What do you eat at a Mexican food restaurant?
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I have never been to a mexican place!!! Makes me sad :sad:
^This does not compute!
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EVERYTHING!!!! Bwahahahaha! :devil: :bigsmile:0
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A few suggestions from a Texan and a lover of Tex-Mex:
If you are going to eat chips, count out the amount of serving/s you want to eat and put those on a plate. Push the basket of chips to the opposite end of the table, or ask the server to simply take it away.
Avoid tortillas and cheese if possible, but load up on salsa and enjoy some guacamole. Yes there are calories and fat from the avocado, but this is good fat!
One of my absolute favorite dishes to order (as an appetizer or entre) is ceviche. It's light and flavorful, and it should be very fresh. I could eat it every day. If they don’t serve it with avocado, I suggest asking for some to mix in with it. So good!
If you won't miss the meat, ask for grilled, fajita-style veggies (easy on the oil if they use it) and black beans (I would check to see what kind of fat they use for their beans because some restaurants use lard, even in black beans!). Consider skipping the rice and subbing extra beans (if they use a healthy fat to prepare them).
If you really want seafood or meat, ask that it be grilled with little oil, but again, avoid the tortillas. Just eat the meat as is without them. Spice things up by pouring salsa over the meat, adding grilled onions or mushrooms etc. You’ll be surprised how much you can enjoy the meal without loading yourself down with starches and dairy.
Most importantly, enjoy dinner tonight!
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If you are really worried about calories, be careful with fajitas because many places throw a heaping ladle of oil on the skillet. You can ask them to go light on the oil. Another option is grilled chicken ranchero (in red sauce, light on the cheese), with rice and black beans. Also, be mindful of how many chips you eat.
Or, you can just go and eat what you want and enjoy. One meal won't kill you!0 -
Before I started watching what I eat, a heart attack on a plate! Usually in the form of flautas (fajita meat rolled in flour tortillas and the deep fried, loaded with guac, sour cream, and cheese on top) or sour cream chicken enchiladas. Now a day, probably fajitas with as little cheese and sour cream as I could possible put on and still taste it. Now that is entirely hypothetical because I dont trust myself in a mexican food place yet, so I havent been in a while.0
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A margarita. For sure.
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A margarita. For sure.
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I have never been to a mexican place!!! Makes me sad :sad:
You're missing out on life.
Luckily, I'm half Mexican.. I get the real stuff
Lucky! I love all food. I am not picky. I am sure i would love it!0 -
I have never been to a mexican place!!! Makes me sad :sad:
^This does not compute!
Haha..It's crazy, I know!!0 -
Chinese food.
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fajitas. no tortillas. no beans. no rice. no tres leches. no sopapillas. just fajita meat.....and avocado.0
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1/4 of WHATEVER I WANT. I take the rest home and divide it into other containers for snacks and lunches. Portion size is what kills me, not the occasional splurge on "convenience food."0
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Since you are on MFP you probably know what to eat to some extent. So think or look at the menu on line if possible and check up on the calories for what you want. For example - nice hot fresh chips with salsa, bottomless. oh yes a second basket pleeese!
Remember EAT SLOW, savor the chips and salsa don't wolf it down.
Well most chips are 13-16 chips for 160 calories. So fine, take 12-14 chips to your plate, thats your portion.
Get a spoon, 2TBSP of salsa is about 15 calories thereabouts. So, use the spoon to shovel salsa - 1 tablespoon with a bite of chip. Keep track, but I find after 6 or so tablespoons of salsa I have had enough. so about 45-50 calories.
Main meal - mexican restaurants usually can switch up meals easily. Forgo refried beans... too high a calorie hit.
Rice - quick google says 1 cup of mexican rice is about 200 calories...
1 medium torilla 100-120 calories
See where I am going with this ? Just select out what you want to eat or should eat, and even if MFP doesn't list your restaurant you can use google to search and get averages on what you might eat that night.
Yes its a bit of a pain, but so is lugging around 50-100 extra pounds ... plays havoc on the knees and ankles...
Now you can build up what you want to eat, even pre log it and know you didn't blow your calories for the day!
And generally if you get a full plated meal, eat only half :-)
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Soft tacos... where I get them they're packed and come with two tortillas so I usually make one into two. If I'm having a fat day or something I'll just eat the meat only. Pollo asado is also pretty good and not too heavy!
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fajitas. no tortillas. no beans. no rice. no tres leches. no sopapillas. just fajita meat.....and avocado.
:noway: . . . :frown: . . . . . :sad:0 -
A margarita. For sure.
...and not just one either0 -
I eat unhealthily there and make up for it the rest of the week with deficits. If we had better restaurants for Mexican food around here, that would be substantially different, as I would have delicious healthy options.0
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fajitas. no tortillas. no beans. no rice. no tres leches. no sopapillas. just fajita meat.....and avocado.
If you're going to do this, don't go :noway:0 -
avoid tortillas and chips if you can! i usually get a taco salad, and toss the shell. chips are hard for me to avoid, cause they're so dang good!0
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chicken fajitas, no rice, and beans only if they are charro beans, corn tortillas, or no tortillas if I have chips.
I'll also ask them to do the chicken fajitas and instead of the rice and beans can they bring me a side salad and I top it off with the fajitas and some salsa, no dressing!!!
Another suggestion: ENJOY Dinner!!!!! It's not about what you can or can't have its about moderation!!!! Life is too short.
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Fajitas or carne asada...or soup if they have it. But, I am a soup girl. Most people don't want to go to a Mexican restaurant for soup! I love it!! Oh, and a side of guacamole salad Yums! 0
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Because I feel like if I eat enough mexican food then I'll actually learn spanish....0
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Seafood molcajete with rice, sour cream and guac. Skip the tortillas. Use a spoon/fork.0
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I eat Margaritas!! Hahaha!! ;-) Chicken fajitas is the best choice for me.0
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Just eat everything you want, and then take like 12 shots of tequila ... BOOM insta cleanse, you get to eat all the deliciousness you can handle, zero calories.... WIN WIN0
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The better question is, what don't I eat at a mexican food restaurant? I enjoy it & work out later.0
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Honestly, I get whatever I want and just eat less of it.0
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chicken tacos, chicken fajitas, taco salad (chicken, no sour cream).......
the chips are what kill you.0 -
Fajita's mostly I like thew veggie ones, or fish tacos they are the best!0
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Lot's of Tequila :drinker:0
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