Saturday "Smart Swap!": Olive Garden
Does your family have one favorite place that everyone likes to go to for celebration meals? Mine does. For us, that go-to restaurant is Olive Garden.
There are a lot of not so diet-friendly choices at the Garden, but that doesn't mean eating there is cause for dietary disaster! The first pick on my list used to be Garlic Herb Chicken, but at nearly 1,000 calories, it's a no-go these days. Then I learned a simple smart switch: If I order Venetian Apricot Chicken instead, I'll save a whopping 580 calories!
If you need to find a swap to make, check out About.com's Calorie Count where you can search by food or restaurant or browse categories to find your own calorie-saving switch!
Do you already have a smart swap that saves you tons of calories? Post it in comments!
Saturday "Smart Swap!": Olive Garden originally appeared on About.com Weight Loss on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 23:50:24.
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