Eating out Mexican
browneyedmom
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So I am going with my friends to eat Mexican today and I am a little nervous about food selections...
Please help with any advice what would be the best options for me..I have her fajitas without the tortilla, but would love some opinions.
Thank you thank you thank you
Please help with any advice what would be the best options for me..I have her fajitas without the tortilla, but would love some opinions.
Thank you thank you thank you
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mexican food... ftw! A weakness of mine!
If they have chicken, load up on the shredded lettuce, douse it in salsa and you'll be good. If you have to have a tortilla, cut it in half.0 -
Grrrrrrr! I get so frustrated when my fam or friends choose mexican without consulting me. I never complian but wish they'd respect the fact that there is hardly anything I can eat on a classic mexican food menu. Some have a fish option. I am always relieved when this is the case. Otherwise I eat a bowl of tortilla soup, minus the cheese and tortilla strips, and then a side bowl of black beans with maybe 5-10 tortilla chips. Chicken fajitas without the tortilla are a filling option as well. Good luck!0
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#1 Rule of mine STAY AWAY FROM THE CHIP BASKET!!!!
Chicken Fajitas are good. (minus rice, beans, and shells)
My Mexican Restaurant has a dish called Pollo Diablo. It is chicken marinated in a spicy sauce, and served with a bunch of sauted vegetables.
Look on their vegetarian options, and add chicken to them.....
Chicken Fajita Salad with out the shell.....
Order up Ceviche tostadas.....
Gringo Salad with Ceviche or Chicken........
Another option is to order what ever you want, and box up half of it before you even eat it......
Good Luck!0 -
Thanks everyone. You have given me some great tips that I haven't even thought of!! My problem is I always panic if I am not prepared and order what I think would be good only to find out it was NOT!!0
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In the summer when I go to mexican I get two tacos without the meat but i have them had lots of lets some cheese onions and tomatoes crunch it up on my plate add some salsa its the perfect size0
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I enjoy eating Mexican. I do it as often as possible.0
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but i am scottishI enjoy eating Mexican. I do it as often as possible.
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:laugh:
Can you say, "Es muy bueno papi!"?
but i am scottishI enjoy eating Mexican. I do it as often as possible.0 -
I love eating out Mexican. Latinas are my weakness.0
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Skip breakfast, have a light lunch, save up some calories for dinner.
No chips, don't eat the rice & bean sides.
Watch the sour cream and guacamole.
Fajitas are a good choice: hard to go wrong with grilled meat & veggies.
Corn tortillas are generally smaller & less calories than flour tortillas. (careful some places use 2 tortillas for their tacos)0 -
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Nnnggh.
....I...it's too easy. I'm too grown up for this. Too mature!
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I'm a fan of Mexican sausage, but I prefer to indulge at home.0 -
You can eat a few corn tortillas and be alright, gawd! I make them fit my macros. :glasses:
Enjoy the food. If you want lean and their seafood is good, get camarones a la plancha (grilled shrimp). Mexican coctel de camarones is delish.0 -
I imagine eating out is the same regardless of type.0
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Skip breakfast, have a light lunch, save up some calories for dinner.
No chips, don't eat the rice & bean sides.
Watch the sour cream and guacamole.
Fajitas are a good choice: hard to go wrong with grilled meat & veggies.
Corn tortillas are generally smaller & less calories than flour tortillas. (careful some places use 2 tortillas for their tacos)
:noway: you just took the fun out of eating Mexican.
How's about go to On The Border and eat Whitexican?0 -
Fajita veggies/meat are typically cooked with a lot of oil, fyi! That's the "sizzling"! I'm not saying it's a bad choice, just know to add a decent amount of cooking oil when you track your meal. Personally, if I were going out for Mexican, I'd get something like grilled fish tacos. If I really want something more indulgent, I'll only eat half and/or skip an ingredient I don't need- for example, I can go without the rice on a burrito, but I'll be sad if it doesn't have a little cheese and sour cream so I'll splurge on those. Also naked burrito bowls like Chipotle has are great- if the restaurant doesn't have them, just order a burrito, crack it down the middle and eat the filling! Have a few bites of tortilla but leave at least half behind- big tortillas have 300-400 cal alone, ack!0
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I imagine eating out is the same regardless of type.
