Smaller-portion Olive Garden orders

1 smaller-portion order from Olive Garden with a kids, senior, lunch, half or lighter portion, à la carte, or a side or appetizer as the meal, from Olive Garden's own menu, each linked to its source. Highest protein for the calories first.

Not a health rating or diet advice: a list goes by each item's published numbers or portion. What “GLP-1 friendly” means

From the chain's menuNews report

Lighter Portions Chicken Parmigiana

Olive GardenLighter portion36g protein · 630 cal5.7g protein per 100 cal

Chicken Parmigiana from the Lighter Portions menu (at launch: after 3pm weekdays, all day weekends, per Newsweek Dec 2025)

Smaller portion: 630 cal / 36g protein vs 1,020 cal / 64g regular