Originally Posted by
SkeptiCallie
But the thread is about Olive Garden. I don't see how OG can contribute much, if at all, to the obesity epidemic. I have tried the place twice--the second time only because other people wanted to go there. If anyone gains weight at an OG, that person probably deserve a medal of valor.
Sorry Skepticallie, I have to disagree with you on this.
In my previous post I gave the salt and fat content for a Chicken Parmigiana dinner at OG, (3380mg of sodium), with 2 breadsticks (800 mg) and a salad with one dressing (1930 mg), adds up to over 6100 mg of salt, that’s almost 160 percent more than is recommended for the entire day and contained 76 grams of fat.
I forgot to mention almost 21 grams of saturated fat, this is all for one dinner.
Here are the fat and saturated fat values for some typical meals at OG.
Chicken Scampi, 53 grams of fat, 20 grams of saturated fat
Braised Short Ribs, 58/26
Pork Milanese, 87/37
Angel Hair Pasta with Alfredo Sauce, 59/36
Braised beef and Tortellini, 53/22
Spaghetti and Meatballs, 50/20
Add a fresh Garden Salad with 2 breadsticks 30/4.5 and finish it off with a Lemon Crème Cake, 35/16.
Tell me these are healthy dinners. Next time you are at OG or any other chain restaurants like Red Lobster, Ruby Tuesdays, Applebees, etc, look around and see how many people are chubby or even overweight, I will think you will find a sizable percentage of customers there are.
It doesn’t take many of these meals at OG or other restaurants to put on weight, As I posted previously, there are meals at OG that are much more healthier than what I have posted, but the average person orders by their stomachs, not what is healthier for them.
Mr. Elliott