Definition of squid for Students. : a sea mollusk that is related to the octopus and has a long thin soft body with eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles.
If you replace the butter and heavy cream in the typical Alfredo sauce with a mix of chicken broth, reduced-fat sour cream and low-fat milk and add peas, a small amount of prosciutto and Parmesan, you can have a larger serving, including about 1 1/2 cups of pasta, for 619 calories.
A salad with 2 cups of lettuce or spinach, 1/2 cup of sliced carrots, a cup of cherry tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of fat-free Italian dressing has about 100 calories. Add a 1/2 cup of grilled chicken and you're adding just 61 calories, but if you choose fried chicken instead, you'll add 194 calories.