Italian
Stop Eating: Macaroni Grill Eggplant Parmesan
Start Eating: Olive Garden lunch menu Eggplant Parmigiana (eat half) (shown above)
Drop: 820 calories
Steak
Stop Eating: Longhorn Steakhouse 11 oz. Ribeye Steak
Start Eating: 6 oz. Outback Steakhouse Special Sirloin, no sides (shown above)
Drop: 486 calories, 36 g fat
Seafood
Stop Eating: Joe’s Crab Shack Cedar Roasted Salmon
Start Eating: Cheesecake Factory lunch menu Simply Grilled Salmon (shown above)
Drop: 580 calories
Bagels
Stop Eating: Dunkin’ Donuts Multigrain Bagel
Start Eating: Einstein Bros. Bagels Honey Whole Wheat Bagel (“thin”) (shown above)
Drop: 230 calories
Salad
Stop Eating: Panera Chicken Cobb with Avocado, with BBQ ranch dressing
Start Eating: Cosi Cobb Salad—Lighter Version (shown above)
Drop: 262 calories, 29 g fat
Spuds
Stop Eating: Denny’s Cheddar Cheese Hash Browns
Start Eating: McDonald’s Hash Browns (shown above)
Drop: 150 calories, 10 g fat
Sandwich
Stop Eating: Starbucks Old-Fashioned Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Start Eating: Subway 6-inch Veggie Delite on nine-grain wheat bread (shown above)
Drop: 350 calories
Comfort Food
Stop Eating: Marie Callender’s frozen Country Fried Pork Chop & Gravy with mashed potatoes and cinnamon-glazed apples
Start Eating: Banquet Boneless Pork Riblet Meal, with sides (shown above)
Drop: 150 calories
Philly Steak and Cheese
Stop Eating: Stouffer’s Philly-style Steak & Cheese Toasted Sub
Start Eating: 1 (1/2 package) Lean Pockets Philly Steak & Cheese (shown above)
Drop: 100 calories
Ice cream
Stop Eating: Klondike Original Bar
Start Eating: Skinny Cow Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich (shown above)
Drop: 100 calories
Roast Beef
Stop Eating: Roast beef sandwich made with kaiser roll, 3 oz.fresh roast beef, 1 tbs. mayo, lettuce, and tomato
Start Eating: Roast beef sandwich made with 2 slices Arnold Stone Ground 100% Whole Wheat Bread, 3 oz. shaved deli roast beef, mustard, roasted peppers, lettuce, and tomato (shown above)
Drop: 209 calories, 15 g fat
Pasta
Stop Eating: 1 cup cooked spaghetti with 2/3 cup each ground pork and marinara sauce
Start Eating: 1/2 cup cooked Barilla Protein Plus spaghetti, 93 percent lean ground turkey, and Barilla Traditional Sauce (shown above)
Drop: 401 calories, 9 g sugar