Eating to Live on the Outside: The Office
This week Eating to Live on the Outside heads to The Office—and not to punch the clock! Instead I’ll look to punch some healthy holes in The Office’s menu; it’s a little dicey, but there’s got to be at least a few healthy dishes. If not I’ll get them as close to healthy as possible, when in doubt—damage control!
Alright, what would I order? The first foods to catch my eye are burgers (shocking). Burgers are usually very scary, but the veggie and turkey variety seem reasonable. I’m accustomed to eating turkey burgers because I never eat red meat; if you ever see me eating a burger rest assured it’s of the gobble-gobble persuasion. Veggie burgers are cool too, but I worry about the sodium used in processing them. I’d try to get my burger on a whole-wheat roll and I’d surely pile up the lettuce, tomato, and pickles (I love pickles); eighty-six the fries too, maybe order a salad instead.
As I’ve admitted numerous times I love avocado (I have a three 'cado a week habit), so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I’m into the Turkey & Bacon Wrap. The sandwiched consists of roasted turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and avocado mayonnaise, all on warm flat bread. Obviously the bacon is out the window—look, pigs do fly! Now I’m torn, as El Presidente of The Avocado Fan Club I’m curious about the avocado mayonnaise, but my inner Eat to Live is telling me to veto it. What would you do?
Like most restaurants The Office does have a few salad options. Nothing too exciting, but they’ll do in a pinch. First they’ve got your run-of-the-mill House Salad bustling with mixed greens, mushrooms, carrots, onion, and fresh plum tomatoes. The House Salad also comes with Cheddar cheese and croutons, tell the wait-staff no thanks. Another interesting salad is the Thai Sesame Salad it comes with chicken, almonds, tortilla strips, snow peas, red peppers, mandarin oranges, and mixed greens. I’m sure you can get it without the chicken, but either way I’d nix the refined-wheat tortilla strips. Oh, and go easy on the dressing!
Now we all know refined carbs are bad, but if I were in the mood to make broader concessions I think the next three dishes have potential. The Balsamic Chicken comes served with rice and roasted veggies. Maybe you stick with the rice or maybe you don’t, the roasted vegetables soothe my worries about the rice. The Chicken Quill Penne is interesting too: roasted vegetables over fountain shaped penne. The Rigatoni Primavera also looks mighty tasty: sautéed fresh garden vegetables, rigatoni, creamy parmesan sauce, and Roma Tomatoes (nice for’a big’a Italian boy like’a me). Since I don’t eat dairy I might see if they can offer it up with an alternate sauce..
The last dish I might order is the Pan Roasted Salmon, or as I call it the Return of the Pesky Lemon Butter Sauce. If you recall from last week’s Eating to Live on the Outside lemon butter sauce was drizzled on a couple dishes—damn you butter! So clearly this week I will again vanquish the lemon butter scourge. Other than that the Pan Roasted Salmon comes with roasted vegetables and rice, not too bad. I really like salmon and thankfully it’s not overly contaminated.
Okay my shift is up, time to get out of The Office. And remember we want your feedback! Tell us what you might have done differently or what you agree with. Check out The Office’s menu and let us know how you Eat to Live on the Outside? Leave a comment or email us at diseaseproof@gmail.com.
Alright, what would I order? The first foods to catch my eye are burgers (shocking). Burgers are usually very scary, but the veggie and turkey variety seem reasonable. I’m accustomed to eating turkey burgers because I never eat red meat; if you ever see me eating a burger rest assured it’s of the gobble-gobble persuasion. Veggie burgers are cool too, but I worry about the sodium used in processing them. I’d try to get my burger on a whole-wheat roll and I’d surely pile up the lettuce, tomato, and pickles (I love pickles); eighty-six the fries too, maybe order a salad instead.
As I’ve admitted numerous times I love avocado (I have a three 'cado a week habit), so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I’m into the Turkey & Bacon Wrap. The sandwiched consists of roasted turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and avocado mayonnaise, all on warm flat bread. Obviously the bacon is out the window—look, pigs do fly! Now I’m torn, as El Presidente of The Avocado Fan Club I’m curious about the avocado mayonnaise, but my inner Eat to Live is telling me to veto it. What would you do?
Like most restaurants The Office does have a few salad options. Nothing too exciting, but they’ll do in a pinch. First they’ve got your run-of-the-mill House Salad bustling with mixed greens, mushrooms, carrots, onion, and fresh plum tomatoes. The House Salad also comes with Cheddar cheese and croutons, tell the wait-staff no thanks. Another interesting salad is the Thai Sesame Salad it comes with chicken, almonds, tortilla strips, snow peas, red peppers, mandarin oranges, and mixed greens. I’m sure you can get it without the chicken, but either way I’d nix the refined-wheat tortilla strips. Oh, and go easy on the dressing!
Now we all know refined carbs are bad, but if I were in the mood to make broader concessions I think the next three dishes have potential. The Balsamic Chicken comes served with rice and roasted veggies. Maybe you stick with the rice or maybe you don’t, the roasted vegetables soothe my worries about the rice. The Chicken Quill Penne is interesting too: roasted vegetables over fountain shaped penne. The Rigatoni Primavera also looks mighty tasty: sautéed fresh garden vegetables, rigatoni, creamy parmesan sauce, and Roma Tomatoes (nice for’a big’a Italian boy like’a me). Since I don’t eat dairy I might see if they can offer it up with an alternate sauce..
The last dish I might order is the Pan Roasted Salmon, or as I call it the Return of the Pesky Lemon Butter Sauce. If you recall from last week’s Eating to Live on the Outside lemon butter sauce was drizzled on a couple dishes—damn you butter! So clearly this week I will again vanquish the lemon butter scourge. Other than that the Pan Roasted Salmon comes with roasted vegetables and rice, not too bad. I really like salmon and thankfully it’s not overly contaminated.
Okay my shift is up, time to get out of The Office. And remember we want your feedback! Tell us what you might have done differently or what you agree with. Check out The Office’s menu and let us know how you Eat to Live on the Outside? Leave a comment or email us at diseaseproof@gmail.com.
