Find out how your food will be cooked.
If the server answers using the words, "broiled or grilled," you're probably on the right path. Secondly, ask what ingredients the chef uses to cook. If a dish is cooked in butter or fat, ask that they substitute it with olive oil. Some Italian restaurants are exchanging pastas made with white flour with semolina durum, which is the strain of wheat used for making pasta in Italy and other Mediterranean countries. The Old Spaghetti Factory offers Semolina Durum pasta in all their locations. Or, try something you can add to your meal that will help you reap long-term benefits; fiber. Ordering a side of steamed vegetables and adding them to your entree will help you feel full faster and can add a few extra grams of fiber to help you digest some of that pasta.
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Remember, Italian food should be about enjoying yourself- not obsessing over calories. If you eat satisfying portions, understand what is in your food, and make conscious decisions, eating like an Italian doesn't have to mean condemning yourself to a lifetime of obesity.
