Healthy Mexican Food eating

taintedbutterfly18

If you are going out for Mexican food, what makes your meal healthier or what do you order that is more reasonable in calories, fat, carbs and so forth?

taso42

I always get chicken, rice & beans (pollo asado). or pork carnitas, rice, & beans. Skip the tortillas. Mmmm, mmm, love it. Delicious, well balanced meal. Another popular "healthy" option is fajitas.

MrsWibbly

I would love to see the answers for this! I try and avoid the 'free' chips, guacomole, sour cream and cheese. Fajitas are meat and veg that you can roll in the tortilla yourself - so you could just have one tortilla then just eat the meat and veggies - I've done that before. I can usually do OK as long as I stay off the tequila!

skybird455

i get fajitas with corn tortillas no cheese

taintedbutterfly18

This is a problem when I go out to a mexican restaurant! I love my cheese and chips and tortillas and yada yada. Seeing some other options as I usually get tacos/rice/enchillada something or other

jamiem1102

I usually go for fajitas... I dont eat rice... I don't eat tortillas (but I DO eat chips & Salsa)... and ask for Black Beans if it is available.


...what I REALLY want to eat is an entirely different story... :noway:

lauragoat

The best time that I ended with totally awesome food at a mexican restaurant was when the fajitas they had sent out the first time were SO SALTY that you couldn't stand it. When i sent it back, I asked for no salt (I eat very little salt...can't stand it) and asked them to hold the peppers (don't like them either) and add extra onions (LOVE THEM!)... OMG they were awesome and the no salt thing... totally made a difference.

If you ever want a totally different experience at White Castles, ask for your sliders with no salt... They taste totally different and totally good!!!!

runfatmanrun

I like the soups. Give you the flavors and seem to fill me up. Then only salt is the big issue.

missikay1970

Mexican food is my favorite above everything else, could eat it every day! i eat corn tortillas instead of flour, exchange lean chicken or shrimp instead of beef, whole beans instead of refried, etc. i do allow myself to eat chips w/ salsa, but i count them out and only have about 20. (i used to eat BOWLS FULL, literally.) avoid things with tons of cheese, like enchiladas, and do fajitas, or meat platters. yum - now i want to go out to eat! guacamole is usually pretty good, too, assuming it's made from whole avacados and not sour cream.

GasMasterFlash

You can avoid the globs of cheese and sour cream by getting authentic Mexican food.

The biggest calorie damage comes from items that are fried, obviously.

I like Mexican seafood. Although one of my favorites is a whole fried fish, lower cal options include ceviche (diced shrimp or fish with veggies "cooked" in lime juice) and coctels -- seafood goodies (shrimp, octopus, etc) and veggies served cold in a big glass with a tomato juice base.

GasMasterFlash

guacamole is usually pretty good, too, assuming it's made from whole avacados and not sour cream.

If they're adding sour cream to the guacamole, you're in the wrong place.

Ninatoots

http://www.hungry-girl.com/search?keyword=mexican+restaurants+

check out the Hungry Girl web site on surviving Mexican restaurants.

myfitnessnmhoy

I would love to see the answers for this! I try and avoid the 'free' chips, guacomole, sour cream and cheese. Fajitas are meat and veg that you can roll in the tortilla yourself - so you could just have one tortilla then just eat the meat and veggies - I've done that before. I can usually do OK as long as I stay off the tequila!

Chips are bad unless you can keep them in moderation, but don't go dissing guacamole. It's a beautifully balanced food. Yes, it's very calorie-dense, but it's got protein, mostly unsaturated fat, and the carbs are mostly fiber. It's also got more potassium than sodium.

Have 2-3 chips and load them suckers down with the guac. Get about a tablespoon on every chip, and have 3. Best 90 calories you'll spend ALL DAY.

cgsr

i get fajitas with corn tortillas no cheese

That ... And if I'm watching carbs, I don't eat the tortillas at all.

ladybug1620

Chicken fajitas, 2 corn tortillas, no cheese, tiny bit of guacamole, and pinto/borracho beans. That's IF I can control myself when eating Mexican. lol

Micahroni84

I had a taco salad but didn't eat the fried taco bowl it came in.So bascially is was shredded lettuce with grilled chicken some guace, pico de gallo and a little sour cream. I took out the sour cream too. I think the chicken was probably cooked in oil but otherwise it was pretty sensible.

cmriverside

This thread is not a lot of fun :grumble: No tequila?

gumigal82

chicken tacos with corn tortillas, salsa very light cheese. rice and black beans. if they have grilled fish tacos that is a great choice. If you want chips, eat 3-5 with salsa or fresh guacamole.

creech6317

Fish Tacos are my go to food at mexican restaurants, especially if they are salmon. Just so amazingly good!!
I do splurge and have a margarita, and I love the fact that El Torrito has a "Skinny Marg" so I don't have to feel as guilty about having it.

spngebobmyhero

steak fajitas with veggies, corn tortillas, sour cream, pico de gallo, and guac. yum

happyfit11

In a lot of places they double wrap tacos -so i'll order one chicken taco and then make two tacos there's usually enough taco fillings to be split into two tacos.

-but i really love authentic mexican food, and i don't get to go eat out very often -so a lot of times when i do go, it's a treat and i'll let myself have a burrito x)