Article: http://www.zzzprojects.com/entity-framework/library/include-optimized

entity-framework-library-include-optimized-example-1.cs

// SELECT * FROM Order WHERE....
// SELECT * FROM OrderItem WHERE EXISTS (/* previous query */) AND ...
// SELECT * FROM DeliveryItems WHERE EXISTS (/* previous query */) AND ...

var orders = ctx.Orders
                .Where(x => x.OrderId == myOrderID) // 1 orders, 20 columns
                .IncludeOptimized(x => x.Items) // 20 items, 10 columns
                .IncludeOptimized(x => x.DeliveredItems) // 10 items, 10 columns
                .ToList();