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However, some items on the menu are worse for your waistline than others.
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Here’s a hint: It happens to be the most popular one.
per the menu, “all with homemade sauces made fresh every morning.”
“All three are already calorie-heavy on their own,” she points out.
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“Together, it’s basically the triple threat of carbs, fat, and salt.
Other unhealthy items that warrant a warning, according to Collingwood?
Chicken Alfredo with about 1,480 calories and 94g of at.
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“That sauce is a creamy trap,” she says.
And, watch out for the Five Cheese Ziti al Forno with 1,220 calories.
“Delicious, but definitely a cheese bomb,” she says.
“One breadstick is about 140 calories and 460mg of sodium, and who eats just one?”
Again, most of us indulge in more than one bowl.
