Today I thought I'd share a couple of quick reviews from a couple of local favourite restaurants! The first gets my thumbs up and is the Tuscan Linguini at Boston Pizza. It is made of 'whole wheat noodles with pomodoro sauce, roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes and sauteed spinach'. Yum! Now, its better than other pasta dishes - but not perfect.
One, its whole wheat, not whole grain (but definitely a step up from durum semolina, or 'white' pasta). Second, it can score pretty high in the sodium - which can be up to half a days worth of sodium content! That being said, still a better option than cream-based white pasta. I would add some chicken or shrimp for protein and ask for a half portion and voila, you've got yourself a healthy, restaurant meal!
Now here is one that is definitely not on my recommended list. The Cracked Peppercorn Burger from Kelseys is 'lightly coated with cracked black pepper-corns, topped with melted Swiss cheese and two crunch jumbo onion rings on a sesame bun brushed with basil mayonnaise'. Ok - it may have some of your mouths watering, but read on: its 1,100 calories pack over a day's worth of bad fat!! (24grams of saturated fat plus 1 gram of transfat, which occurs naturally in the beef and cheese - hence my strong stance on avoiding red meat and high fat cheeses!).
You won't believe this, but you could eat TWO McDonald's Big Macs or Quarter Pounders with Cheese and still be within range of this Peppercorn Burger! Its sodium content is a day's worth (1,560mg) - not to mention if you add fries! So please, take caution when ordering or better yet, don't!
Now Kelsey's obviously offers lighter, healthier options - such as the Roasted Veggie Wrap, Toasted Sesame Salmon Salad - so next time you're dining out, try those instead!
Happy Eating!
Ew.... I wonder why people keep on inventing these calorie-filled and unhealthy things... TWO McDonald's Big Macs! I'll definitely pass, thanks.
Posted by: Tess | October 27, 2009 at 07:47 AM