About Olive Garden

The largest Italian-themed chain in the country is famous for all-you-can-eat soup, salad and garlic bread. Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Bowl promotions were so popular that the chain’s “Never Ending Pasta Passes” — which offer all-you-can-eat for either eight weeks or an entire year — sold out in less than a second in 2014!

Here are some of the worst, better, and “middle of the road” choices from Olive Garden. To view the full nutrition menu, go here and click the “Nutritional Menu” at the bottom of the page.

https://m.olivegarden.com/nutrition

TIP: instead of a main course, use pasta as a side dish and stay away from cream-based sauces, dips, and dressings which are often high in calories and fat.

👍BETTER CHOICES ******************

Well, the best of what they offer standard…

Appetizer: Stuffed Ziti Fritta w/ Marinara only

  • Calories 535
  • Fat 28g (11g sat. fat)
  • Sugar 2.5g
  • Sodium 1360mg
  • Protein 27.5g

Entree: Herb-Grilled Salmon with Broccoli

  • Calories 490
  • Fat 33g (10g sat. fat)
  • Sugar 3g
  • Sodium 1170mg
  • Protein 45g

Dessert: Tiramisu

  • Calories 470
  • Fat 27g (17g sat. fat)
  • Sugar 35g
  • Sodium 125mg
  • Protein 6g

🤏MEDIOCRE CHOICES ******************

Appetizer: Toasted Ravioli w/ Marinara

  • Calories 685
  • Fat 32g (6g sat. fat)
  • Sugar 5g
  • Sodium 1740mg
  • Protein 25.5g

Entree: Cheese Ravioli w/ Marinara

  • Calories 750
  • Fat 38g (19g sat. fat)
  • Sugar 8g
  • Sodium 2370mg
  • Protein 41g

Dessert: Strawberry Cream Cake

  • Calories 540
  • Fat 26g (17g sat. fat)
  • Sugar 47g
  • Sodium 760mg
  • Protein 16g

👎WORST CHOICES ******************

Appetizer: Shrimp Fritto Misto w/ Spicy Ranch

  • Calories 1520
  • Fat 105g (9.5g sat. fat)
  • Sugar 29g
  • Sodium 4410mg
  • Protein 106g

Entree: Asiago Tortelloni Alfredo w Grilled Chicken

  • Calories 1980
  • Fat 131g (76g sat. fat)
  • Sugar 9g
  • Sodium 3720mg
  • Protein 112g

Dessert: Chocolate Brownie Lasagna

  • Calories 910
  • Fat 52g (27g sat. fat)
  • Sugar 103g
  • Sodium 580mg
  • Protein 13g

The BEST choices would probably be a cup of Minestrone, the Margherita Chicken without the Mozzarella or Parmesan sauce, and finish with a Cappuccino.

Sources: Olive Garden, Moneywise