At an Italian Restaurant
Compare PointsPlus™ values for common Italian foods.
Article By: Leslie Fink, MS, RD
Fried entrees and creamy pasta dishes are obvious nutrition offenders, but if nothing but grease will satisfy, it's great to know that a serving of eggplant parmigiana has a higher PointsPlus value than either veal or chicken variations.
And how about the fact that 1/2 cup of fried clams has a PointsPlus value of 6 versus a PointsPlus value of 11 for the same amount of fried calamari.
Find out which Italian foods have the most and least PointsPlus values:
| One serving of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
| Fried calamari (1/2 cup) |
11 |
| Fried mozzarella sticks (2 sticks) |
6 |
| Fried clams (1/2 cup) |
6 |
| One cup of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
| Fettucini alfredo |
17 |
| Baked ziti with meat |
10 |
| Lasanga with meat |
7 |
| One serving of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
| Spaghetti bolognese (1 cup pasta; ½ cup sauce) |
12 |
| Linguine with white clam sauce (1 cup pasta; ½ cup sauce) |
10 |
| Penne a la vodka (1 cup pasta; ½ cup sauce) |
9 |
| One serving of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
| Eggplant parmigiana with sauce (3- X 4-inches with ½ cup sauce) |
14 |
| Veal parmigiana with sauce (5 oz veal with ½ cup sauce) |
13 |
| Chicken parmigiana with sauce (5 oz chicken with ½ cup sauce |
11 |
| Half cup of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
| Puttanesca sauce |
12 |
| Bolognese meat sauce |
6 |
| White clam sauce |
5 |
| One serving of: |
Has a PointsPlus value of: |
| Tiramisu (2 ¼-inches square) |
12 |
| Cannoli (3 ½-inches long) |
10 |
| Zeppole (4-inches wide) |
7 |