I've found the Chipotle holy grail!

No meat. Skip the meat. It adds calories. You're going to get a ton of protein from the beans. There's just no reason for it. No meat.

Uh, there is plenty good reason for it. It tastes good. It tastes very good. I'll take the meat over their shredded cheese and rice any day, thank you. I understand skipping out on the meat if you're a vegetarian, but your reasoning seems to be "omg the evil calories", which amuses me because rice.

Thanks for sharing, though. :flowerforyou:

What's with the attitudes of people on this thread? This person is just sharing something they found tasty.

Everyone, I am NOT advocating cutting the meat and REPLACING with beans. I am saying, get beans anyway (like most people do) and skip the meat.....

So you're saying skip the meat.....by not putting in meat....and putting it beans INSTEAD of meat.....but you're not saying cut the meat and replace it with beans?

(I don't have a gif for this. I must find one.)

What's with the attitudes of people on this thread? This person is just sharing something they found tasty.

Outside of a poster's perplexing choice of words concerning replacing/skipping meat/beans, there haven't been any attitudes. Care say you wish that people would not have anything to add to the discussion?

What's with the attitudes of people on this thread? This person is just sharing something they found tasty.

Exactly. I don't understand why people are criticizing me for sharing something that tastes really good just because they like their way better. I even got a really nasty private message from someone! I always felt like MFP message boards were full of really nice people but people are actually being really rude to me for some reason this time around.

To clarify again my issue with meat: I don't care if you eat meat. I eat meat. Just not at Chipotle. I do not find it that enjoyable. I am not saying it is more or less healthy than anything else. I am just saying that if I had to choose between meat or rice to provide my calories, I would go with rice any day because it is delicious. If you find meat more delicious, good for you. I just don't. That doesn't make me a terrible person who doesn't understand nutrition.

To clarify to all of these people who don't understand what I'm talking about concerning beans and meat. Because apparently it's really hard to understand:
Most people, based on what everyone in front of me in line gets, get both beans and meat when they go to Chipotle, regardless of burrito, bowl, salad, or tacos. If people who usually get both decide to skip the meat but still get the beans, this saves anywhere from 170-190 calories and 6.5-8 grams of fat. If you can manage it within yourself to try a bowl with just beans instead of both beans and meat, it does significantly alter the calories for that meal.
Both beans and meat are sources of protein. My point that beans provide protein does not mean they provide more than meat or more than beans AND meat. It just is saying that if you give up the meat, you aren't going to completely miss out on protein in that meal, which is what some people worry about, which is why I mentioned the protein aspect to begin with.

How did you get a nasty pm over this? I have thousands of posts, most of which are mean, but I've only gotten two nasty PMs since I've been on the site. What's a brother got to do to get cursed out around this piece?

I have no idea! I certainly didn't think it warranted it. It was a bizarre experience, to say the least. It was my first one and hopefully it doesn't become a regular occurrence.

Since I've joined MFP I've been feeling like a tiny little "meat only compliments my diet occasionally" fish swimming in a sea filled with meat obsessed ultra carnivores. I'm scared. Please don't eat me. Eat some kale and quinoa instead.

I eat kale, quinoa, and meat. I don't discriminate against tasty things.

Oh, and am I the only one that prefers barbacoa over the chicken and steak?

My preference would be steak > carnitas > barbacoa > chicken > vegetarians > cats > meatless.

Fixed

skip beans, get triple meat
Way more protein and deliciousness