We’re welcoming in the spring season with another round of Doctors’ Orders, a series in which Midlands physicians weigh in on what to eat at some of our favorite local restaurants. Today, we’re dining at Villa Tronco , a family-owned Italian eatery with a rich history , dubbed “the oldest restaurant in the state of South Carolina.”
Dining with us and sharing his piatti preferiti is Dr. Mark D. Wild of South Carolina OB/GYN Associates .
“I’d start with the Villa Tronco house salad with the Villa Tronco dressing on the side. For my main dish, I would order the pasta primavera, which has a nice mix of vegetables and a light tomato-based marinara sauce with fewer calories than other Italian sauces. Pasta dishes tend to be large, so I limit my portion size and plan to take some home for leftovers.
One strategy to maintain a healthy weight that has worked for me is to have the mindset of eating until I am no longer hungry, not until I feel full.”