A healthy Taste with fewer calories and less fat
It's tough to care about counting calories when you walk among the booths at Taste of Chicago, with ribs, pizza and cheesecake all around.
But if you want to enjoy the Taste -- which opens Friday -- without a side of guilt, there are a few healthful choices on the menu, according to a panel of Chicago area doctors consulted by Humana Inc.
(John J. Kim/Sun-Times file)
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 26 through July 4; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 5
Grant Park (main entrance at Michigan and Congress)
Free. Food and beverage tickets sold in strips of 12 for $8
(312) 744-3315
Each appetizer or dessert had to be less than 250 calories a serving (based on information the vendors provided), while main entrees could be no more than 500 calories. And everything had to be low in sodium and saturated fat.
Here are the items they chose:
Celtic corn on the cob -- O'Brien's
Fresh fruit cup -- C'est Si Bon!
Malnati's salad (Taste portion) -- Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
Chicken tacos -- La Justicia
Crawfish boil -- Lagniappe-Creole Cajun Joynt
Pasta-and-chicken salad -- Tutto Italiano
Pulled turkey with BBQ sauce on the side -- Robinson's No. 1 Ribs
Shark -- Polo Cafe & Catering Bridgeport, USA
Turkey burger -- B.J.'s Market & Bakery
Assorted fresh fruit -- Dominick's
Lemon or mango Italian ice -- Mazzone's Italian Ice
Strawberry cheesecake frozen yogurt sandwich -- Celebration Creamery