Having Mexican - Need help from Low Carbers Please!
sassiebritches
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Its my birthday and a couple of friends are taking me out to lunch....Mexican is our only real option here in town...or chinese. I picked Mexican...BUT I am on day 10 of induction, hoping some of my Low Carb peeps can give me some suggestions of what to order rather than derailing myself.....or should I just choose chinese?????
Please if you don't eat Low Carb or do not have a Low Carb response do not answer, I like my healthy eating plan and need some real suggestions along those lines....Thank you
Please if you don't eat Low Carb or do not have a Low Carb response do not answer, I like my healthy eating plan and need some real suggestions along those lines....Thank you
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I would say chinese its going to be much easier to stick with your plan ..mexican may be a carb disaster lol0
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I would stick with refried beans and a soft chicken taco if it were me.0
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The other night I made taco meet at home and we ate them on lettuce wraps instead... actually really delicious. You could see if the restaurant has any lettuce wraps?0
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Texas Fajitas. They wil have steak, chicken and shrimp. You can either choose not to eat the onions and green peppers that come along with it or you could eat them for low good carbs. Do not eat tortilla chips or the flour tortillas served with the fajitas.0
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Mexican could actually be very easy - fajitas! Just skip the rice, probably the beans and the tortillas. Watch what toppings you add to the meat and veggies too. Mexican restaurants usually have steak or chicken options as well. You could also look to see if the restaurant you have chosen has any of their information online so you can plan ahead that way too.0
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You can always remove the wrap from the dish you order.... it should be easy if you order something like a burrito. Also, some meat you order in chinese restaurants have a lot of fat.0
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Get the fajitas or get the taco salad and don't eat the tortilla shells.
I perfer the Texas fijitas with steak, shrimp and chic. If you are afraid you can't resist the wrap, ask them to not bring them.0 -
FAJITAS!!! No tortillas. I just tell them not to even bring the tortillas. Ask for no rice. And you are good to go. Just put the chips on the other side of the table as soon as you get there so you don't grab without thinking. I'm amazed with how easy Mexican is to do low carb and low calorie ---- and not as high in sodium as Chinese.0
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I think Mexican would be the better choice. You can skip the tortillas and rice. Anytime I'm craving it but dont' want to derail the diet plan, I order chicken or steak fajitas and just don't eat the tortillas that come with them. You're left with the meat, peppers, onions and cheese. Still delicious and low carb. Not to mention it's not FRIED like a lot of chinese food is. Now I'm hungry :-)
Good Luck and Happy Birthday!
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Fish taco, then eat just the insides with a fork. (Easier to do if in a soft shell.)0
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Fajita salad if they have it or chicken salad. Remember to say "NO TORTILLAS PLEASE!" Loaded with salsa you can also have guacamole loaded on too! Cheat with your servings but NOT with tortillas!0
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Steak or chicken fajitas, skip the tortilla, just eat the meat & peppers/onions. Black beans, no rice. They have carbs (40-ish grams per cup) but 12-15 grams of fiber, so they're incredibly useful carbs. Other than that, it's just going to be discipline to not eat all the fried corn or soft white flour everything!0
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HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Mexican! We don't have Mexican restaurant in our town. Probably a good thing.0
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I LOVE Mexican for low carb options. They usually have a refried bean dip, so order that with cheese and salsa!0
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Fajitas and double black beans. Delicious! I live in the heart of amazing Tex-Mex food (outside of Houston) and am able to eat well and healthy at most of my joints. Agree with above posters - ask the server to bring no rice or tortillas. Also, have your table mates keep the chips on the opposite side of the table. Oh man, I want some fajitas now...0
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Try fajitas without the tortilla.rice,or beans. Mix the meat up with your grilled veggies and add a side of avocado and pico de gallo. Good luck. P.S......No chips and def. no margaritas or beer. The best part of a mexican rest.Lol.0
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I am with the fajitas option. chicken or steak with the veggies, just mix it on your plate with some cheese and salsa (not pretty but still good!) . Skip the wraps and the rice if you can, but a little bit on date night wont kill you either!0
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Taco salad with either meat/chicken or both tomatoes no cheese some avacados and use salsa as the dressing if it comes in one of those tortilla bowls just tell them you want it with out the bowl!! Good luck!0
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Is it a chain restaurant? If so, you can look up the menu items ahead of time to look for options. On the Border has a "Fresh Grill" menu section, just don't eat the rice that comes with it.0
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Not a chain restaraunt and I am feeling that I could control my food best if I eat Chinese at this point. I eat Atkins, I am not afraid of some fats....just the carbs...YIKES...ok wish me luck...0
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