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EVERY CITY HAS ITS FAMOUS FOODS,
Chicagoans love their deep-dish pizzas.
Philadelphians rave about their lick-yourfingers cheesesteak,and Bostonians just
can't stop slurping up their rich, old-fashioned clam chowder. However, we can
safely say that not a single one of these
items would make a dietitian's list of
must-haves. In fact, most will virtualll'
guarantee you a little extra baggageplus heartburn-for the triP home.
We traveled to seven key cities across
the United States,a1l famous for some of
the most fattening meals on the planet.
ancl found that you can eat like a local
without putting on pounds. In fact, all it
takes is a little carefui menu inspecting
(A good pair of walking shoes doesn't
hurt either.) Here, the dish or-rwhat to order and, fbr those armchair travelers out
there, tips on preparing healthful versions
of these regionai specialties at hone'
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PICADILLO
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Destination:
FamedFood:DeeP-dish Pizza, afotr'
inclr-high crusl loaded wilh layers of
harn, sausage or pepperoni with tom:Ito
sauce and oodles of mozzarella holding
it all together.
Hot Spots: Giordano's (giordanos.coml.
and
Cino's Eastof Chicago(ginoseast.com)
(loumalnatis.comt.
Pizzeria
Lotr Malnati's
Food for Thought: The deep dish is an unadulterated animal-fat fest-an horlage to
Chicago's history as a meat-Processing
hub. Count on loughly 690 calories and
45 grams of fat per sizable slice. "But
they're so good, it's usually hard for most
people to stop at just one," says Pegg'
Eastmond, a (long-suffeling) Chicagobased registered dietitian. Go for the
spinach or vegetarian versions, which are
about 220 calories and 20 grams of fat
lightel than the regular. (Eastmond also
suggestsditching the crust sides,tnost oi
which are just dough moistened with
butter or drippings from the meat filling.) The crustless sausagepizza featured
at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria may not techni
cally be considered a "deep-dish" but it
does have meat, to the delight of Windt'
City locals. It packs a respectable 210
W W W . F I T N E S SM A G A Z I N E . C ON I
ffiffiq'Snwan?
calories and 14 grams of fat per
sausageyslice.
Tips:Usereduced-fatcheese
Take-Home
and rean sausagemade with turkey or
chicken-just three or four ounces per
person w'l be enough. Load up instead
suchas steamedspinach,
on vegetables,
broccoli, saut.ed mushrooms, onions
and greenor red peppers.
calories,areavailablein locar supermarkets or by mail order from.Klement's
(klements.com).And wh'e it's technicary not bratwurst, Healthy choice
o
Smoked
-salsase " :Y,lostitute,
saysThode.A two-ouncesewing will set
you back just g0 calories(10 from fat).
Instead of sewing them on their own,
iry preparing them in
Milwaukee-style,
foods.com),Union oyster House (union
and rurner Fisheries
oysterhouse.com)
Restaurant& Bar (turnersboston'com)'
Food for Thought:At roughly 580 calories and 28 grams of fat per cup' New
England clam chowder is pretty rich'
worse, it's usually servedas an appetizer, followed by a fulI meal. Get the cup
(not the bowll everl)'but then be sureto
acasserolecombinedwithtraditionalorderasuper.leanentr6e,suchas
steamedlobster or shrimp' advisesJudy
accompaniments' like - sauerkraut'
Destination:MilWaUkeg
Giusti, R'D', of theJoslinDiabetescenuse
cabbageand apples, and
,"rrt6"d
known
also
Bratwurst,
Food:
Famed
in Boston'oyster stew-made with
..brats,,(seasonedGerman sausage just half a sausageper person. (cut ter
as
m'k instead of cream-is also
into large chunks so the dish steamed
them
pork).
fresh
from
made
an acceptable sub for clam chowder'
look too skimpy.)
doesn,t
(maders
Restaurant
Mader,s
spots:
"'-"^:r:;;:^;^t
Hot
avs Bill covne' the executivechef at
Haus
wurst
Bavarian
restaurant.com),
Union Oyster House' And Legal Sea
and, in Destination:Philadelphia
(foodspot.com/bavarianwurst/)
Foods offers a cream-free Rasam Seaor thinly
i""it Cn""""ttd"k'
t"*to
Gastweissgerber's
waukesha,
nearby
Soup-shrimp' scallopsand cod in
top round or rib eyedrenchedin food
sticJ
(weissgerbers.com).
