To most people, Italian food means pasta. Pasta is low in fat, and whole-grain pasta is a good choice when available. It’s the full-fat cheeses and cream sauces that add all the saturated fat and calories. So ask for fettucine with marinara sauce. That’s amore!
Tips
- Enjoy pasta as a main entree rather than an appetizer.
- Share foods with your dining companions.
- Ask your waiter to hold the cheese and the bacon.
- If you order pizza, choose toppings like spinach, mushrooms, broccoli and roasted peppers to keep down the saturated fat and add up the vegetables.
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Fried calamari
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Roasted peppers or minestrone soup
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Cheese or meat-filled pastas or casserole-type dishes
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Pasta primavera (with sauteed garden vegetables) or pasta with white or red clam sauce
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Pasta with butter or cream sauces (such as Alfredo sauce)
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Pasta with marsala sauce (made with wine) or marinara sauce (made with tomatoes, onions and garlic)
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Any scallopine or parmigiana (floured, fried and baked with cheese) dish
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Marsala and piccata dishes
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Italian pastries such as cream cake
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Italian ices
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This content is reviewed regularly. Last updated 04/11/08.
