When I think of Italian food, I do not think of healthy low calorie foods. Pasta and more pasta dance through my head as those starchy noodles topped with luscious meatballs, sausages and an assortment of creamy sauces spell out high calories. Load up on the Italian bread, lots of butter and when all is said and done, we can walk out of an Italian restaurant with more calories than our body needs to be healthy.
So where can a person in Tucson Arizona go to enjoy wonderful Italian food and still be healthy and in addition eat conducive to the summer heat? Well Viro’s Real Italian Bakery of course. Don’t let the name fool you. It is not just a bakery; it offers more than just a variety of wonderful pasta.
Viro’s offers an assortment of summer salads that are simply divine. Salad is an important summer meal as it is loaded with items that can help provide you with your intake of water. Viro’s salads are also filled with fiber and eating a nice salad at Viro’s can give you the right amount of fiber to keep you healthy.
Their chef salad is wonderful and filled with fresh green lettuce, ripe tomatoes, crispy cucumbers and turkey and ham. These fresh greens contain an assortment of nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, zinc and a variety of vitamins such as A, C, and E. Where else can you get something so tasty with such a high content of healthy nutrition?
Viro’s smoked salmon salad is a real favorite. Nice greens topped with thin slices of smoked salmon, capers, thin roasted red peppers, fresh ripe tomatoes and chilled asparagus. It is served with olive oil and spices. This salad is screaming healthy. The cold smoked salmon is packed with omega three which plays a crucial role in brain function as well as normal growth and development. Omega three may reduce the risk of heart disease, improves depression and mood disorders and helps with inflammation. Viro’s puts a generous portion of salmon on their salad.
Their caprese salad, consists of vine ripe tomato slices, with fresh mozzarella made by the owner Vito Croce. It is then topped with basil and served with a healthy portion of olive oil. They also serve a wonderful Greek salad which has lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives and red onions. The antipasto salad is wonderful. Fresh Italian meats and cheeses garnished with lettuce, kalamata olives and an assortment of vegetables makes this a real healthy Italian favorite.
Keep in mind that high fiber and water contents found in salads can help improve your digestive system, do not over fill you, and offer you the government suggestion for healthy eating and taste great! Viro’s also has gluten free noodles upon request making their food not only outstanding but healthy.
Italian food does not mean it has to be fattening and unhealthy for you. At Viro’s, care and attention is for each of your healthy needs and requests. Finding tasty ways to get refreshing salads over the summer is important and Viro’s knows the importance of good healthy and still maintains the integrity of taste.
If you live in Tucson Arizona or plan on visiting, visit Viro's Real Italian Bakery and see how healthy Italian can be.
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