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  • shantillylace81
    shantillylace81 Posts: 39
    I eat Chipotle like once a week,
    I always order a Burrito Bowl no Rice no Tortilla no Corn chips,
    extra lettuce,fajita veggies,black beans,pinto beans,cheese, chicken and salsa, small dab of guac sometimes sour cream but not often. I get super full of that. it comes to like 380-400 calories depending on if you get sour cream
  • silvafan
    silvafan Posts: 147
    Luv, Luv, Luv Chipotle, I was thinking about this yesterday as well, while I was eating my chicken burrito bowl. I thouoght to myself this is sooo delicious and has so many tasty ingredients and is so filling how could it possibly have only 600+ Cals. I get everything on mine :-) I wondered about the portion size since they heap everything on is the calorie count really accurate? I figure on my chipotle days I will workout really good just in case.
  • beautyreaps
    beautyreaps Posts: 151
    Love the ChipotleFan.com calculator. I would definitely suggest that as well (:

    In response to your question. Chipolte is 'fast food'. but the food it's organic, so there's far less preservatives; which would be far more sabotaging. One suggestion: get the Steak option instead of Chicken. Less sodium and fewer calories as well.
  • austindperry
    austindperry Posts: 20 Member
    Yes they do have brown rice, definitely clutch.

    I'm glad to see so many Chipotle fans. Hopefully more of these organic and healthy option style restaurants start popping up.

    And yes it isn't cheap to eat there but I'm not sure I could re-create the deliciousness lol
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
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    Luv, Luv, Luv Chipotle, I was thinking about this yesterday as well, while I was eating my chicken burrito bowl. I thouoght to myself this is sooo delicious and has so many tasty ingredients and is so filling how could it possibly have only 600+ Cals. I get everything on mine :-) I wondered about the portion size since they heap everything on is the calorie count really accurate? I figure on my chipotle days I will workout really good just in case.
    If you do rice, beans, cheese, sour cream and corn salsa and gaucamole the bowl is 900 calories, but I am not sure what you mean by "everything" :happy:
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    The only thing that concerns me about regularly eating at Chipotle is that I'm 95% sure what they put into my burrito bowl is significantly greater in quantity than what that online calculator assumes based on the portion size that was nutritionally analyzed. When I go, I log 100% of my burrito bowl but probably only consume 75% of it.
  • emstgm
    emstgm Posts: 117 Member
    I too am a HUGE Chipotle fan. I joined MFP in November and proceeded to lose ~10 lbs per month eating there 1-2 x per week. However, before MFP, I would get a burrito bowl AND chips AND I would eat all the chips all by myself. Since I am tracking my food, I built myself a 'meal' and always order the same thing. As long as I have a light dinner that day, it works for me. And the water, like others have said. I think it's awesome food - I'm sure it's cheaper to make it at home, but I can't imagine it would taste as good. I gladly fork over the $6-8 bucks for one of their awesome bowls. Yum!

    PS: I'm eating there tomorrow. :)
  • SWilland
    SWilland Posts: 232 Member
    Ok fellow Chipotle fans... check this recipe out for their rice. It tastes EXACTLY like theirs. Plus its on Skinnytaste.com so its not too aweful for you either!

    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/03/chipotle-cilantro-lime-rice-4-pts.html
  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,900 Member
    I also love chipotle, but try to monitor your sodium intake while eating there. It is just a common practice of mine when eating out.
    Other than that I don't see a problem with it :flowerforyou: enjoy!
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    In my opinion, go for it! Especially if it fits. Honestly, Chipotle, just like any other chains or restaurants, CAN be healthy! It just depends on what you get! :)
  • kittzle
    kittzle Posts: 190 Member
    Eat more Chipotle! It keeps me in a job, LOL.
    But eat the chicken, that's what my company does for them :)
  • muah3iluvzu06
    muah3iluvzu06 Posts: 79 Member
    I love Chipotle and eat it a 3-4 times per month! I drink TONS of water way more then the daily recommended amount so I don't worry about the sodium. When they make my burrito bowl I always ask for one scoop of rice, one scoop of black beans, etc, to make sure I am getting the correct portions. If you allow them to randomly scoop they go overboard sometimes! I also make sure I do an hour of cardio on the day that I eat chipotle, and as always make sure you have the calories for it! So declious and I'd rather have that then taco bell or something! :)
  • megaron01
    megaron01 Posts: 37 Member
    Use this calorie calculator to track your Chipotle meals:

    http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=nutrition_calculator
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