas and have 300 to 400 calories (including dressing)--a fraction of the 600 to 1,300 in Ruby's (and most other chains') regular sandwiches. What's more, each wrap comes with a Spring Mix Salad with light balsamic balsamic (bäl·sämˑ·ik), n a substance that can soften and reduce mucus. vinaigrette instead of fries. * Salads. Ruby has four Low-Carb salads--Spring Chicken, Chicken Caesar, Peppercorn pep·per·corn n. 1. A dried berry of the pepper vine Piper nigrum. 2. A small or insignificant thing. peppercorn Noun the small dried berry of the pepper plant Salmon Caesar, and Chicken Cobb. Steer clear of the Cobb unless you want 920 calories' worth of cheese, bacon, eggs, and dressing coating your lettuce (and your waist). The rest are Better Bites, but you can cut the sat fat in the Spring Chicken if you skip the bleu cheese bleu cheese n. See blue cheese. [French, blue, from Old French; see blue.] crumbles. And you'll lose some of the 500-to-660 calories in either of the Caesars if you get the dressing on the side (and use less). * Entrees. The Peppercorn Mushroom Sirloin, Smothered smoth·er v. smoth·ered, smoth·er·ing, smoth·ers v.tr. 1. a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. Sirloin Tips, Ruby's Ribeye, Blackened black·en v. black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens v.tr. 1. To make black. 2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name. 3. Ribeye, and Bayou Surf & Turf have 910 to 1,160 calories. That includes the veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food. and mashed cauliflower cauliflower (kô`lĭflou'ər, käl`ĭ–), variety of cabbage, with an edible head of condensed flowers and flower stems. Broccoli is the horticultural variety (botrytis); both were cultivated in Roman times. that come with all of Ruby's Low-Carb and Smart Eating meals (but not the 100-calorie melted Steak Butter, which comes on the side with some steaks). And the Low-Carb New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded Seafood (smothered in Alfredo sauce) and Low-Carb Church Street Chicken (covered with a thick layer of cheese and bacon strips) each has 800 calories. In contrast, the Grilled BBQ BBQ barbecue Chicken, Low-Carb OvenRoasted Turkey Dinner, Petite or Top Sirloin The Top Sirloin is cut from the loin of a steer or heifer. Top Sirlon steaks differ from sirloin steaks in that the bone and the tenderlon have been removed. Some American butchers call a thick top sirloin steak a chateaubriand, although the French reserve that term for a much better cut , "Eat Your Vegetables" Platter, Low-Carb Peppercorn Salmon, Honey Dijon Chicken, and Low-Carb Creole Catch keep the calories around 500 to 600. You can cut the calories and sat fat in any entree by replacing the mashed cauliflower (made with butter, cream, and cheese) with the delicious sauteed zucchini or sugar snap peas. The baked beans baked beans Noun, pl haricot beans, baked and tinned in tomato sauce baked beans npl → judías fpl en salsa de tomate baked beans bake npl , broccoli, brown rice and black beans, and cole slaw slaw n. Chiefly Southern U.S. Coleslaw. Noun 1. slaw - basically shredded cabbage coleslaw salad - food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of won't cut many calories, but they trim the sat fat at no cost to your taste buds taste buds taste npl → Geschmacksknospen pl . * Desserts. Ruby's Low-Carb Cheesecake and Low-Carb Chocolate Lava Cake A lava cake is a type of cake (usually chocolate) with a filling (also usually chocolate) in the center. When cut open, chocolate "lava" runs out, like a volcano. A lava cake's have fewer calories (400 to 630) than the usual 1,000-calorie dessert extravaganza. But with somewhere between half a day's and a whole day's sat fat, they're nowhere near healthy. In contrast, most people can afford the 210 calories in Ruby's Blueberry blueberry, plant of the large genus Vaccinium, widely distributed shrubs (occasionally small trees) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), usually found on acid soil. They are often confused with the related huckleberry. D'Lite. It's a dessert, not a meal-breaker. REGULAR RUBY You gotta give Ruby Tuesday credit. It's the only chain that has the nerve to disclose--in a booklet on every table--calories, fat, "net carbs," and fiber for all of its items. Saturated fat and sodium are missing, though. (So is trans fat trans fat n. 1. A trans fatty acid. 2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group. trans fat A fat containing trans fatty acids. , but now that Ruby has switched to non-hydrogenated canola oil Noun 1. canola oil - vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids canola vegetable oil, oil - any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants , trans is less of a problem.) And the numbers for the appetizers omit any sauces or dressings and assume that you'll only eat a quarter of what's served. The chain also gives numbers for 1 ounce of salad dressing, even though the entree salads come with 3 ounces. Even so, it takes guts to print numbers like these: * Appetizers. A full order (with sauce or dressing) of Fried Cheese Fried cheese may refer to:
* Burgers. Most burgers have about 1,000 calories. Exceptions: the Classic, Veggie, and Turkey Club Burgers have "only" about 800 calories, while the Colossal Burger has 1,680. Add 185 calories for the fries that come with every burger and another 185 for every "free refill upon request." * Sandwiches. Expect 1,000 calories in the Hickory Chicken, Crispy Chicken Club, or Signature Fish Sandwich (that includes the obligatory fries). An Ultimate Roasted Turkey BLT 1. BLT - /B-L-T/, /bl*t/ or (rarely) /belt/ Synonym for blit. This is the original form of blit and the ancestor of bitblt. It refers to any large bit-field copy or move operation (one resource-intensive memory-shuffling operation done on pre-paged versions of ITS, WAITS and with fries will cost you 1,300 calories, while a Panini Panini (pä`nēnē), fl. c.400 B.C., Indian grammarian. His Ashtādhyāyī [eight books] (tr. 1891) is one of the earliest works of descriptive linguistics and is also the first individually authored treatise on Sanskrit. with fries can hit 1,500. At 600 calories, Ruby's Chicken Sandwich Noun 1. chicken sandwich - a sandwich made with a filling of sliced chicken sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them is a relative bargain ... unless you pump it up to 900 calories by eating the fries and Smoky Honey Dijon Sauce. * Platters & Pastas. Whether it's Smoky Mountain Smoky Mountain may refer to:
adj. Being or served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, garlic, and spices: spaghetti marinara. n. Marinara sauce. (670) and the Chicken Parmesan (nearly 1,500). The Garlic Toast tacks on another 220 calories. * Desserts. The Candy Bar Ice Cream Pie doesn't sound low in calories. And, at 830, it isn't. Ruby's Brownie (crowned with ice cream and chocolate sauce) squeezes 1,000 calories onto your plate (and into your fat cells). At least Ruby's customers know the true cost of their dinner. Too bad other chains aren't honest enough to divulge theirs.
