Diabetic-friendly options at Olive Garden: lower carb, lower sugar
8 Olive Garden items fit, ranked by most protein. Every number comes from Olive Garden's own published nutrition information, retrieved September 30, 2026.
- 1.
Grilled Chicken Margherita
Dinner
- cal
- 650
- protein
- 65 g
- net carbs
- 10 g
- sugar
- 5 g
- sodium
- 2120 mg
- 2.
Herb-Grilled Salmon Coho (Regional)
Dinner
- cal
- 510
- protein
- 50 g
- net carbs
- 5 g
- sugar
- 2 g
- sodium
- 1020 mg
- 3.
6 oz. Tuscan Sirloin
Gluten Sensitive Menu
- cal
- 480
- protein
- 46 g
- net carbs
- 5 g
- sugar
- 2 g
- sodium
- 1680 mg
- 4.
Herb-Grilled Salmon
Dinner
- cal
- 610
- protein
- 45 g
- net carbs
- 5 g
- sugar
- 3 g
- sodium
- 1360 mg
- 5.
Lasagna Classico
Lunch portion / Lighter portion
- cal
- 500
- protein
- 29 g
- net carbs
- 30 g
- sugar
- 7 g
- sodium
- 1290 mg
- 6.
Italian Sausage (2)
Side
- cal
- 510
- protein
- 27 g
- net carbs
- 4 g
- sugar
- 4 g
- sodium
- 1460 mg
- 7.
Grilled Chicken
Side
- cal
- 130
- protein
- 26 g
- net carbs
- <1 g
- sugar
- 0 g
- sodium
- 540 mg
- 8.
Meatballs (3)
Side
- cal
- 520
- protein
- 24 g
- net carbs
- 7 g
- sugar
- 3 g
- sodium
- 1380 mg
How we picked
- 30 g of net carbs or less (total carbs minus fiber).
- 10 g of sugar or less.
- 15 g of protein or more, so it's a meal rather than a snack.
- Ranked by protein.
- Numbers are for the item as Olive Garden serves it. Swaps and substitutions change them — scan the menu with Plate Guide to plan a custom order.
- Source: Olive Garden nutrition information, retrieved September 30, 2026. Menus change and some items are regional.
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