The best menu items in Ruby Tuesday

Known for their signature salad bar, the menu of Ruby Tuesday, directs the healthy heart range to the heart.


When you want to have an unlimited barlad bar option, there may not be a better option thanTuesday Ruby. However, if you are looking to cut calories and you are in the mood from a salmon steak, navigation on the menu of Tuesday ruby ​​packaged with choices can be a challenge. In order to make sense of all options, we asked Patricia Bannan, MS, DNR and health-based nutritionist and health expert health, choose what she thinks is a part of thebest and worst articles On the menu of Tuesday Rubis.

Appetizers

Best: Bestzels soft in the house

ruby tuesday soft pretzel
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

546 calories, 21 g of grease (7 g of saturated grease), 1 001 mg of sodium, 67 g of carbohydrates (2 g of fiber, 0 g of sugar), 16 g protein

The best way to eat an aperitif is from the splinter among your group, and Rizzo accepts that the soft bretzels in the house are perfect for that.

"I would not necessarily call that an article" in good health ", but it is much lower in the calories that all the other appetizers," says Rizzo. "I would not generally recommend something that half of your daily livessodium Entry into an article, but I hope you can scratch some of the salt and share with friends. I do not like the liquid eithermargarine Because margarine can have trans fat, which is bad for your heart. "

Worst: spinach artichoke dip with unlimited chips

ruby tuesday spinach artichoke dip
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

901 calories, 57 g of grease (24 g saturated grease), 1 670 mg of sodium, 72 g carbohydrates (8 g of fiber, 4 g sugar), 21 g protein

aaperitif withspinach In his name, it looks like it would be a healthy option, but do not be fooled. "This aperitif responsible for fat has more calories than a heavy entail," says Bananan.

Salads

Best: BBQ chicken COBB salad

Ruby Tuesday bbq salad
Courtesy of Ruby Tuesday

624 calories, 31 g of grease (9 g saturated grease), 2,099 mg of sodium, 25 g of carbohydrates (1 g of fiber, 12 g sugar), 49 g protein

With each salad option on the menu pack of Ruby Tuesday, in a high salt content, it can be difficult to say which salad is really the best. When you have to choose a smalle way, the BBQ chicken cap salad weighs at least one of the lowest fat in any salad and a high number of proteins to keep you through your day . If you feel like a salad, the best option can be to ignore the menu quite and try the signature salad bar, where you can pack your plate full of vegetables with a minimum sodium content.

Worst: crispy chicken ranch salad

ruby tuesday crispy chicken salad
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

1,029 calories, 67 g of grease (15 g saturated grease), 2 266 mg of sodium, 56 g carbohydrates (2 g of fiber, 8 g of sugar), 39 g protein

"Just because it's asalad, that does not mean that it is automatically a healthier choice, "says Bannan. This salad proves its point because it contains almost as many calories as an order of cheeses and a sodium teaspoon. If you are looking for to eat healthy, stay away, far from this salad.

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Seafood

Best: grilled salmon

ruby tuesdays grilled salmon and broccoli
KRISTI O./YELP

326 calories, 17 g of fat (4 g saturated grease), 1,062 mg of sodium, 0 g of carbohydrates (0 g fiber, 0 g sugar), 42 g protein

When you are looking for ahealthy meal that will complete almost any diet,Salmon is almost always a Go-to and Ruby Tuesday of Ruby. "Grilled salmon is one of the lowest seafood menu options, with a sodium teaspoon lower than a sodium tank," says Bannan. "It also contains 39 grams of hunger-overwhelming protein and cardiac healthomega-3 fats. "

Worst: crispy shrimp tray

ruby tuesday crispy shrimp platter
David B./yelp

1,301 calories, 62 g of grease (9 g saturated grease), 6,296 mg of sodium, 136 g of carbohydrates (11 g of fiber, 19 g sugar), 40 g protein

"" Crisp "often means fried and fried dishes are raised in calories andsaturated fats, "Said Rizzo. The crispy shrimp tray is no exception to an exception. It packs in nearly three days of sodium intake recommended in one meal and with 1,301 calories, you are asking for health problems when you Order this.