It varies from person to person.0 -
I imagine eating out is the same regardless of type.
It varies from person to person.
SOUL MATE!!!
How YOU doin baby?0 -
I love taco salad and beef tacos. I've had these several times and still lost weight, they are not as calorie heavy as one might think.0
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#1 Rule of mine STAY AWAY FROM THE CHIP BASKET!!!!
Chicken Fajitas are good. (minus rice, beans, and shells)
My Mexican Restaurant has a dish called Pollo Diablo. It is chicken marinated in a spicy sauce, and served with a bunch of sauted vegetables.
Look on their vegetarian options, and add chicken to them.....
Chicken Fajita Salad with out the shell.....
Order up Ceviche tostadas.....
Gringo Salad with Ceviche or Chicken........
Another option is to order what ever you want, and box up half of it before you even eat it......
Good Luck!
These are all good options. When I eat Mexican I often get a chicken taco salad minus the sour cream, and don't eat the shell. There are lots of relatively low cal healthy things at a Mexican restaurant, salsa, chicken, fish, veggies, etc. you just have to combine them properly. Usually lots of grilled options. Guacamole is good for you in moderation, Just stay away from the rice, beans, taco shells (especially wheat ones, corn are not as bad), globs of sour cream and cheese, and of course anything fried. One very good thing about most Mexican restaurants is they will make pretty much any additions, subtractions, etc. to the dishes that you want. I almost always ask for extra veggies, no sour cream, etc. and I'm cheerfully accommodated. Especially at the local madre y padre places....0 -
Salads are usually great at mexican restaurants. Be aware of tortilla strips, cheese, sour cream. I usually use salsa instead of dressing.
Grilled fish or chicken tacos are great options.
Guacamole is a great choice instead of sour cream.
I have trouble staying out of the chips. And my teenage boys always want to order queso. Takes a lot of willpower to count out a few chips, drizzle some over the top, and call it good.
Enjoy!0 -
If i know i will be going to have a heavy dinner i usually eat a light breakfast and lunch and try and work out that morning. i will order water for dinner so i dont feel so bad. i have a few chips and salsa and then eat whatever my heart desires! i used to think it would make me gain a million pounds but i have found ive even lost weight when i have days like this. of course this only happens once maybe twice a week0
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So I am going with my friends to eat Mexican today
You're so lucky! I wish I could do this today. It sounds amazing. Make sure and enjoy it and don't forget that you need some pleasures in your life still. This is at the top of my list of fun things for sure.0 -
how bout tomorrow?So I am going with my friends to eat Mexican today
You're so lucky! I wish I could do this today. It sounds amazing. Make sure and enjoy it and don't forget that you need some pleasures in your life still. This is at the top of my list of fun things for sure.0 -
there's a cunning Mexican joke in there....
but I can't put my tongue on it...
oh wait....everyone else has...
my FL saves the day.0 -
Just eat! One meal won't kill you. You won't ruin your hard work, you won't gain. You'll just enjoy a meal.0
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I enjoy eating Mexican. I do it as often as possible.
HAHA, love it!0 -
Just eat! One meal won't kill you. You won't ruin your hard work, you won't gain. You'll just enjoy a meal.
I agree. All too often my husband wants to go to either Mexican or Pizza on our weekly outing, so I just enjoy my dinner. Eat what you like and don't worry too much about it. Think of it like a treat, we all need treats.0 -
Just eat! One meal won't kill you. You won't ruin your hard work, you won't gain. You'll just enjoy a meal.
I agree. Make it a treat me and don't stress out about it. To make the meal more memoriable, ask the waiter/waitress (assuming they are from a Spanish speaking country), to make you a meal from their childhood. I got introduced to two wonderful meals, Huevos motuleños and Shakshouka, because of this.0 -
So I am going with my friends to eat Mexican today and I am a little nervous about food selections...
Please help with any advice what would be the best options for me..I have her fajitas without the tortilla, but would love some opinions.
Thank you thank you thank you
Anyone see this thread as aching for dirty jokes?0
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