Even adding sausage only bumps the fat to about 35 percent of calories. The same holds true for artery-clogging saturated fat. Many experts recommend keeping sat fat below ten percent of calories. Except for Fettucini Alfredo, no spaghetti-based dish topped nine percent. That's not nearly as low as Chinese food, but it puts standard American fare to shame.
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Sure enough, add a typical 1 -cup portion of spaghetti to the eggplant and you cut its fat from about 60 percent of calories to about 45. It's a relief to know that you can find lowfat entrees at Italian restaurants, but that's not the whole ballgame. Most entrees supply at least 1,500 mg of sodium, making it tough to stay under your 1,800 to 2,400 mg daily limit. What's worse is that many people don't eat vegetables at Italian restaurants. At Chinese restaurants, it's easy to order a plateful of fresh cooked veggies to split or eat as your own entree.