Garden
&
Beer
haus
tomato broth' As a last
cheese (traditionalry cheez a hot-and-sour
melted
(rhymes
brat
single
A
Thought:
for
Food
you could order Manhattan-style
,.rot,,)typically his 290 calories, \Alhiz,but provoloneor Americanis also resort,
with
which is made with
chowder'
clam
optioni and sewed on-a crusty Italan
fat'
from
come
ofwhich
percent)
(86
250
tomato broth insteadof cream' but be
"wit"' or "wit'out" ot''ions'
rott,
iat'
settling
toppings,
eschew
resMost locals
pat's King of Steaks (pats prepared for a few dirty looks from
ipot":
xot
Germantongue-tingling
of
on a swath
Geno's.Steaks(geno ident Red Soxfans'
style mustard instead. However, a kingofsteaks.com),
Tips: Substituteevaporated
andJim'sSteaks(400South rake'Home
healthy helping of low-carorie sauer- stea-ks.com)
k r a u t p r o v i d e s a g e n e r o u s d o s e o f f i b e r , s t r e e t , 2 l 5 - 9 2 s - 1 9sand1 1 ) . s der
k i mrecipe;
m i l k f oyou'll
r l r e aget
v ythe
c r ecreaminess
aminanychowFood for Thought:A cheesesteak
and
whichwinhelpfillyouup-andprevent
calories
100
about
save
you''
but
typica'y comesin two sizes:the
wich
be
(you,ll
seconds.
getting
you from
per cup' clams' by the
roughly685calories 13 grams of fat
wnicrtpacks
a-i.rcn,
what
that,s
hey,
but
a
tourist,
nailed as
y o u a r e . ) A t a r e s t a u r a n t , b r a t s a r e u s u - a n d 3 g g r a m s o f f a t ' a n d t h..Skip
e12-in
c h ' w airon
y ' a land
e l ovitamin
w i n f a t aB12.
ndagoodsourceof
protein,
douule the fat and calories.
ally grilled and servedin two poltions: with
cheeseancl you'Il eliminate 155
appetizer or entr6e, otherwise known the
Houston
and 12 gramsof fat," saysMary Destination:
asbig and bigger.Get the appetizerver- calories
Famed Foodl Tamales, or cornmeal
sionandaskforthemsteamedorboiled, Gregg,aregistereddietitianwithNutria filling of pork or chicken'
in Horsham,pennsyrvania.Ask dough with
which eliminatesthe use of additionar system
and then topped
a
in
steak"wit'" onions. steamed corn husk
.you,ll get just two or three brats for your cheeseress
fat.
sauce.
chili
add flavor and some good-for- with
per order, rather than four or five, cut- They'll
spots: chuy's (chuys'com)and Pap
you antioxidants' or get the vegetarian Hot
ting the potential damagein half," says
cantina (pappasitos'com)'
pasito's
with lettuce, tomatoes,mushTeri rhode, R.D.,an associateprofessor version,
for
Food Thought:The cornmeal dough
peppersand onions on a ro11.
of dietetics at Mount Mary college in rooms,
with lard or vegetable
Tips: use very thinly sriced is moistened
Milwaukee. Accompaniments usually Take-Home
both saturated or
raising
,"""u and reduced-fat cheeseand shortening,
include saut.ed red cabbage, sauer- an
calories'However'
and
content
fat
trans
i, on a toasted whole-grain ro'
kraut and mayonnaise-freeGerman po- ,.*"
the small side
on
be
to
tend
tamares
instead of a big sub. (or skip-the steak
tato sarad_all of which are healthful
165 calories
about
only
contain
*r. turkey or chicken and
options. Reduced-fat bratwursts afe altogether "nJ
says
each,
fat
of
Jennifer
grams
Load up on salt6ed rnush- and 10
at
hard to find in restaurants that pride tenders.)
instructor
nutrition
a
R'D''
Lindsay'
onions and peppers'
"But
the)'
themselveson authenticity, but most rooms,
Houston'
of
Institute
the Art
offer extensive menus with leaner of
- -.:are usually servedwith rice' beansand
Boston
ferings, such as grilled fish. (Brook Destination:
sometimestacos and enchiladas'boostFood: New England clam
trout and walleye pike are two Wiscon- F;;;
ing the carorie count to more than
chowder, made with h""ry .r."rrr,
sin favorites.)
