What do you eat at a Mexican food restaurant?

I avoid 'em like the plague. I went once, and got veggie fajitas thinking it would be the best bet. They were AWESOME, but I bloated up like a toad, and kept that weight on for a full week. It was crazy.

i like to get the fajita's & make a salad out of it. i will ask for no beans, no rice, no sour cream, no cheese. I ask for a plate with lettuce & some guac on the side. then i'll put my fajita mix on top of the lettuce & then the guac. it's soooooo good. i feel bad for being complicated but they always understand & normally laugh at me. lol. i had it for dinner last night actually. i just add each thing seperately into mfp.

If you are looking for healthy and itis real Mexican food not just a taco/burrito/fajita place: one of the shrimp or fish dishes with vegetables or a steak. Black beans istead of refried, skip the rice and sour cream and chips. From my favorite Mexican Restaurant, Don Jose in East Hanover, NJ:

RED SNAPPER OR SALMON GARLIC ARCEO
Broiled w/fresh peeled garlic, lime, white wine, and herbs.

RED SNAPPER OR SALMON SERRANO
Broiled w/roasted tomatoes, chopped poblano peppers, mushrooms, and
onions.

RED SNAPPER OR SALMON DON JOSE
Broiled w/sauteed mushrooms, garlic, cilantro, white wine, and lemon
juice.

HUACHINANGO VERACRUZ
Broiled Snapper in garlic and butter. Topped w/sauteed tomatoes,
peppers, onions, olives, zucchini, and cilaritro.

RED SNAPPER OR SALMON SAN DIEGO
Broiled w/garlic, butter, and white wine. Topped w/ sauteed chopped
tomatoes, onions, cilantro, peppers, and melted cheese

SHRIMP EL DORADO
Shrimp stuffed w/cheese and wrapped w/bacon.
Accompanied with a side of pico de gallo.


SHRIMP MEXICANA
Shrimp sauteed w/butter and covered in fresh tomatoes, peppers, and
onions.

SHRIMP SALSA VERDE
Shrimp in a medium spicy green tomatillo sauce,

SHRIMP GARLIC ARCEO
Sauteed shrimp w/fresh peeled garlic, lime, white wine, and
herbs.

SHRIMP SERRANO
Shrimp sauteed w/roasted tomatoes, chopped poblano peppers,
mushrooms and onions.

SHRIMP OR STEAK GUADALAJARA
Shnimp sauteed w/bacon, chopped mushrooms, onions, poblano peppers.
and Don Jose's Secret Ingredients


SHRIMP DON JOSE.
Sauteed shrimp w/mushrooms, garlic, cilantro, white
wine, and lemon juice.

if ceviche is not available....

whole beans (i ask if the have lard in the h20, but i know the only restaurant i go to does not use lard period) refried most times have lard. all the veggies: lettuce, salsa, tomatoes,onions, jalepenos, avacado, salsa verde... in a big bowl.

i pack in a small container in my purse about a cup of chobani greek yogurt and use it as sour cream. eat up!!

p.s. no rice, and i ask for cheese on the side so i can moderate it, i dont need 8 cups of cheese in my bowl

I always get grilled fish taco's. Love them and they are usually really easy on the calorie count.

I literally just got back from a Mexican restaurant for lunch, it was delicious. I had the lunch chicken fajitas with the pico de gallo, lettuce, guacamole, and salsa. Holy crap it was delicious, the bell peppers, the onions, the tomatoes, the guacamole...it was all delicious. I only ate half the portion and now I have dinner it came with 4 small flour tortillas I only used two but you could also ask them to replace the flour with the corn. I might not even use the tortillas for dinner because it's so delicious without it. I was debating about that or the tamale. But basically anything with red sauce sans the cheese smothered stuff. Also seafood, there are tons of options people don't consider because they always go for the same old same old....try something new and branch out.

Look for common sense key words:
Good key words would be; asada (grilled), broiled, baked, fresh, seasoned, and stir-fried, common sense. Just think of the way of preparation.
Avoid the chips if you can, ask for a salad or tortilla soup without the cheese maybe if that's an option on the starter menus. Also a lot of restaurants are now featuring healthier options or a "lite" menu. Also look to the vegetarian dishes just make sure they don't replace meat with cheese and re-fried beans and sour cream, make sure there are actual vegetables in it!

Burritos can be better than hard tacos because hard taco shells are fried and burritos are not, again just watch the sour cream, cheese and other toppings that might go with it. You can have them, just limit it! *Moderation is key.*



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I eat chicken fajitas without the tortilla!

Everything I can fit in my BELLAY.

And tequila.

HELL YEAH ^^^^^ this!

I don't really like Mexican restaurants. I mean I can eat it but I'd rather eat somewhere else. So, when I go to a Mexican restaurant, I order there chicken soup. The soup at this particular restaurant is broth, 1/3 cup of rice, and a lot of chicken strips. Its really good. Next time, I might use a few more calories and have one of my husband's chicken fajitas. The soup is great on a rainy cold day and very filling. Not too filling and it fits easily into my calorie allotment.