http://wheneddiemetsalad.com/

When Eddie Met Salad is a salad place close to IUPUI campus, there are a few other locations around the north side of Indy.

I ate at Souplantation in San Diego and it was better than When Eddie Met Salad but this is a good option for Indy. Would love to know of more...

McAllisters has a lite menu with calories listed on complete meal. I like it because I don't need to calculate or worry about hidden calories. I wish every place would do that and have low cal available.

Yup. One of the things I like about Panera, too. That's one advantage to chain restaurants--the calorie counts are available online so you can do some research and plan ahead before you go.

For good, locally-sourced, but not necessarily low-calorie food, try Pearl Bistro up by the Marsh on 86th & Ditch. It's not on the menu at the moment, but when they have the lamb bacon BLT, it's most definitely worth a splurge!

http://www.pearlbistro.biz/index.html

Jason's deli has a great salad bar and a light menu.

By the way, When Eddie Met Salad is closed on Sunday. I don't know for sure that all are, but I know the one by the pyramids is. : ( I went especially for a light lunch, and was most saddened!

I was going to say SoBro Cafe also. There salmon salad is great! It is so fresh and they have yummy vegan cakes!

Panera is great, they have calories listed on the menus, the "You PIck Two" menu is loaded with good things that will fill you up but without a lot of calories. McAlisters is also another good one! Several chain restaurants like Applebees and O'Charley's are not working on a low-cal menu.

Panera is great, they have calories listed on the menus, the "You PIck Two" menu is loaded with good things that will fill you up but without a lot of calories. McAlisters is also another good one! Several chain restaurants like Applebees and O'Charley's are not working on a low-cal menu.

I haven't been to Applebee's in a while, but don't they still have thoseWight Watcher selections on the menu? There used to be about six of them that were pretty good (and they had the calories listed)...

I was at an Applebee's a month ago and they still have the weight watchers items on the menu. I usually don't eat a lot of red meat but the Roasted Garlic Sirloin is pretty good. It has 42g of protein and isn't too bad on fat at 19g.

McAllisters has a lite menu with calories listed on complete meal. I like it because I don't need to calculate or worry about hidden calories. I wish every place would do that and have low cal available.

They used to have this menu. It used to be called the under 500 calorie menu. They stopped doing it when people actually called them out on their calorie count. Maybe they still have a lite menu, but not sure about the calorie content in it. Its like eating Bologna thats 98% fat free, but theres still 20g of fat in it. :laugh:

When I go to Mcallisters I try to stay with the salads (dressing on the side) and a bowl of chili. I will get the potato with the chicken on it and not put butter or sour cream on it.

If you're looking for more of a fine dining experience, check out Seasons 52 at Keystone @ The Crossing. Everything on their menu is less than 475 calories and absolutely delicious. Menu changes seasonally, they have really awesome flatbreads and salads. They also have little dessert indulgences that are shooters - just enough to get a little bit of a sweet treat. I agree about both Panera and McAllisters since you can look up their nutrition info online. I eat Qdoba a lot too, I love to get their kids naked burrito bowl (without the rice) - pretty decent on calories and protein-loaded.