139.0…Friday Night at the OG
I broke out of my boring food rut last night…sort of. My friend Lisa and I took our kids to Olive Garden last night for dinner.
I owned the all-you-can-eat salad.
I ate 4 big bowls full. I love their salad for whatever reason. I always think I should just eat the salad for dinner but always end up ordering something else and usually regret it later.
Case in point: my Linguine alla Marinara (with whole wheat pasta):
It was just ok. I always expect it to taste better but it lets me down a bit each time. I guess I just don’t learn. Another thing that I find strange about Olive Garden’s pasta: they cut the noodles so short! You cannot twirl them which makes them hard to eat. I actually asked the server about it and she didn’t know and said she wondered about the same thing. Maybe I need to go directly to the company and inquire what’s up with their short ass noodles.
This morning I wanted cereal. Dulce de Leche Cheerios with almond milk plus a side of strawberries:
I took my son to tennis lessons and came home for lunch.
Ham & cheese sandwich, jalapeno Pop Chips and grapes.
I took my son to boy scouts and spent the rest of the afternoon doing nothing. Well, there may have been some online shopping. :) All that “nothingness” worked up an appetite for a snack.
Wheat Thins and a Babybel light cheese.
I need to pick my son up soon and make dinner. And that’s that for a Saturday night.
Do you frequent Olive Garden? What’s your favorite thing to order?
Hooray for online shopping! I tried your buffalo chicken @ subway. Definitely a win. Have you tried Special K cracker chips yet? I highly recommend the Sea salt flavor. I figure if you like pop chips, you dig these too. Happy weekend!!
ReplyDeleteMy step son and his fiance LOVE Olive Garden - I don't think I've been there in 10 years though!
ReplyDelete139?! Skinny Minny! :D
I LOVE Olive Garden's lasagna. I've heard it's frozen but I don't care because it's the best lasagna ever in my book. Their bread sticks are of course to die for as is their salad. Yum. I haven't been in a while and that is good because I always over do it there.
ReplyDelete@Melissa
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the Buffalo sauce on your sandwich!! And no...I haven't tried those crackers. Guess I need to put them on my grocery list. Thanks for the recommendation!
@CeCe @Frugalista Married
ReplyDeleteYou know what...I think I had the lasagna once and really liked it. I may have to give it another shot!
I, too, am a fan of a nice long noodle!!! I like to twirl them...these had to be cut up into bites appropriate for a five year-old.. It was a bit aggravating, but MAN that salad ROCKS! I was up a pound this AM...not happy about that, but hanging out with you and the kids was worth every calorie!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever eaten at an Olive Garden...but my daughter, the pasta queen, loves it. Babybel cheese is one of my favorite snacks, too, but I seem to always eat more than just one :)
ReplyDeleteOuch, do you know the salad has over 20g of fat per serving. It's ok once in awhile of course, I was just shocked at the fat because I thought I was being healthy too.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteOuch is right!!! That is something I did not need to know. ;)