When dining at Olive Garden, soup or salad and a shrimp entree are going to be your best bets. Nutrition expert Frances Largeman-Roth, RDN, told TODAY Food that while these may be healthier choices than other menu items, we still need to watch the sodium levels and drink enough water to counteract all that salt.
“While it does contain 810 mg of sodium, unless you pick a salad without dressing, all of the soup and salad options are going to be high in sodium.” Only Olive Garden would find a way to marry meatballs and pizza into one giant dish.
That’s not to say you can’t enjoy bread — just keep count of those breadsticks. At 140 calories a pop they can add up quick (and that’s not even including any dipping sauce). When dining at Olive Garden, soup or salad and a shrimp entree are going to be your best bets.
For example, the Pasta e Fagioli soup has just 150 calories, not enough for a meal, but still has 710mg of sodium. For reference, the recommended daily intake of sodium is no more than 2300mg.” When it comes to Olive Garden salad and entrees, it’s also important to keep the sodium in check.
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