1'000 per meal"' saysLindsay'cut the
clamsand potatoes'
with
Tips:Reduced-fatbrats,
Take-Home
by ordering a tamale appetizer as
spotsi Legal sea Foods (legarsea fat
half the fat and about one_third fewer Hot
. H
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your main dish (two or three per plate'
usually servedwithout additional side
dishes), and request the lower-calorie
chicken or vegetable filling' Or share
the tamales with the table and order a
vegetablefajita as your main course'
"They're just as popular in Houston
these daYs,as more and more PeoPIe
are beginning to realizethe dangersof
a Texas-sizewaistline," says Lindsay'
One sizable vegetablefajita, compared
to three tiny tamales,saves225 calories
arrdZ4gramsof fat.
Take-HomeTips: To cut fat and calories
at home, use saut6ed chicken breast
and vegetablesinsteadofbeef or pork
in the filling. Skip the dough and bake
the filling in a tortilla instead' topped
with the chili sauce'Technically' it's no
longer a tamale,but at leastyou're not
avoid eating the crust-it's often
together with melted butter'
TiPs: Shave85 calories
Take-Home
13 grams of fat Per slice off anY
cake recipe bY substituting red
cream cheesefor regular.But don't
nonfat, which breaksdown during
ing and releasestoo much liquid' You
end up with a waterYmess'
Destination:Miami
FamedFood:Picadillo, a Cuban
role traditionallY made with high
sround beef, lemons, PePPers,garli
oil, tomato juice and fried
servedover rice.
Hot Spots:Lila's Restaurant(8518
and
west 24 Street;305-553-6061)
(50LLincoln Road;305-532-9822)'
Foodfor Thought:"Picadillo is a meal
itself, but becauseit contains pota
loading uP on lard.
and pePPers,locals count it as a
\flofk CitY
etable and serve it alongside stealc
New
Destination:
Kalman, R.D.,director
FamedFood:Extra-creamY New saysDouglas
Research
Miami
for
nutrition
York-style cheesecake.
facility in Mia
a
medical-research
Hot Spots:Junior's Restaurantfluniors
serving can easilY Pack 600
One
cheesecake.com).
calories because it's
Foodfor Thought;NewYorkerslike their 1,000
on to Your running
wirh-hold
cheesecakemade with cream cheese'
fat. To curtail Your
beef
rendered
which packs as much fat and calories
ordering
recommends
Kalman
ries.
as butter. (Italian cheesecake,found in
cou
main
a
as
of
dish
side
Picadillo
Little ltalY, is made with dcotta
Forgo
vegetables'
additional
with
cheese-just as fattening but with a
there are Potatoesin
denser texture.)A single slice will set rice-since
itself,
dish
You don't need the
you back about 450 calories and 36
(or
calories)'
starch
grams of fat. Flavoredvarieties pack an
TiPs: Start with ext
averageof 100 extra caloriesper slice' Take-Home
93
(at
least
Percentlean) ground
saysToby Amidor, R.D., a nutrition infat after You've
the
drain
sffuctor at the Art Institute of NewYork and
add anY additional
don't
Then,
it.
City. And if Your cheesecakecomes
you're followi
recipe
the
although
with a layer of sweetenedsour creamthe beef
forget
Or
it.
suggest
fuhgeddaboudit. Thankfully, Junior's may
roughlY
save
to
turkey,
ground
offers a low-carb, low-sugar version' use
fat
of
grams
36
Per
and
which contains just 277 calories per calories
insl
potatoes
boiled
diced
Add
slice. Stem the damageeven further by ing.
Incl
ingredient'
this
skip
or
ordering freshberrieson the side'Have offried,
plenty of vegetables,such as
a berry with each bite-the fiber will
onions.r
help fillyou up beforeyou finish' Finally' and
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