One dumb breadstick!!!!

Stumbleine

I always ask if they have whole grain options (they rarely do) and if the receipt has one of those survey links on it I always take it and in the comments section say that they need to offer whole grain options. Apparently my one little voice isn't doing much good because none of the restaurants in my little town, which are nearly all chains, offer it yet. But I will keep trying. :ohwell:

I never thought about taking the surveys and mentioning that. I'm going to do that from now on!

j_courter

please tell me the texas roadhouse roll's calories is WITH the cinnamon honey butter!!! please!?

j_courter

oh no you didn't just post that biscuit recipe!? *headed to the store for bisquick* lol.

divalovely

You can actually order your breadsticks "dry" meaning no butter and it saves a lot of cals. The minestrone soup is low cal high fiber like around 100 cals per bowl aaand you can order fat free dressing on your salad. You can eat where you want people!

Wow! Didnt know you could order the breadsticks "dry"....thanks for this info:)

FieryNikkie

You can actually order your breadsticks "dry" meaning no butter and it saves a lot of cals. The minestrone soup is low cal high fiber like around 100 cals per bowl aaand you can order fat free dressing on your salad. You can eat where you want people!

I work at Olive Garden and I would be wary of counting on a lot of this stuff. Yes you can get the breadsticks dry and it is easy enough to tell when they aren't. But the dressing is actually low fat, not fat free and still has TONS of calories. You also need to watch the croutons because they carry a lot of the calories too. And the minestrone soup is 100 calories per serving but many servers put at least 1.5 in each bowl.

Your best bet for entrees is the Venetian Apricot Chicken. 280 calories in a lunch order for the entire meal. I would suggest always ordering the lunch portion actually. They don't tell you but you can order it any time of day

FieryNikkie

Yeah, it's a shame because they are so yummy! The lack of whole grain bread options, whether breadsticks, rolls or buns, in restaurants is a pet peeve of mine. I might not mind the extra calories if I knew it was whole grain. But I usually just ask servers not to even bring bread to the table.

Seriously! I don't understand the lack of whole grain in restaurants. I mean, they don't have to go completely whole grain, but where are the options?!

I always ask if they have whole grain options (they rarely do) and if the receipt has one of those survey links on it I always take it and in the comments section say that they need to offer whole grain options. Apparently my one little voice isn't doing much good because none of the restaurants in my little town, which are nearly all chains, offer it yet. But I will keep trying. :ohwell:

Olive Garden does offer whole grain linguini. You can replace any pasta with it.

bcattoes

Yeah, it's a shame because they are so yummy! The lack of whole grain bread options, whether breadsticks, rolls or buns, in restaurants is a pet peeve of mine. I might not mind the extra calories if I knew it was whole grain. But I usually just ask servers not to even bring bread to the table.

Seriously! I don't understand the lack of whole grain in restaurants. I mean, they don't have to go completely whole grain, but where are the options?!

I always ask if they have whole grain options (they rarely do) and if the receipt has one of those survey links on it I always take it and in the comments section say that they need to offer whole grain options. Apparently my one little voice isn't doing much good because none of the restaurants in my little town, which are nearly all chains, offer it yet. But I will keep trying. :ohwell:

Olive Garden does offer whole grain linguini. You can replace any pasta with it.

Yes, they do have that one option. But they don't offer whole grain breads.

Brandon74

I like Olive Garden breadsticks also.

I also love Pizza Hut's breadsticks and cheesebreadsticks with the marinara sauce.

Have to stay away from those places.