Healthy Restaurant Dinner Options

Earlier I did a post on deciphering a menu and choosing a healthy option at a restaurant. Now I'm going to delve into some specific menu options that will keep you on track when you're going out to dinner or lunch.

1. Red Lobster's Garlic Grilled Jumbo Shrimp. The big detractor to a lot of these meals is the sodium. This one clocks in at about 2000mg which is about how much you should have all day. However, when you're not going out a lot or eating a lot of processed food indulging a little bit will not kill you. This entree comes in at about 370 calories for the whole serving.
2. Outback Steakhouse's Grilled Chicken on the Barbie and Fresh Veggies without Butter. This meal does come with a caveat. Make sure to order the vegetables without butter! This meal is great because you're getting both lean protein and fresh vegetables with a relatively low sodium level of about 600mg. The entire meal comes in around 520 calories.
3. Olive Garden's Linguine alla Marinara. This is what I've always gotten whenever I go to Olive Garden, this or the unlimited soup and salad. This is a great vegetarian option, and I always pair it with the minestrone soup for a filling meal. The dinner portion is only about 430 calories, just watch how many breadsticks you eat!
4. Applebee's Sizzling Asian Shrimp and Broccoli. This is another high sodium option, but the lower sodium choices include red meat, which I try to avoid unless I know exactly where it comes from. This meal comes in around 470 calories.
5. Chili's Margarita Grilled Chicken. I've never had this one, but it seems like a really good option for only about 260 calories for the entire dinner! You even get rice with meal, and the lower calories will allow you to add a few guilt-free drinks or a side.

What are your go-to healthy restaurant dinners?