Lettuce Wraps - Healthy Snack or Calorie Disaster?

After all the overindulgences of the holidays, you're probably trying to watch what you eat. Good for you -- but in order to successfully 'watch what you eat,' you need to know what you're putting into your mouth, horrendous calorie counts and all. So listen up.

Let's imagine, for instance, that you went to PF Chang's for dinner one night with friends. You decide to get an appetizer. You know that won tons and spring rolls are deep fried, so you opt for a healthier-sounding dish, the lettuce wraps. They're tasty, that's for sure, but are they healthy? What do you think?

According to PF Chang's official website, a serving of the lettuce wraps has 567 calories and 13 g of fat (ordered with the sauce and rice sticks.) Not bad -- but not great either. If you're enjoying these and an entree, watch out. But ordered alone as a main meal or shared among several friends, it's not that bad -- for restaurant food. However, if you're watching carbs, beware. This dish has 77 g of them.

Lettuce wraps are a healthy snack that you can enjoy at home too -- here's a recipe in case you're interested in trying them for yourself.