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How many cups of beans in a typical mexican dish?

TequillaLover89
TequillaLover89 Posts: 260 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How many cups are typically in a Mexican dish at a restaurant? Going out this weekend and want to know approximately how many to log. Huge difference between 1 cup and 8 cups, and I'm clueless. This would be for pinto or black beans.

How many would you guess or do you log for Mexican rice also? I don't normally eat the rice, but just in case

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  • IveLanded
    IveLanded Posts: 797 Member
    Uhm, there should not be an ENTIRE cup of beans in ANY dish you eat! That's A LOT!!!!

    A good trick I found is to just start measuring my food at home so I have a better eye to guestimate when I go out.

    I also just ask for things like "half the beans" or "half the cheese/no cheese" so I can estimate better too.
  • TequillaLover89
    TequillaLover89 Posts: 260 Member
    Uhm, there should not be an ENTIRE cup of beans in ANY dish you eat! That's A LOT!!!!

    A good trick I found is to just start measuring my food at home so I have a better eye to guestimate when I go out.

    I also just ask for things like "half the beans" or "half the cheese/no cheese" so I can estimate better too.
    That's why I'm asking lol. Good idea..

    Do you think comparing a local Mexican joint to a chain would be similar?
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