Chicken

Best: Chicken Fresco, Single

ruby tuesday chicken fresco with a side of rice and zucchini
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

368 calories, 22 g of grease (7 g of saturated grease), 1,246 mg of sodium, 2 gls carbohydrates (0 g of fiber, 1 g of sugar), 32 g protein

"Once again, I do not like liquid margarine, but it's inevitable in this menu," says Rizzo. "Other than that, it's a grilled chicken with vegetables and a balsamic vinaigrette. It's less than 400 calories, but it's still high enough in salt."

Despite the high sodium content, this meal ends up being one of the most rounded options for our picks on the menu of Ruby Tuesday.

Worse: hand-breaked butterfly chicken offers

ruby tuesday buttermilk chicken tenders
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

1,182 calories, 65 g of grease (8 g saturated grease), 3,611 mg of sodium, 101 g of carbohydrates (8 g of fiber, 19 g sugar), 36 g protein

Hand-breaking butterfly chicken offers can be the perfect storm of the poornutritionon the menu of Ruby Tuesday. "It's basically a plate of fries chicken fingers and French fries," says Rizzo.

"It has more than 1,100 calories, more than the daily sodium limit and 65 grams of fat. After eating that, you will probably feel inflated with all fried food and salt." With these many calories, you could eat two of Ruby Tuesday's classic hamburgers and still consumes fewer calories than in this meal.

Steaks

Best: Upper Sirlove, 6 oz

ruby tuesday top sirloin
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

401 calories, 6 g of grease (1 g saturated grease), 1,665 mg of sodium, 43 g of carbohydrates (1 g of fiber, 2 g of sugar), 37 g protein

"You can still have a steak dinner without going from calories and fat [saturated]," says Rizzo. "This six ounce highlighters is a good size part for only 400 calories and 1 gram of saturated fat. It also comes with healthy sides, such as zucchini and rice." You can not beat a steak like that.

Worst: Cajun Ribye, 12 oz

Cajun Ribeye at Ruby Tuesday's with onion rings and zucchini
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

726 calories, 56 g of fat (24 g saturated grease), 953 mg of sodium, 0 g of carbohydrates (0 g fiber, 0 g sugar), 56 g protein

Come to 3/4 book, the steak cajun ribeye is one of the biggeststeaks On the menu of Ruby Tuesday, and its loss of grease and sodium show that. The average person should not eat more than 30 grams of saturated fat per day and this steak pushes this limit. Eating this steak would be similar to the consumption of fat content of 1 and half-bags of potato chips.

Pasta

Best: Cajun chicken and shrimp pasta

ruby tuesday chicken and shrimp pasta
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

602 calories, 21 g of grease (4 g saturated grease), 2,763 mg of sodium, 41 g of carbohydrates (2 g of fiber, 1 g of sugar), 46 g protein

"These are the lowest calorie pasta in the menu because it's just chicken and grilled shrimp with vegetables in a light butter sauce. There is nothing fried here, so I would recommend that On many other options on the menu, "says Rizzo. With nearly 3,000 milligrams of sodium, it could always be a good option to go to a different section of the Ruby Tuesday menu if you need to stick to a closer more tight.power plan.

Worst: Mac crispy chicken and cheese

ruby tuesday mac and cheese with crispy chicken
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

1,411 calories, 73 g of grease (38 g saturated grease), 3,752 mg of sodium, 107 g of carbohydrates (4 g of fibers, 2 g of sugar), 73 g protein

"Stay away from this combination offrying And cheese pasta, "says Rizzo." It is not surprising that a Mac and a cheese with french chicken call calls are close to 1,500 calories and more than 3,700 milligrams of sodium. "Eating this meal for yourself would be like eating half a pizza and thecrab You will let you feel stuffed all day.

Côtes and chops

Best: Classic barbecue on the half-back

ruby tuesdays ribs
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

471 calories, 22 g of grease (11 g saturated grease), 414 mg of sodium, 21 g of carbohydrates (0 g fiber, 14 g of sugar), 43 g protein

Côtes and chops turn to be one of the most difficult categories in Ruby Tuesday to find healthy options. Bannan even initially suggested that the entire section be ignored because each option is packaged by calories. It was not easy to find a healthy option, but we always chose the least of several ailments.

