Ever wonder how "healthy" the healthy menu items are from your favorite restaurants? Well...here's the skinny on a few of them. The following are 13 of the top rated HEALTHY menu items from the nation's largest food chains. While the calories may be low, I was SHOCKED to find out the OUTRAGEOUS sodium counts. What this leads me to believe (as always), is that quality herbs/spices in these foods are lacking (ergo, the need for excess sodium).
Yet another reason to eat at home!
Ok...here they go, from worse to best:
1. Chili's - Classic Sirloin Dinner: 370 cals. - 3,680mg sodium
2. Applebees - Grilled Shrimp & Island Rice: 360 cals. - 2,290mg sodium
3. Red Lobster - Garlic Grilled Jumbo Shrimp - 370 cals. - 2,160mg sodium
4. Longhorn Steakhouse - Red Rock Shrimp w/Asparagus & Salad: 320 cals. - 1,945mg sodium
5. Applebees - Asiago Peppercorn Salad - 390 cals. - 1,520mg sodium
6. Romano's Macaroni Grill - Pan-seared Snapper "Acqua Pazza" - 400 cals. - 1,420mg sodium
7. Olive Garden - Venetian Apricot Chicken - 380 cals. - 1,420mg sodium
8. Romano's Macaroni Grill - Jumbo Shrimp Rosemary Spiedini - 320 cals. - 1,380mg sodium
9. Romano's Macaroni Grill - Capellini Pomodoro - 490 cals. - 960mg sodium
10. Outback Steakhouse - Grilled Chicken on the Barbie & Veggies - 520 cals. - 677mg sodium
11. Bob Evans - Grilled Chicken Breast w/baked potato & brocolli - 386 cals. - 608mg sodium
12. Bob Evans - Potato Crusted Flouder w/Baked Potato & Brocolli - 415 cals - 527mg sodium
13. Bob Evans - Chicken, spinach & tomato pasta - 354 cals. - 439mg sodium
THE WINNER for overall low calorie/controlled sodium entrees are:
1st place - BOB EVANS
2nd place - OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
3rd place - sorry...but there is no 3rd place winner, the others were deplorable in my honest opinion