What do you eat at a Mexican food restaurant?

I usually get soft tacos, fajitas (usually skip the sour cream and cheese and load up on guac and salsa), or a taco salad. For a taco salad, I go with chicken and use salsa instead of salad dressing.

Fajitas are the best. You can assemble your own and take the extra meat home for another time.

Molcajete. Super flavorful, meats are roasted, freaking delicious!

I exercise a little extra so I can enjoy chicken quesadillas!!! And a few chips with queso. But only a few!

Molcajete. Super flavorful, meats are roasted, freaking delicious!

I've just discovered this and it's delicious!!!!!

burgers and fries \m/

Fajitas are the best. You can assemble your own and take the extra meat home for another time.

there is never extra meat.

There's this place here that has these super awesome veggie fajitas. So if its there, that's what I get. I've never been one for using the tortillas that come with the fajitas (even before changing my eating habits) so I usually don't eat those and eat the fajitas more like a stir fry, so I don't feel bad about some of the beans and rice.

If the place doesn't have a veggie fajita, I try to go for something that isn't smothered with a creamy cheese sauce or loaded with starch.

But I also love quesadillas.

I'm not sure the entrees at Mexican places are what make mexican so scary on a diet. I'm pretty sure it has a lot more to do with the bottomless chips and salsa/queso.

:-)

When I read the topic the first thing I thought was "Everthing!". Luckily I have more sense now thanks to MFP. My current standby at our favorite place is the Mexican style tacos (meat, onion, cilantro, hot sauce on soft tortilla). I will also split chips and guacamole with my wife.

I have also gone with the Taco salad, eating the salad but not the shell.

I have never been to a mexican place!!! Makes me sad :sad:

Fajitas- veggie, chicken, beef, shrimp

Never order the refried beans- they're made with lard in most restaurants. (unless you allocate for it)

I also order the fish tacos if it's offered on the menu or tacos carne asada. You can ask for sides of lime and cilantro to help offset the lack of sourcream. Pico de gallo is really healthy and a great topping too. Instead of guacamole, ask for sliced avocado.

Also, the chicken soup is good too. It has rice, which is filling, chicken, pico de gallo, avocado.

Puffed tacos. Alacarte. No rice and beans. I probably go over calories, but I don't eat out there all the time.

We are going to our favorite Mexican food restaurant tonight and I want to stay on my plan. What are some healthy options that you choose? This particular restaurant doesn't have any nutritional information anywhere and it's not listed on MFP.

Thanks!

If this place is your favorite, you already know what you like. Just get that. One meal does not ruin any "plan".

Fajitas are the best. You can assemble your own and take the extra meat home for another time.

This is what I usually choose too. Partly because they are my favorite, and partly because they are just veggies and meat without all the cheese sauce and rice that accompanies so many other dishes. Though I typically it the whole thing.

Fajita----beef, chicken and shrimp with EVERYTHING!

Crazy Chicken

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grilled chicken breast, mexican rice and spinach with cheese sauce pour over the rice & spinach!

Grilled Chicken Fajiata Quesidilla (oops sp)----grilled chicken breast sliced with veggies and cheese pour over in a quesidilla!

Fajiat Nachos

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grilled chicken breast with veggies and chips........SCRUMPTIOUS!!

SALSA on EVERYTHING.....