Mexican Restaurant Hacks

Fajitas, with shrimp, mexican pork sausage, beef, no chips, no beans, no wrappers. Water or unsweetened ice tea. Awe, I should not have read this discussion, now I want some!

Dang it, now I want tacos

OP, how did it go? what did you have and was it fun? (^^Ceviche.... great suggestion!)

I know OP has already had her meal out but I've really enjoyed reading the recommendations here! I went to get Mexican food with my boyfriend tonight (he's doing Keto while I'm focusing on CICO). I asked the hostess who seated us to make sure chips weren't brought to the table and she was happy to oblige. I ordered the shrimp fajitas and asked them not to bring the tortillas, rice & beans, or the salad (just shredded lettuce with a huge blob of sour cream on top at this place-even without the sour cream there's no nutritional value so I just skip it). They still brought salsa for our fajitas and I ordered my go-to low calorie drink: vodka soda. It sounds bland, but I love to squeeze a lime or two in there and enjoy the light, crisp taste. I counted 17 medium sized shrimp on my plate before I dug in and as I ate I did a little googling and determined it came out to approximately 8oz and I logged it as such. I eat stir fried peppers and onions damn near daily so I just used an old entry, adjusted the approximate portion, and left with a full belly and a small buzz for just under 700 calories. I wasn't driving!

Anvil_Head wrote: »

My favorite Mexican restaurant has a carne asada platter which I order often. It's just carne asada and a salad, with some grilled onions and roasted jalapeño peppers as a garnish for the meat. Since carne asada is made from skirt steak or flank steak, it's a very lean cut and low in calories as compared to other (fattier/more tender) cuts of beef.

As arditarose mentioned, ceviche is usually a very good choice too.

When you order that, does it seem like there is a good amount of oil used for the veg or no? How many oz do you usually guess the the steak to be. Actually, can you use tell me what you think the calorie count is when you order it? I usually get the same, but they always give me rice and I can't help but stuff all the carbs into my face.

We go to an independently owned little hole-in-the-wall, too. I always have about a dozen chips with salsa and coctel de camerones (Mexican shrimp cocktail) for my main dish. Very large and filling - I had it yesterday and it makes my mouth water thinking about it today. It is filled with protein rich shrimp, avocado and other veggies for less than 350 calories (plus chips and crackers). It is served with lime, which is great squeezed over the top, ketchup -I don't know why, and saltine crackers of which I usually eat up to five. If you haven't tried it, do so. Very flavor filled.