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Let’s take a quick trip to our low-carb olive garden. But now we will pay attention to only low-carb options.

Try to remember every single item. We will make a list. What to eat at Olive Garden.

Tips to remember when keto dieters visit an Olive Garden

1. Know what to eat – before visiting the olive garden you should know what to eat and stick with your plane. This is the best tip for keto dieters “just stick with your plane”.
2. Beware of sauces and sides – sauces and sides also contain carbs, so beware when you are making sauces or any extra item.
3. Try to replace pasta with double veggies – ask for double veggies instead of pasta. They may have gluten-free pasta but you have to avoid it.
4. Try grilled chicken – grilled chicken contains very low carb. If you are hungry it worth a try.

1. Salmon Piccata (9g carbs)

Macros per servings-

• Calories – 580
• Carbs – 9g
• Fat – 15g
• Protein – 45g

2. Chicken Margherita (9g carbs)

Macros per servings-

• Calories – 570
• Carbs – 9g
• Fat  –  30g
• Protein – 64g

3. Chicken piccata  (9g carbs)

Macros per servings-

• Calories – 530
• Carbs – 9g
• Fat  – 27g
• Protein – 60g

4. Herb-grilled salmon (4g carbs)

Macros per servings-

• Calories – 460
• Carbs – 4g
• Fat – 29g
• Protein – 45g

5. Grilled chicken (1g carbs)

Macros per servings-

• Calories – 150
• Carbs – less than 1g
• Fat – 5g
• Protein – 27g

6. Meatball (7g carbs)

Macros per servings-

• Calories – 480
• Carbs – 7g
• Fat – 39g
• Protein – 23g

7. Sauteed shrimp (0g carbs)

Macros per servings-

• Calories – 60
• Carbs  – 0g
• Fat  – 0 
• Protein – 14g

8. Salad and dressing (3g carbs)  

There are some low carbs of salad and dressing at the olive garden that you can try. But before try you should know their net carb content.

• Famous House Salad and dressing (5g net carbs)
• Famous House Salad (3g net carbs)
• Low-fat Italian dressing (2g net carbs)
• Italian dressing (2g net carbs)

9.  Sauces (5g carbs)  

That you can try at a low-carb olive garden when you are in ketosis.

• Alfredo sauce (5g net carbs)
• Marinara sauce (9g net carbs)

10. Sides (3g carbs)  

These sides are very delicious and contain less than 5g carbs.

• Steamed broccoli (3g net carbs)
• Parmesan-crusted zucchini(4g net carbs)

11. Drinks (0g carbs)

You can also try plenty of drinks at Olive Garden or now should I say Low-carb olive garden.

• Hot tea (0g net carbs)
• Coffee (0g net carbs)
• Iced unsweetened tea (1g net carbs)
• Water (0g net carbs)
• Lavazza Espresso (5g net carbs)

Where I sourced this nutritional information?

I sourced this information from a very trusted source. Hmm! What can be a very trusted source of this information? Well, I sourced this information from Olives Garden’s Official Website and you are free to check it by yourself.

I have just tried to show this information as simple as possible. I hope you don’t mind.

Tips when you visit a low-carb olive garden?

Olive Garden is a good place to go for lunch and dinner. Well, because it’s open from about 11 AM to 11 PM. But whenever you visit fast-food restaurants, it is more likely you will customize your order especially, when you are on the keto diet.

1. Know what to eat – before visiting the olive garden yoo should know what to eat and stick with your plane. This is the best tip for keto dieters “just stick with your plane”.
2. Beware of sauces and sides – sauces and sides also contain carbs, so beware when you are making sauces or any extra item.
3. Try to replace pasta with double veggies – ask for double veggies instead of pasta. They may have gluten-free pasta but you have to avoid.
4. Try grilled chicken – grilled chicken contains very low carb. If you are hungry it worth a try.

How to build your meal?

Now, it’s time to order some meals. We know what to eat at the olive garden on a keto diet. There’s plenty of combinations that you can try and all are very tasty. You will not get bored.

1. Choose a base of course pasta alternate

• Garden Veggies (4g net carbs) 
• Steamed Broccoli (3g net carb)

2. Choose low carb sauces

• Alfredo sauce (5g net carbs)
• Marinara sauce (9g net carbs)

3.  Choose low carb toppings

• Grilled Chicken (0g net carb)
• Meatballs   (4g net carb)
• Italian Sausage  (2g net carb)
• Sautéed Shrimp    (0g net carb)

I have some other guides for you, you might be intersted.

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Source

Olive Garden’s official website