You shouldn't put your life on hold when on a diet, all you have to do is to be more cautious about your food choices and you should be good - so, I thought. Until, last Saturday, my friend called me up and took me for a lunch to an Italian restaurant. After not a very long consideration we finely ordered: I went with spaghetti with meat sauce, my friend decided to have spaghetti with meatballs. We also decided to share a large leafy salad with some olive oil and no salt.
The salad was just beautiful: dark green and fresh. But, the salad is not what I want to talk about. The main dish servings were larger than I expected, my Bolognese sauce was sort of fatty and we thought that the meatballs were topped with it as well. I was almost sorry I went out just two days after finishing bikini emergency diet. Two days later, I am still wondering if there is anything on the menu in an Italian eatery that can be enjoyed by somebody, who is on a diet or tries to keep pounds off after the diet. Below I am giving a list of what you should consider when reading through a spaghetti menu at an Italian restaurant:
- Spaghetti and tomato-based sauces: both Spaghetti Marinara and Spaghetti Arrabiata are great choices. Tomato sauces are lower that other sauces in calories and saturated fats.
- Spaghetti with meat isn't good for your digestion. Many restaurants offer Spaghetti Bolognese, Spaghetti with Sausage or Spaghetti with Meatballs and if you feel like choosing one of them choose Spaghetti Bolognese - this meat and tomato sauce has nearly 50 percent more fat than marinara, so it calls for sharing. If you order the meatballs, ask to top them with the plain tomato sauce.
- Spaghetti with Clam Sauce: whether you choose red or white sauce, you will end up having more calories than you need. Clam sauces are low in fat but high in sodium and calories. If you have to have spaghetti with clam sauce, don't order an appetizer.
My favourite way to eat spaghetti and any kind of pasta, actually, is to have it with some low fat pesto. The problem with most low-fat pesto recipes is that they aren't very creamy. So if you don't find a low fat pesto that you like, use just one table spoon of regular pesto. It is important not to overdo it because 1 table spoon of basic pesto contains 60 calories and 7 grams of fat!
As you see, even after the diet you can still dine in an Italian eatery. It is important, thought, to read the menu carefully. For example, if you opt for pasta with marinara or some basic meat sauce and add a salad of greens and vegetables, you can have a delicious, healthy, and very much Italian meal. Remember to go easy on cheese as even in Italy cheese is used as a garnish rather than as the focus of a dish.
Angela Joy writes about two subjects: diets that help to lose weight in a healthy way and foods that help to speed up the metabolism. Angela herself lost 20 pounds and manages to stay slim ever since. To find out how she did it, visit BeachReadyDiet.com for her free report.
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