italian dinner!!!? what to order!?

whats the healthiest item you would order?? i usually eat around 1500 calories a day and ive had about 850... what would you suggest if i also want some dessert after???

heres the menu: http://www.santambroeus.com/new/menupdf/south ampton.dinner.pdf

no one? im leaving in an hour!!!

Sorry, I know how annoying it can be when you need an answer fast! Soup is usually a good option as far as calories (watch the sodium). I would go with fish or chicken- preferably grilled. STAY AWAY from the cream sauces!!! I know this isn't very helpful but I'm just throwing things out. Chicken with artichoke hearts, olives and sundried tomatoes is one of my favorites, just ask them to go easy on the butter or olive oil. Sorry for the crappy info. Hopefully, it was better than nothing! Good luck and enjoy!!

thanks!! i was thinking maybe starting with the parm salad and having the penne ( i know for a fact the servings are pretty small so the pasta would probably be about 2.5 cups)... OR starting with a soup and havign the crab meat salad as my entree... what do you think?? i have no idea how many calories would be in the crab meat salad

make sure to stay away from the bread! that's what always gets me... just can't stop...lol!

I recently ate at an Italian restaurant in Ohio with family, and I guess I was lucky it wasn't very good.  So I ate the pedestrian salad, skipped the not-so -tempting bread and nasty calamari appetizer, and sent home half my entree with my sister in law, who seemed to like it there.  Entree was ho-hum chicken parm, of which I peeled off as much cheese and breading, gnocchi, & rigatoni with veg marinara--you guessed it, all canned or boxed or frozen.

Now, at my fav Italian place in Maine, I would order the fish or chicken Florentine and eat half (save the rest for lunch tomorrow), have their humongous fresh salad with drsg on the side, and order fresh vegetables and a side of pasta--a much smaller amount than the usual service, about a cup or somewhat less.  I would indulge in a half slice of bread and butter.  No dessert ever, wine occasionally. 

Eating small portions of pasta is a good habit to practice; the desire for more does fade.