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2004-10-17 | 3:19 p.m. | A Glutton's Guide to the Never Ending Pasta Bowl

Okay, so here's how to enjoy the Olive Garden Never Ending Pasta Bowl and get the most outta yer money.
1.The first bowl of pasta is the largest. This can seem overwhelming, but you have to keep your goal in mind, which is eating the maximum number of combinations that appeal to you. You should eat no more than 1/3 of the first bowl or less. What happens most often is you eat 1/2 or 3/4 of the first bowl, so you think you've got more room, but then when you start on your second bowl (which holds about half as much as the first) you take two bites and your pasta gluttony has ended.
2. Do not eat more than half of all subsequent bowls of pasta. These bowls may not hold as much as the first, but there's still a lot in there.
3. Waste not, want not by getting everything you don't eat boxed up. This means you can have Never Ending Bowl Act II in the privacy of your home.
4. You may like the soup, salad and bread sticks, but save that business for another time. If you absolutely have to have breadsticks, keep in mind that they are fillers...fillers taking up space in your stomach that are robbing you of your pasta eating adventures. You are here to maximize your pasta experience, not waste time chewing on a bread stick.
5. If you're feeling guilty about the carbo load, go ahead and spend the extra couple bucks to get the never ending sausage or meatballs. My husband did this. He got two sausages with his first bowl and one sausage with his subsequent bowls. This meant that we could split the sausage and save money.
6. Plan on doing some sort of exercise afterwards. This would be the perfect opportunity to visit the gym or take a walk. Granted, the post-pasta-buffet won't help you lose weight, but will help with what you've just gorged on. Plus four out of five people tend to feel a strong urge to exercise afterwards anyway. It's almost as if you are providing your yin and yang in one day. A-freakin'-mazing.
7. If none of this hardcore pasta action appeals to you, go ahead and become regular Olive Garden patrons and buy into the never ending-ness multiple times and only get two combinations. This leaves room for dessert.
~Miss Mari

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	2004-10-17 \| 3:19 p.m. \| A Glutton's Guide to the Never Ending Pasta Bowl
	Okay, so here's how to enjoy the Olive Garden Never Ending Pasta Bowl and get the most outta yer money. 1.The first bowl of pasta is the largest. This can seem overwhelming, but you have to keep your goal in mind, which is eating the maximum number of combinations that appeal to you. You should eat no more than 1/3 of the first bowl or less. What happens most often is you eat 1/2 or 3/4 of the first bowl, so you think you've got more room, but then when you start on your second bowl (which holds about half as much as the first) you take two bites and your pasta gluttony has ended. 2. Do not eat more than half of all subsequent bowls of pasta. These bowls may not hold as much as the first, but there's still a lot in there. 3. Waste not, want not by getting everything you don't eat boxed up. This means you can have Never Ending Bowl Act II in the privacy of your home. 4. You may like the soup, salad and bread sticks, but save that business for another time. If you absolutely have to have breadsticks, keep in mind that they are fillers...fillers taking up space in your stomach that are robbing you of your pasta eating adventures. You are here to maximize your pasta experience, not waste time chewing on a bread stick. 5. If you're feeling guilty about the carbo load, go ahead and spend the extra couple bucks to get the never ending sausage or meatballs. My husband did this. He got two sausages with his first bowl and one sausage with his subsequent bowls. This meant that we could split the sausage and save money. 6. Plan on doing some sort of exercise afterwards. This would be the perfect opportunity to visit the gym or take a walk. Granted, the post-pasta-buffet won't help you lose weight, but will help with what you've just gorged on. Plus four out of five people tend to feel a strong urge to exercise afterwards anyway. It's almost as if you are providing your yin and yang in one day. A-freakin'-mazing. 7. If none of this hardcore pasta action appeals to you, go ahead and become regular Olive Garden patrons and buy into the never ending-ness multiple times and only get two combinations. This leaves room for dessert. ~Miss Mari	Last Next Older Rings Profile Calendar Email me The Land of Diaries