Mexican food

aub7
aub7 Posts: 37 Member
edited September 26 in Food and Nutrition
So what do you get when you go out for Mexican food? Trying to get some healthy options to replace my usual. Thanks!

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  • lallaloolly
    lallaloolly Posts: 228 Member
    i think the fajita option is probably the heathiest, if you only eat the sauted meat and vegetables (leave out the sour cream, guac, cheese and wraps).
  • Xaspar
    Xaspar Posts: 726 Member
    I get a chicken soft taco with extra salsa/veggies and no cheese ... aka fajitas. Example: Taco Bell Fresca Style Chicken Tacos - 2 are 300 calories. A good mexican restaurant should have an equivalent version.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Crunchy tacos! Depending on where you go, they usually have between 150-180 calories apiece. I can eat three of them with some unsweetened ice tea and feel pretty full and satisfied.
  • Oompa_Loompa
    Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
    i LOVEEEEE mexican. I usually get chimichangas. Im sorry but I can not make a halthy decision while getting mexican. Its just too good lol..thats why i dont go there as often
  • JLink823
    JLink823 Posts: 13
    Chicken or shrimp fajitas ... no tortillas
  • deannar417
    deannar417 Posts: 193 Member
    I like to get taco salad without sour cream. Dont eat much of the shell. If any at all. Usually enough to fill me up. Good luck
  • joybell32
    joybell32 Posts: 252 Member
    DO NOT eat the chips! Ask them to take them off the table! And drink water with your meal! ONLY water! Veggie or chicken fajitas are awesome! I dab the extra oil off and I dont eat the tortillas either!
  • Mistykelly
    Mistykelly Posts: 47 Member
    I found the least calories is to have a cheese enchilada, then I eat 1/2 the rice and Beans. I guess it all depends on the person! Good Luck!
  • JesaGrace
    JesaGrace Posts: 799 Member
    i LOVEEEEE mexican. I usually get chimichangas. Im sorry but I can not make a halthy decision while getting mexican. Its just too good lol..thats why i dont go there as often

    I'm the same way.....I cave every time.....good thing we don't really have any GREAT Mexican restaurants in my area.....they are just average....Now, if I still lived in alabama....I would be in trouble....I practically lived at my favorite Mexican restaurant over there....
  • its_betty
    its_betty Posts: 104 Member
    I had Mexican the other day, and had tortilla soup. And a reasonable serving of chips and salsa. The bowl of soup was huge: I only ate half and I was full. (I had the cheese on the soup, but could have skipped that to save more calories.)
  • jeanawhite
    jeanawhite Posts: 1
    I have had trouble finding healthy things in Mexican restaurants. At one restaurant I found an item that was sooo good...and I would imagine pretty healthy. It was a whole pineapple cut in half..then chicken, shrimp, and steak was grilled with vegetables and stuffed inside this pineapple with the fresh pineapple juice. It normally comes with cheese, so I just skipped the cheese. Also, if you wanted it to be even healthier you could order just chicken or shrimp and skip the beef. I don't know if any of your local Mexican restaurants offer this..but if you can find it, it is awesome!!!
  • JMJohnson1005
    JMJohnson1005 Posts: 209 Member
    When eating Mexican I usually don't go for the healthy option. I always get a chicken quesadilla and cheese dip. The only difference now is that I only get 1 quesadilla instead of the 2 that I used to.
  • gingerfoxxx
    gingerfoxxx Posts: 267 Member
    If you're at an authentic mexican resteraunt, get the sopa de pollo! (chicken soup) full of veggies, chicken and broth. I would question the sodium content, but its mid-blowingly good, and you wont feel heavy after eating. (and usually they give you enough for leftovers!
  • Tristis
    Tristis Posts: 288 Member
    I usually sub the beans and rice they give with almost every dish with a salad.
  • seobstar
    seobstar Posts: 169
    i LOVEEEEE mexican. I usually get chimichangas. Im sorry but I can not make a halthy decision while getting mexican. Its just too good lol..thats why i dont go there as often


    me too...if I 'm going to go to Mexican, then it's just going to be a "cheat day".....chips, salsa, chimichangas, YUM. that's why we hardly ever go anymore, just every once in awhile! =)
  • Oompa_Loompa
    Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
    I'm sorry..If I'm going Mexican..I am most definantly NOT getting soup. lol..i have no self control.
  • livingnow28
    livingnow28 Posts: 40 Member
    Fajitas asked them to not put any rice or refried beans on your plate instead ask for extra veggies and possibly a bean soup.
  • qtpiesmom
    qtpiesmom Posts: 394 Member
    Plan you day around the meal, eat different for Breakfast and Lunch and Enjoy your dinner
    Workout to count for the extra cals you may eat.
  • Tristis
    Tristis Posts: 288 Member
    Plan you day around the meal, eat different for Breakfast and Lunch and Enjoy your dinner
    Workout to count for the extra cals you may eat.

    AMEN! ;)
  • lynnmarie60
    lynnmarie60 Posts: 325
    I get the kids meals without cheese. I skip the fried desserts and soft drinks.
  • epj78
    epj78 Posts: 643 Member
    I do fajitas ask for no or limited oil. I don't eat the tortillas - but do take full advantage of the guac and spurge with the sour cream depending on how my calories look for the day.
  • MJKing2
    MJKing2 Posts: 177
    I LOVE mexican food. I could eat it everyday for every meal.. Hey! Maybe that's how I got to where I am! LOL :) We went last week and I got the following for under 600 calories. I would NOT have done it for lunch, only dinner because it's my biggest meal of the day and I made sure I had the calories to use before getting there, but I was satisfied and I didn't feel like I deprived myself of my favorite food while watching everyone around me eat it. Hope this helps. :)

    Fajita Taco Salad, no meat, extra veggies and lettuce.
    No questo cheese in salad
    Sour cream and shredded cheese on the side.
    Kept the guac. and tomato and used the Sour Cream and cheese very sparingly
    5 tortilla chips with slasa
    and only a couple of bites of the taco shell.
    I added an extra 100 calories or so b/c I did steal a bite of my hubby's dinner. ;)

    **Side note: If someone thinks my totals are way off please speak up. We go out for Mexcian a lot and I don't want to continue to eat it if it's wrong.*****
  • makmyra
    makmyra Posts: 121 Member
    I do the same healthy thing I used to do for weight watchers...and its worked thus so far. I get 2 soft pollo asado tacos with extra letttuce and chese on the side with a half serving of beans. Beans for the protein and fiber and tacos...well to eat. And I try to stay away from the chips n'salsa....which is my favorite!!! If all else fails...and I lose my control with the chips n'salsa-then I make sure I head to the gym during the week or buckle down strict....its ruff to be mexican and love mexican food and wanna be a healthy weight! :ohwell:
  • jbconnelly
    jbconnelly Posts: 170 Member
    I don't know how many healthy Mexican dishes there are but I'm guessing not too many. This is probably no help to you but when I go to a Mexican resturant i go to eat the best food in the world and have the best margaritas ever! I just make sure I save like a 1,000 calories for that meal. Probably doesn't help but mexican is my favorite and I'm not looking for low cal food there!
  • HoLLyZ82
    HoLLyZ82 Posts: 467 Member
    MEXICAN food IS my weakness. When I go I will get the steak burrito (huge) filled with green peppers and onions. they put the queso cheese on top and I will eat the whole thing plus share a basket of chips and salsa. I always work out hard for the entire week though making sure my calories are under every single day...AND it works.
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