tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post2574497548675681952..comments2024-02-18T15:43:14.717-05:00Comments on Moved to LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com/Blog: Olive Garden's 'No Sugar Added' Dessert ShamJimmy Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-8255836440797399502011-07-07T20:43:02.895-04:002011-07-07T20:43:02.895-04:00Just another reason I am soooooooooooooooooo overj...Just another reason I am soooooooooooooooooo overjoyed at the New York state law requiring all chains to provide calorie info on their menus and nutrition info on request. I have learned some amazing things since this law passed. And yes I've eaten in Olive Garden and nearly had a heart attack when what I thought would be a relatively low-cal option (seafood linguine) was over 1100 calories! My entire alloted caloric intake for a whole day is 1400. I was floored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-86700009489646249522009-01-10T10:07:00.000-05:002009-01-10T10:07:00.000-05:00i would love to know how many carbs are in their s...i would love to know how many carbs are in their salad dressing. I'm happy just eating salad without the croutons, but clueless as to the carbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-21041211071913759452008-12-20T16:25:00.000-05:002008-12-20T16:25:00.000-05:00I just wanted to say . . Most restaurant desserts ...I just wanted to say . . <BR/>Most restaurant desserts will be on the unhealthy side. You just have to accept it, eat it, enjoy it, and watch what you eat for the rest of your days.<BR/><BR/>To people saying "gross", I had this dessert the other night, and it was unbelievably rich and delicious. The chemicals in it may be gross, but you'd never know they were there from the amazing taste. <BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>a nutrition-aware 15-year-oldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-46402743560694880732008-06-23T18:55:00.000-04:002008-06-23T18:55:00.000-04:00I'm glad this final comment made it there. Don't ...I'm glad this final comment made it there. Don't believe everything that you hear! Servers don't always know or care about the food that they are serving!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-71400931495699766112008-02-18T13:41:00.000-05:002008-02-18T13:41:00.000-05:00I realize this is an older blog, but there were so...I realize this is an older blog, but there were some mistakes made by some of the comments in the nutritional info and I would like to correct them:<BR/>Total Carbs: 57 g<BR/>Dietary Fiber: 8 g<BR/>Sugars: 1 gram (one. gram.)<BR/><BR/>This product is manufactured by Dianne's Gourmet Desserts, in MN. I actually have the whole list off of the box in front of me. This products is not low fat at all (so if you eat it, share it), but is most definitely sweetened with Maltitol. Just some FYI.<BR/><BR/>Also, there are ways to make your meal low carb at OG...you can order a grilled chicken breast (which is amazingly good!) and have it over your salad. No croutons, no dressing...olive oil & vinegar or lemon juice instead. Their salmon dinner is out of this world.<BR/>Yes, I'm partial...I am married to an OG manager! But I have had to find ways to eat low-carb there if I'm ever going to see him =) <BR/>A good manager will do everything he/she can to get you the info you need, up to and including pulling the label off the box or bringing the box to your table! Don't believe everything a server tells you..in fact, ask for a manager instead. They are better equiped to answer you. If you still don't get the info you need, ask for the GM. And, if that doesn't work, call corporate and report them. A good OG manager will take care of every guest's needs, and corporate doesn't stand for anything less, IF they know about it!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708323605706452798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-24174912026573984642007-07-18T17:47:00.000-04:002007-07-18T17:47:00.000-04:00I just got taken to Olive Garden for a birthday lu...I just got taken to Olive Garden for a birthday lunch today. I'm having a heck of a time finding the nutrition info for their salad (as in all you can eat soup, salad, and breadsticks) and when I asked the waiter for their nutrition info sheet, it was pathetically lacking in adequate information!Overwhelmed!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03213476355485623906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-13971103803169549242007-04-22T00:45:00.000-04:002007-04-22T00:45:00.000-04:00I found out the count on the Torta di Chocolate "n...I found out the count on the Torta di Chocolate "no sugar added" dessert.<BR/><BR/>63 carbs and 47 grams of sugar alcohols! GROSS!!Eat2Live - Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605968828124604686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-46313873278874782622007-04-02T16:17:00.000-04:002007-04-02T16:17:00.000-04:00FYI- CalorieKing.Com has free nutrition info on mo...FYI- CalorieKing.Com has free nutrition info on most foods from most chain restaraunts. While the Olive Garden desserts are not listed, many other items are. For instance, each breadstick has 26 g. of carbohydrates. Let us know if you are ever given the actual carb and fiber counts on the "no sugar added dessert".Daronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531762907459171427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-90382031692323726902007-04-01T20:16:00.000-04:002007-04-01T20:16:00.000-04:00I sent an email asking for the ingredients, saying...I sent an email asking for the ingredients, saying I was visiting soon and wanted to know if I could eat the dessert with my "food allergies". <BR/><BR/>I'll let you know what they say!!Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-68629044541505332982007-04-01T16:59:00.000-04:002007-04-01T16:59:00.000-04:00It looks like your campaign has done some good. I...It looks like your campaign has done some good. I was able to find limited nutritional information about the low-fat and low carb selections at the Olive Garden site on a link through the "Garden Fare" page. The Torta di Chocolate has 63 grams of carbs and 11 grams of fiber. Not exactly low carb!Sweet Tarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018807331355503131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-72364279686189445392007-04-01T14:52:00.000-04:002007-04-01T14:52:00.000-04:00Wow. I don't really like Olive Garden anyway. It i...Wow. I don't really like Olive Garden anyway. It is too hard to figure out what the nutritional content of their stuff is. I prefer restaurants where I can easily find info on the net.Jake Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682166162555506530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-29741669758467373412007-04-01T13:00:00.000-04:002007-04-01T13:00:00.000-04:00If and when you have a metabolic deficiency like d...If and when you have a metabolic deficiency like diabetes it would be advisable to take some time and read some info about it. It is and should always be your own responsibility and not somebody else's to follow rules for diets. If something looks and tastes too good: beware. Ersatz-sweeteners and other fillers are foreign to a good palate! don't trust commercials, rely on yourself.Counthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907143884905431248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-10009166493562436952007-04-01T11:10:00.000-04:002007-04-01T11:10:00.000-04:00Olive Garden---my used to be home--I am a carb add...Olive Garden---my used to be home--I am a carb addict and used to live on pasta----rarely ate meat at all. That' how I ended up weighing nearly 400 lbs.<BR/>But back to the no sugar added dessert----when they changed the nutritional guidelines back in 1994, they really began to confuse people more---they just weren't aware they were confused. Most people believe no sugar added and sugar free are the same things----no they most definitely are not---<BR/>No sugar added means there's no table sugar, but there may be other forms of sugar such as CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, FRUCTOSE, GLUCOSE, MALTOSE or SUCROSE.<BR/>As for SUGAR FREE---<BR/>The word "sugar" is defined as: 1) sucrose which is a white crystalline sweet carbohydrate normally extracted from sugar cane and sugar beet, or 2) a generic term that includes any of a class of water-soluble carbohydrates with various degrees of sweetness. Using the first definition, manufacturers can claim that a product is "sugar free" if it contains less than 0.5 grams of sugar (sucrose) per serving. However, it can still contain other sweet carbohydrate mixtures such as molasses, dried cane juice, high fructose corn syrup, or a variety of sugar alcohols like erythrol, mannitol, xylitol, etc. <BR/><BR/>The only way to know all of this is to really read the nutrtion breakdown---do you math to look for hidded carbs---and read the ingredient list.<BR/>Olive Garden and all restaurants need a nutrition breakdown on their menus and websites instead of fooling people into eating what they don't need to have.BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518968315887863047noreply@blogger.com