Going out tonight....

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Registered: 08-03-2005
Going out tonight....
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Thu, 04-06-2006 - 10:55am

Hey guys! My husband and I are going on date night tonight and are planning on going to Olive Garden. I was thinking of getting either the chicken scampi or the garlic herb chicken con brocoli. With whole wheat pasta of course! Would one of those be ok? I was also thinking of getting a berry sangria. Would that be alright or would it be better to just get a glass of wine? Thanks for the help!

http://olivegarden.com/menus/menu/Default.asp?server_path=/menus/dinner/chicken/

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Registered: 04-01-2005
Thu, 04-06-2006 - 1:22pm

There are probably better choices than the scampi which is made with lots of butter. The best bet would be to stick with grilled meats/fish or meat/fish with tomato sauces over the whole wheat pasta. Sangria has sugar in it, so a glass of red wine would be a better choice. Here is some information you may find helpful:


The Olive Garden has South Beach-friendly choices!

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Thu, 04-06-2006 - 4:53pm

I, too, will be off to Olive Garden tonite for a baby shower. I checked their menu, and decided on the shrimp primavera w/ WW linguine, and minestrone soup. I will check Karen's link to see if that's listed as a good choice, but it looked to me like it was. Now if I can just resist the desserts... :o)

Have fun tonite!

Dana

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