Mexican food!

dmmarie21
dmmarie21 Posts: 254 Member
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
So, more than likely, we will be going out for mexican food tonight. Any suggestions on what to get/what to avoid, to keep it relatively low-cal? Thanks.!

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  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    fajitas are probably your best bet, just watch the cheese and sour cream. Try to stay away from the Nachos
  • asunygyrl
    asunygyrl Posts: 1 Member
    Fajitas :)) Yumm!! Make sure you have a small snack before you go so ur in control, and not STARVING!!!!
  • mariapuhl
    mariapuhl Posts: 529 Member
    Fajitas! Chicken ones probably best or go for the combination ones.... and like erick said... avoid the sour cream and cheese!
  • dmmarie21
    dmmarie21 Posts: 254 Member
    Ok! Thanks :smile: I love fajitas! That's usually what I get anyway. And, sometimes shredded beef nachos for an app...because they are soooo good. How about guacamole?
  • cccathyyy
    cccathyyy Posts: 207 Member
    Mexican is hard! I'd go for a salad. The tortillas can have A LOT of calories. Check out a website for mexican food and see what the amount of calories are at a similar restaurant - like On the Border.....

    Good luck! And I take back my salad suggestion, eat something you really like, just half of it ;)
  • adair2bthin
    adair2bthin Posts: 31 Member
    You could also do a taco salad without any tortilla strips and don't eat the bowl. A great dressing is salsa with a LITTLE sour cream and guacamole mixed together.
  • wannbAhottie
    wannbAhottie Posts: 63 Member
    I would say chicken Carnita's... They're not cooked with any an oil type sauce, and it's a lot like fejita's. If you choose to have a tortilla get corn.
  • abyt42
    abyt42 Posts: 1,358 Member
    My go-to: vegetable fajitas, no sour cream or cheese, no tortillas.. Salsa, a little guac, and someone else to do the dishes= perfection!
  • cynthiaj777
    cynthiaj777 Posts: 787 Member
    I would say to eat what you want! Just don't eat the kitchen! You don't go out to eat in order to not enjoy it! Like the other night I had Mexican and instead of extra sour cream like I normally eat, I just used what they gave me. It is cutting the uneccessary calories that add up! I don't drink margaritas by the pitcher anymore either, but that doesn't mean I won't have ONE because I love them! Moderation....everything in moderation.
  • atomiclauren
    atomiclauren Posts: 689 Member
    Definitely agree with the fajitas - and lots of pico de gallo instead of sour cream/cheese. If you eat tortillas, corn would be better than flour (but none at all would be best probably!)
  • anovasjo
    anovasjo Posts: 382 Member
    Don't be afraid of the guacamole. As long as you're not having more than 3 or 4 tablespoons, you're OK. And why pass on GUAC!?!??
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