The best and worst menu items from Yard House
A registered diet analyzes the nutrition of menu items, choosing the healthiest and most unhealthy options.
When looking for a fun mix of global foods, casual vibrations and a wide selection of beers, the garden house is definitely where to go. In the menu you will find different types of relenting American foods, cheese clots andEpinard sauce hot chicken andJamb, and there are even international favorites such thatMexican enchiladas, Philippine Lumpia and Korean BBQ. Because the menu is so diversified, we consultedLaura Burak MS, RD, CDN, To help us choose the plates that are best for you, as well as those that become alone.
Here is our breakdown of the best and worst menu items in the house.
Snacks and applications
Best: refrigerated edamame
The edamame, which is clocked in only 100 calories and the Sashimi AHI (below), which strikes 410 calories, are two of the best choices to start. "The two applications are full of protein, which will be hungry for hunger so that you do not end up eating your entry too much," says Burak.
Best: Ahi Sashimi
Thanks to 28 grams of filling proteins, it is a satisfactory aperitif to start your meal.
Worst: Chicken Nachos
The chicken nachos contain a 2,470 calories of 2,470 calories. There are 155 grams of carbohydrates, which equates to more than 10 portions-55 grams of saturated fat and more than 4,000 milligrams of sodium. "Since it falls in the section of the aperitif of the menu, I hope I hope that a lot of people share this one," says Burak.
Worst: Wisconsin cheese cursor
Wisconsin fried cheese caillays are just as unhealthy they ring, with 1,980 calories and 56 grams of saturated fat. In addition, they contain a quantity of scandalously high sodium, which is almost four times what should be a daily sodium consumption of an adult.
Soups and salads
Best: Green Mixed Land Salad
According to Burak, "the best choice of a starter in a restaurant will always be the mixed salad of the Greens." The number of calories of 240 already includes vinaigrette and vegetables have barely calories and offer the most volume and nutrition.
Worse: chicken tortilla soup (bowl)
A bowl of chicken tortilla soil alone has more than 1,000 calories, more than half of the recommended daily caloric intake for an adult. In addition, it contains 300 milligrams of cholesterol, which already maximize your recommended daily cholesterol.
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Salad entrance
Best: Crinkan Full Ah Salad
Although Full Crunchy Salad AHI has 1,450 milligrams of sodium, Burak thinks it is always the best choice of entrance salads with only 710 calories.
Worst: Full barbecue chicken salad
You would think that a salad would be a safe option, but the BBQ Complete chicken salad has 1,660 calories and 2,710 milligrams of sodium. It's so much sodium that you would get threeBurger King Walloppers.
House Favorites
Best: Small pulp spicy jambaya
Of these choices less than ideal, the choice of Burak is the smallSpicy jamb Pasta because it's a smaller part, so it contains fewer calories and carbohydrates than the other favorites of the house, and you are less likely to eat too much.
Worst: South fried chicken breast
The favorite section of the menu's house contains the biggest offenders. TheSouth fried chickenThe chest has 2 020 calories, which exceeds the 2,000 calories per day Recommendation on our American food labels and 44 grams of saturated fat, the equivalent of five and a half yearsMcDonald's big macs.
Steaks
Best: Fillet in pepper crust
The pepper crust fillet contains the slightest calories, sodium and cholesterol of theselection of steak On the menu, but keep in mind that he also has the greatest amount of sugar. With 20 grams, it contains only a little less than the amount of sugar you will find in a bar of snickers.
Worst: Large swirl and stack of potatoes
The large pile of swirling and potato has 2,510 milligrams of sodium, which is far too important to have a meal. It's so many salted things to eat more than 139 bags of 8 ounces of potato chips.
Seafood
Best: Small Vodka Shrimp Pasta
"Believe it or not, the small shrimp pasta of Vodka fall well below theOther seafood beaches In calories and sodium because of its smaller portion size, "Said Burak". If in doubt, always choose the smallest dishes to slaughter calories in half. "
Worst: Crab Cake
The crab cake (literally) takes the cake with regard to seafood choices. It contains 117 grams of fat, which is much more than the amount of fat that you will find in two pints of the ice cream with dough Ben & Jerry chocolate cookies.
Pizza
Best: Pizza Margherita
"The Margherita pizza has 840 calories and 1,570 milligrams of sodium, so if you and a friend divide a pizza and add a side salad, this meal can be one of the most projecting choices of this menu", recommends Burak.
Worse: pizza carnivore
The carnivorous pizza has 1,400 calories and 3,040 milligrams of sodium, which is almost double that of the classic Margherita, due to meat fillings.
Hamburgers
Best: the burger beyond with a salad
"The Beyond Burger has 850 calories and comes with a salad, so I choose this one on the lamb burger because of the extra vegetables - not because it's aBurger without meat,"Said Burak. This choice of burger has the most saturated fat, and it's the only trans fat, so it goes out on top as one of the healthier choices in this category.
Worst: BBQ Bacon Cheddar Burger
Although this burger does not have the highest number of calories on the menu, additional bacon and cheddar fittings on this burger contribute to 28 grams of saturated fat, which is almost three times a typical beef hash portion.
Sandwiches
Best: Roasted Turkey Club
The roasted Turkey club has 800 calories, which is the least in the sandwich category. In addition, he has 51 grams of satisfaction protein.
Worst: net and white cheddar melt
The net and white cheddar contains 1,300 calories and nearly 1,700 milligrams of sodium, and it is without asserting in the addition of fries. The number of sodium is equivalent to more than five portions of Ranch salad vinaigrette, which lands this meal at the top of the list for theSandwich option the most instantaneous On this menu.
Dessert
Best: ice, vanilla
"A small spoon ofvanilla ice creamThere are only 210 calories and will always be one of my main choices on a dessert menu - after fresh fruit, of course, says Burak.
Worse: Samores Brownie
According to Burak, this dessert is better consumed if it is shared with the table. It has 213 grams of carbohydrates, which comes mainly from 143 grams of sugar. Eating this for yourself is like eating more than 10 cups of Reese peanut butter.