Healthy Mexican Side Dish Ideas

Spanish rice? I make mine in the rice cooker: white rice, low sodium V8 instead of water, some frozen corn, carrots, and peas, and rice seasoning.

You could do carrot, celery, and bell pepper strips with guac.

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Elote, man, elote. Watermelon - con chile y limón. Avocado slices with lemon and salt. Tomatillo or jicama salad. Agua fresca or lightly sweetened horchata.

Oh, fresh pico! You gotta have some. Chop some tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, and cilantro, mix with some jarred salsa. Sliced limes on the side.

I was going to say guac. Since it's taken, I'll go with pico. Eggs in the mix is great, too. Tons of Mexicans throw a fried egg into things. Some Mexican restaurants do it, too. Many cultures add bits of eggs to thing we don't, which inspired me to start throwing eggs into things I wouldn't have before.

I have friends and neighbors who are People Who Speak Spanish (note that I am side-stepping the whole Latino/Hispanic/Don't Categorize Us issue) and even the ones from the same countries do things differently, so it's not like there is any single way it must be done. So, do what you please.

Several of the thin ones said that if I ate peppers like they do, I'd be thin. (The fat one made a hilarious face and gently shook her head "no", lol.) I tried the pepper thing, but am unable to eat the ridiculous peppers these women swallow like they're edamame. I did increase peppers I can eat and am working on stronger ones, but have not lost extra weight, which they attribute to the fact that I cannot eat the really spicy ones. Can't argue with that.

So, maybe add hotter peppers to the mix.

I don't know if this would be something your staging away from, but I just got done eating it so ... I like to take a serving of yellow corn tortillas and cut them into triangles. Stick under the broiler until crispy (2 or 3 min)