Healthy Restaurant Choices

Restaurant Healthier Choice Meals Calories Fat

Olive Garden Minestrone Soup (6oz)
Chicken Giardino (lunch entrée) 450cal 8g

Linguine Alla Marinara (dinner entrée)
Plain Breadstick 590cal 11g

Fazoli’s Baked Ziti
Garden Salad
Ranch Dressing (1 T, dilute with vinegar) 520cal 25g

Minestrone Soup
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Garden Salad
Reduced Calorie Italian Dressing (2 T) 680cal 18g

Wendy’s Plain Baked Potato
Chili (small)
Side Salad
Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing
(reduced fat and calories, 1 T) 640cal 16g

Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe
Jr. Frosty
Caesar Side Salad
Fat-Free French (1 pkt) 700cal 25g

Arby’s Jr. Roast Beef Sandwich
Garden Salad
Reduced Calorie Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (2 T)
_ Curly Fries 565cal 22g

Broccoli ‘n Cheddar Baked Potato
Garden Salad
Honey French Salad Dressing (2T) 683cal 31g

Subway 6" Turkey Breast Sub
(with all veggies) 280cal 4.5g

Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap 480cal 27g

McDonald’s Crispy Chicken Caesar Salad
Diet Coke (small)
Fruit n’ Yogurt Parfait 460cal 18g

Chicken McGrill
French Fries (small)
Sprite (small) 760cal 26g

Healthy Tips

• If you order a baked potato, have butter and sour cream held or served on the side.
  

• Lemon is plentiful. Use it to add flavor without calories.
  

• Use low-fat, low-calorie cocktail sauce to add flavor without extra calories. Substitute this for higher calorie tartar sauce.
  

• Substitute a baked potato or rice for French fries or hush puppies.
  

• Substitute a cooked vegetable, such as green beans or corn for French fries.
  

Information taken from Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating Second Edition by the American Diabetes Association. Information for Subway and McDonald' s taken from their individual websites at www.subway.com and www.mcdonalds.com

• Substitute breadsticks or a yeast roll for biscuits or corn bread if you have the option.