![]() In a statement, Olive Garden said variations obviously occur when cooks serve up the dishes at different restaurants, but that the calories listed on the menu are based on averages “after carefully evaluating The menu promisedħ06 calories, and the server dished up 690 calories, a difference of just 2 percent. However, the portion of Shrimp Primavera was just about right. Of Capellini Pomodoro is listed at 644 calories on the menu, but the restaurant served up 990 calories worth, or 53 percent more. analysis showed it contained 790 calories, or 43 percent more calories than listed on the menu. A dish of Linguine alla Marinara, for instance, was supposed to have just 551 calories, according to the Olive Although the restaurant doesn’t provide calorie information for most of their foods, three of the itemsĬame from the restaurant’s Garden Fare menu, which includes calorie counts.įor two out of three dishes, the restaurant servings exceeded the calorie content promised on the menu. sent several dishes served by the chain Olive Garden to a laboratory for nutritional analysis. But just how accurate is it?Ī recent analysis by the consumer group Center for Science in the Public Interest found that sometimes, restaurants serve up far more caloriesĬ.S.P.I. Some popular restaurants now offer nutrition information for a few select items. How many extra calories lurk in a “500-calorie” bowl of pasta? (Francesco Tonelli/The New York Times)
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