Guide

Healthy Italian restaurant meals

Lighter pasta and entrée picks at the Italian chains. Number one: Chicken Piccata at Olive Garden, with 61 g of protein for 500 calories.

How this list is picked: Meals from Olive Garden, Carrabba's Italian Grill and Maggiano's Little Italy, ranked by the app’s Fat-loss formula: calories inside 400–650, a 40 g protein target, protein per calorie, fiber, and how well-sourced the numbers are. At most 6 per restaurant. From the 1,073 dishes My Fit Menu tracks at 66 chains.

#	Dish · restaurant	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Protein / 100 cal	Source
1	Chicken PiccataOlive Garden · Chicken	500	61 g	11 g	24 g	12.2 g	Published
2	Grilled Chicken MargheritaOlive Garden · Chicken	590	69 g	9 g	32 g	11.7 g	Published
3	Chicken BryanCarrabba's Italian Grill · Specialties	490	54 g	12 g	25 g	11.0 g	Published
4	Pollo Rosa MariaCarrabba's Italian Grill · Specialties	550	69 g	6 g	27 g	12.5 g	Published
5	Simply Grilled TroutCarrabba's Italian Grill · Seafood	430	59 g	3 g	19 g	13.7 g	Published
6	Herb-Grilled SalmonOlive Garden · Seafood	460	43 g	8 g	28 g	9.3 g	Published
7	Chicken MarsalaCarrabba's Italian Grill · Specialties	460	56 g	5 g	23 g	12.2 g	Published
8	Chicken PiccataCarrabba's Italian Grill · Specialties	580	51 g	27 g	29 g	8.8 g	Published
9	Center-Cut Filet MignonMaggiano's Little Italy · Steaks	670	57 g	31 g	37 g	8.5 g	Published
10	Simply Grilled SalmonCarrabba's Italian Grill · Seafood	540	45 g	1 g	39 g	8.3 g	Published
11	"The Grand" Chicken Parmesan (Family Style, per person)Maggiano's Little Italy · Family Style Main Course	470	39 g	22 g	25 g	8.3 g	Published
12	Grilled Chicken ParmigianaOlive Garden · Chicken	760	75 g	54 g	29 g	9.9 g	Published
13	Chicken Piccata (Family Style, per person)Maggiano's Little Italy · Family Style Main Course	490	35 g	11 g	35 g	7.1 g	Published
14	Shrimp ScampiOlive Garden · Seafood	500	26 g	56 g	19 g	5.2 g	Published
15	Grilled Salmon (Family Style, per person)Maggiano's Little Italy · Family Style Main Course	400	25 g	3 g	33 g	6.3 g	Published
16	Grilled SalmonMaggiano's Little Italy · Seafood	810	49 g	6 g	67 g	6.0 g	Published
17	Stuffed Chicken MarsalaOlive Garden · Chicken	950	74 g	33 g	58 g	7.8 g	Published
18	Beef Tenderloins (Family Style, per person)Maggiano's Little Italy · Family Style Main Course	260	18 g	12 g	17 g	6.9 g	Published

Restaurants in this guide

Carrabba's Italian GrillTop pick: Chicken Bryan · 490 cal · 54 g Maggiano's Little ItalyTop pick: Center-Cut Filet Mignon · 670 cal · 57 g Olive GardenTop pick: Chicken Piccata · 500 cal · 61 g

How we rank and where the numbers come from

“Healthiest” here means the most protein inside a moderate calorie range. It’s the same formula as the app’s Fat-loss goal: 400–650 calories, a 40 g protein target, protein per calorie, fiber, and a small preference for better-sourced numbers. It doesn’t weigh sodium, sugar or allergens.

Every number carries a label. Published is the restaurant's own figure for that exact item. Calculated is added up from the restaurant's published ingredient values for a standard build, shown as a likely range. Estimated means no published figure exists, so it is estimated and always shown as a range. Tap a label to see its source.

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