what should I eat at a mexican restaurant, lunch meeting

inittoloose10
inittoloose10 Posts: 11 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I need food suggestions, I usually eat around 500 cals for lunch or less.
Any info would be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

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  • MrsBrown104
    MrsBrown104 Posts: 88 Member
    look up the restaurant online and hope they have nutritional info, or search for it on MFP. Different restaurants will have different counts for each food. worst case scenario, order lunch portions, eat slowly so it fills you up, and don't be afraid to not eat it all!
  • Vaisaxena
    Vaisaxena Posts: 109 Member
    Taco salad - extra chicken, no guacamole.
  • megganxrose
    megganxrose Posts: 30 Member
    Grilled chicken, rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, beans. Delicious and healthy!
  • megganxrose
    megganxrose Posts: 30 Member
    Don't forget you don't have to order off of the menu, you can pick and choose foods from menu items to make something healthy but still tasty and filling.
  • inittoloose10
    inittoloose10 Posts: 11 Member
    Thanks all. I am pretty determined to be good even though bad is just easy. This is a mom and pop shop so no nutrition info available here. Going to stick to grilled, beans and fresh toppings. Maybe some tacos would be a good option.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Just watch out the tacos, some of them are 300 calories or more...
  • anlu37
    anlu37 Posts: 100 Member
    taco salad--no sour cream. enchiladas with no cheese. a few tacos (the street taco variety is going to be better because the tortilla isn't fried and if they're made right there's no cheese).
  • nmpoli
    nmpoli Posts: 17 Member
    My Mexican restaurant go-to is grilled shrimp fajitas, and I just don't used the tortillas/sour cream. Instead I eat the shrimp with salsa on top of the lettuce that comes with the fajitas. I do this because my fave Mexican spot doesn't overdo the oil on the fajita veggies.

    Other options are: salad with none or light cheese, or a bowl of soup - there should be an vegetable type option with a no cheese salad on the side.
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    Ceviche! Fresh seafood cooked in lime juice and de-lish!!!
  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    Don't forget you don't have to order off of the menu, you can pick and choose foods from menu items to make something healthy but still tasty and filling.

    this Any restaurant, you can order grilled chicken breast plain and add veggies - a meal! However, I would probably go with some type of salad with chicken, pico de gallo, salsa maybe nix the cheese.
  • JoannaEngel84
    JoannaEngel84 Posts: 49 Member
    Just avoid tortillas. I generally love getting fajitas and just don't eat the tortillas that come with it.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I usually get a single spinach enchilada with red sauce on it and rice/beans and eat about 1/3 of the rice/beans.

    Or huevos rancheros.
  • inittoloose10
    inittoloose10 Posts: 11 Member
    I was thinking huevos rancheros too but then aren't they fried in oil first?
  • Swiftdogs
    Swiftdogs Posts: 328 Member
    Lean meat (grilled or fajitas) is better than ground (tacos). Pick black or borracho beans over refried. Tortillas can add up in a hurry. Good luck avoiding chips and salsa, my personal weakness!
  • lattarulol
    lattarulol Posts: 123 Member
    Don't know what part of the country you live in but here in San Diego our mexican restaurants have fish tacos. Get grilled ones on corn tortillas and ask for any white sauce on the side so that you can control how much you put on. Just as good with pico de gallo and no white sauce too. Stay away from the chips and salsa and flour tortillas and you should be good!
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Fajitas would be a safe choice. Just lay off the cheese and sour cream.

    Also be carefull with refried beans. They tend to be cooked in lard. Which I imagine isn't terribly calorie friendly.
  • kluvit
    kluvit Posts: 435 Member
    Grilled chicken and veggies
    Salad (add grilled chicken or shrimp)
    Grilled Shrimp Tacos

    Go light on chips, rice, beans, & tortillas
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I was thinking huevos rancheros too but then aren't they fried in oil first?

    I have no idea! hehe I know at my favorite local Mexican restaurant they're not very greasy at all, but that's still a possibility.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    beef or chicken fajitas. Eat half of what they serve on the plate and save the other half for tomorrow's lunch. It's up to you whether or not to eat the tortillas, but I personally would not.
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    enchiladas or chimichanga and chips and salsa.. oh ya.....
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    I would go with chicken fajitas, and would only eat one or two of the tortillas. You can have a dollop of guacamole, but skip any rice or beans they give you. All the vegetables are fine, and you can probably sprinkle a little cheese on it. The great thing about fajitas is that you assemble it all yourself, and you can add bulk with the protein and lettuce, and still feel like you're eating a substantial meal. :drinker:

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