Chili’s Grill & Bar Introduces Lighter Choices Menu Featuring Delicious, Lighter Entrees With the Same Bold Chili’s Taste

Chili’s® Grill & Bar introduces a new Lighter Choices menu with seven bold entrees that, in addition to being delicious, also happen to be nutritious and flavorful. The featured Lighter Choice items have less than 750 calories, 25 grams fat and 8 grams saturated fat.

Seven menu items complete the Lighter Choices menu – three of which are new – and satisfy the needs for health-conscious guests, while maintaining the bold, Southwestern flavors they’ve come to expect from Chili’s entrees. Chili’s listened to guest feedback about providing healthier options on the menus. 

I commend Chilli's for listening to their guests about featuring healthier menu options. The only concern I have is there's too much emphasis on calories and fat rather than overall nutrition that comes from whole foods without artificial colors, preservatives, flavors, sweeteners, and hydrogenated fats. A menu item can be low in calories and fat, yet not contain the nutrition our bodies need to fight health disease.

When we concentrate on eating more whole foods, it becomes easier for us to cut trans and saturated fats from our diet because these fats are often added to processed foods and fast food. Plus, whole foods include fewer extras to help reduce calorie intake. For example, it is virtually impossible to eat enough fruits and vegetables to equal the calories in just one hamburger with fries.

Quite simply, in terms of our health, whole foods are the best options, compared with processed foods. Therefore, I recommend looking for menu items that contain real food in its whole form like beans, fruits, vegetables, whole grain, nuts, seeds, chicken without the skin, and unprocessed lean meats. The only way to make sure that we are receiving all the nutrients possible is to eat more plant foods and meats in the least processed form possible.