"If you are mood for the ribs, this entrance is the best menu, with only 470 calories and not too high in bold or sodium," says Bannan. "In addition, he has 44 grams ofprotein to stay in power. "

Worst: Complete rack of hot rear nashville baby

ruby tuesdays baby back ribs
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

1,168 calories, 83 g of grease (27 g saturated grease), 694 mg of sodium, 17 g of carbohydrates (1 g of fiber, sugar 3 g), 88 g of protein

The complete rack of ribs with a hot icing of Nashville beat other contenders worthy as the triple game because of its impressive content of calories and fat to seal the destiny of the post as the most unhealthy meal on the section of the Côtes and chops in the menu of Ruby Tuesday. Eating an integral part of these meal packs in more fat than three cheeseburgers.

Burgers & Sandwich

Best: Classic Burger

Classic Burger from Ruby Tuesday's
TuesDayes Ruby / Facebook

666 calories, 35 g of fat (12 g saturated grease), 1 119 mg of sodium, 36 g of carbohydrates (1 g of fiber, 6 g sugar), 38 g protein

"If you're in the mood for a hamburger, the better it's the best," says Bannan. "The classicBurger Is one of the lower and saturated calorie fat options on the menu, but still contains nearly 1/3 of daily calories and more than 1/2 the amount of saturated fat recommended for the whole day. "

Worst: Smoke Burger

ruby tuesdays smokehouse burger
Connie W./yelp

973 calories, 52 g of grease (18 g saturated grease), 1,882 mg of sodium, 61 g of carbohydrates (1 g of fiber, 21 g of sugar), 48 g protein

Packed full of grease and carbohydrates, your diet does not need this burger striking your body. "The burger smoke is 1/2 times morecalories As a classic burger, and 3/4 the quantity of sodium recommended for the whole day. This is even before adding one side of fries or end with a dessert, "says Bannan.

Sides

Best: grilled zucchini

ruby tuesdays grilled zucchini
Gina H./YELP

22 calories, 0 g of grease (0 g saturated grease), 260 mg of sodium, 2 carbohydrates of 2 g (1 g of fiber, 1 g of sugar), 1 g protein

"Optimer for a Veggie is always a good idea, especially when it's grilled, steamed or roasted," says Bannan.

Worst: Loaded baked potato

ruby tuesday loaded baked potato
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

562 calories, 27 g of grease (14 g of saturated grease), 1,519 mg of sodium, 51 g of carbohydrates (5 g of fibers, 2 g of sugar), 18 g protein

As the name suggests, the loaded baked potato is packed with grease and salt, not to mention 51 grams of heavy carbohydrates. If it was your only meal, you may be fine, but if this side accompanies one of our other choices above, say goodbye to your diet for the day. Instead, opt for the unlimited salad bar sign, or our best side choice below.

Desserts

Best: cake in reverse pineapple

ruby tuesday pineapple upsidedown cake
Ruby Tuesday / Twitter

495 calories, 19 g of grease (10 g saturated grease), 386 mg of sodium, 73 g of carbohydrates (1 g of fiber, 56 g of sugar), 5 g protein

When you are looking to cut your turn, you should probably jump dessert, but if you want something sweet to finish your meal, look no further than the cake in reverse pineapple.

Dessert has almost three times fewer calories than the cookie stove and a minimum amount of sodium. "Separate it with multiple people to get your soft solution without all the amount ofsugar or calories, said Bannan.

Worst: chocolate chip stove

ruby tuesday chocolate chip cookie skillet
Ruby Tuesday / Facebook

1,350 calories, 69 g of grease (37 g saturated grease), 1 141 mg of sodium, 172 g carbohydrates (5 g of fiber, 110 g of sugar), 19 g protein

Lead the variation of the Ruby cookie stove Tuesday at all costs if you are trying to look at your diet. "Even if you have been right fordessertYou would always have more than half the amount of calories for the day, so much fat that 20 bacon bands and so much sugar as 2 1/2 soda cans, "says Bannan.


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