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891996Aa
891996Aa Posts: 17 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I love mexican food and i find it extremly satisfying! However that being said, mexican food sometimes tends to be on the high calories side. Anyone have any ideas into making delicious mexican food in a healthier way?

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  • Fernando618G
    Fernando618G Posts: 380 Member
    give me some of your top dishes to narrow it down
  • 891996Aa
    891996Aa Posts: 17 Member
    Enchiladas, tacos, tortas, mexican prepared corn ( mayo, cheese, cayenne pepper) for some of these dishes i restrain to one actual tortilla and no more and try to take off as much sour cream or mayo i can do. I also like tamales but wamt to know a healthier way to make them for the holidays since those are tripy times to gain weight from all the excess eating
  • Fernando618G
    Fernando618G Posts: 380 Member
    edited April 2016
    yess, Typical Latino problems im right there with you. (:

    iv actually made these && they are awesome. http://blog.houstonmethodist.org/healthier-tamale-recipe/

    for the tortilla situation i refuse to give up lol, i started to look at whole grain tortillas the same goes for tortas look for whole grains and go for moderation, i know its hard lol but if you want to get there we have to sacrifices i hope this helps http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/kind-tortillas-healthiest-11186.html
  • 891996Aa
    891996Aa Posts: 17 Member
    Actually i do a lot of running. To be exact i run many 5k and 10k and half marathons ☺
  • Fernando618G
    Fernando618G Posts: 380 Member
    891996Aa wrote: »
    Actually i do a lot of running. To be exact i run many 5k and 10k and half marathons ☺

    well then do what i do any extra carbs i take in from the awesome food is considered carb loading in my book :p
  • wally2183
    wally2183 Posts: 214 Member
    All the good Mexican dishes yummy. But i had to just stop thinking about it if I want my body to be fit. You need to sacrifice some food in order to get results like he said.
  • 891996Aa
    891996Aa Posts: 17 Member
    The best answer i can think off is just keep running and just kind of gradually easy myself out of eating these foods on a weekly basis until i can abstain from mexican food without kver indulging
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