Ruby
Tuesday
Smart Eating
Total Net Carbs
Appetizers & Soups Calories Fat (g) (g)
[check] White Chicken Chili 220 8 22
[check] Onion Soup 200 13 20
Low-Carb Broccoli & Cheese 330 27 12
Soup
Low-Carb Chicken Quesadilla 670 45 11
Low-Carb Spicy Buffalo Wings 1,090 83 5
with dressing
Wraps & Salads
[check] Low-Carb Roasted Turkey 300 8 16
Wrap *
[check] Low-Carb Chicken Caesar 410 19 14
or Grilled Chicken Wrap +
[check] Low-Carb Spring Chicken 500 30 18
Salad with light balsamic
vinaigrette
[check] Low-Carb Chicken Caesar 500 35 12
[check] Low-Carb Peppercorn Salmon 660 46 12
Caesar
Low-Carb Chicken Cobb Salad 920 65 30
with dressing
Entrees & Platters
[check] Grilled BBQ Chicken (single 550 24 30
breast) *
[check] Low-Carb Oven-Roasted Turkey 630 24 18
Dinner *
[check] Petite Sirloin * 520 27 15
[check] Top Sirloin * 580 30 15
[check] "Eat Your Vegetables" 640 31 65
Platter
[check] Low-Carb Peppercorn Salmon 590 32 19
with mashed cauliflower
and sugar snap peas
[check] Honey Dijon Chicken (single 600 32 24
breast) *
[check] Low-Carb Creole Catch * 610 35 14
Low-Carb New Orleans 800 50 17
Seafood *
Low-Carb Church Street 790 51 15
Chicken*
Peppercorn Mushroom 910 59 20
Sirloin *
Ruby's Ribeye * 930 63 18
Smothered Sirloin Tips w/ 1,160 63 62
mashed cauliflower
Bayou Surf & Turf * or 940 65 19
Blackened Ribeye *
Side Dishes
[check] Sauteed Zucchini 50 3 3
[check] Baked Beans 130 3 18
[check] Sugar Snap Peas 130 6 10
[check] Brown Rice and Black Beans 270 6 40
[check] Broccoli 130 8 5
[check] Cole Slaw 130 8 12
Mashed Cauliflower 170 11 9
Creamed Spinach 200 17 9
Baked Potato with butter and 460 19 51
sour cream
Desserts
[check] Blueberry D'Lite 210 5 33
[check]
Low-Carb Cheesecake 400 32 1
Low-Carb Chocolate Lava Cake 630 40 14
Fiber
Appetizers & Soups (g)
[check] White Chicken Chili 6
[check] Onion Soup 0
Low-Carb Broccoli & Cheese 3
Soup
Low-Carb Chicken Quesadilla 8
Low-Carb Spicy Buffalo Wings 0
with dressing
Wraps & Salads
[check] Low-Carb Roasted Turkey 11
Wrap *
[check] Low-Carb Chicken Caesar 11
or Grilled Chicken Wrap +
[check] Low-Carb Spring Chicken 4
Salad with light balsamic
vinaigrette
[check] Low-Carb Chicken Caesar 4
[check] Low-Carb Peppercorn Salmon 4
Caesar
Low-Carb Chicken Cobb Salad 3
with dressing
Entrees & Platters
[check] Grilled BBQ Chicken (single 9
breast) *
[check] Low-Carb Oven-Roasted Turkey 9
Dinner *
[check] Petite Sirloin * 9
[check] Top Sirloin * 9
[check] "Eat Your Vegetables" 10
Platter
[check] Low-Carb Peppercorn Salmon 10
with mashed cauliflower
and sugar snap peas
[check] Honey Dijon Chicken (single 9
breast) *
[check] Low-Carb Creole Catch * 9
Low-Carb New Orleans 9
Seafood *
Low-Carb Church Street 11
Chicken*
Peppercorn Mushroom 11
Sirloin *
Ruby's Ribeye * 9
Smothered Sirloin Tips w/ 6
mashed cauliflower
Bayou Surf & Turf * or 9
Blackened Ribeye *
Side Dishes
[check] Sauteed Zucchini 2
[check] Baked Beans 4
[check] Sugar Snap Peas 4
[check] Brown Rice and Black Beans 5
[check] Broccoli 3
[check] Cole Slaw 1
Mashed Cauliflower 6
Creamed Spinach 2
Baked Potato with butter and 11
sour cream
Desserts
[check] Blueberry D'Lite 4
[check]
Low-Carb Cheesecake 5
Low-Carb Chocolate Lava Cake 10
[check] [check] Best Bite. [check] Better Bite. + Includes Spring Mix
Salad with light balsamic vinaigrette. * Includes broccoli and mashed
cauliflower.
Daily Values (daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet): Total Fat: 65
grams. Fiber: 25 grams.
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