Restaurant Meals You Can Eat Without Guilt

5/7/09 Posted in News  |  1 Comment

Afraid you won’t be able to find anything diet-friendly on the menu when you head out for a meal at your favorite nosh nook? We can help.

Check out some of the mouth-watering—and healthy!—dishes you can order at these nationwide restaurants without wrecking your waistline, provided by Health.com.

(Not near any of these? Plug in your Zip code at HealthyDiningFinder.com or GoodFoodNearYou.com (also available on iPhone and BlackBerry) and find restaurants in your area, along with suggested healthy options at each.)

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro

• Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Gluten Free): 477 Calories, 12 g fat, 31 g protein 63 g carbs, 7 g fiber
• Cantonese Shrimp: 330 calories, 12 g fat, 33 g protein, 21 g carbs, 4 g fiber
• Moo Goo Gai Pan: 535 Calories, 19 g fat, 54 g protein, 32 g carbs, 4 g fiber

Chili’s

• Guiltless Cedar Plank Tilapia: 199 calories, 4 g fat, 34 g protein, 8 g carbs, 5 g fiber
• Guiltless Carne Asada Steak: 371 calories, 10 g fat, 46 g protein, 11 g carbs, 6 g fiber

Olive Garden

• Minestrone: 100 calories, 1.5 g fat, 19 g carbs, 3 g fiber
• Venetian Apricot Chicken: 380 calories, 4 g fat, 32 g carbs, 8 g fiber
• Linguine alla Marinara (dinner portion): 430 calories, 6 g fat, 76 g carbs, 9 g fiber

Red Lobster

• Chilled Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail: 120 cal, 1g fat, 0g sat. fat., 590mg sod., 9g carbs
• Rainbow Trout (with fresh broccoli): 225 cal, 9.5g fat, 2.5g sat. fat., 390mg sod., 6g carbs
• Live Maine Lobster (1 1/4 lb, steamed, without butter): 45 cal, 0.48g fat, 0.12g sat. fat., 350mg sod., 0g carbs