What to eat a Mexican restaurant?

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  • Jadesfattorment
    Jadesfattorment Posts: 112
    Chicken Tortilla Soup! It's only 350-450 calories and it's good and inexpensive, the salads are good too bad they can run $10 +!
  • cassavaca
    cassavaca Posts: 89 Member
    Avocado - per 100 grams

    Calories (kcal) 160
    Protein 2.00 grams
    Carbs 8.53 grams
    Fiber 6.7 grams
    Sugar 0.66 grams

    Fat, Total 14.66 grams
    Saturated Fatty Acids 2.126 grams
    Monounsaturated Fatty Acids 9.799 grams
    Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids 1.816 grams

    Calcium 12 milligrams
    Iron 0.55 milligrams
    Potassium 485 milligrams
    Sodium 7 milligrams
    Vitamin C 10.0 milligrams
  • Hollyjd1019
    Hollyjd1019 Posts: 148
    Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Mexican food. I love it. But it is scary for me. Maybe later down the road. I say grilled chicken and/ or salad wo dressing or sour cream. And nothing fried including chips, beans, etc. You can have salsa on whatever you decide too.

    If I'm going out I also try to check the menu ahead of time and decide what to have to try to stay within my allowance. I've also ate less throughout the day to help not going over too.

    Good luck! :)
  • dpk1955
    dpk1955 Posts: 16 Member
    Have you checked online to see if they have a website. Many places now have menus online with nutrition info posted. I would stick with chicken. Piece of advice I learned while attending Weight Watchers was not to deprive yourself of food during the day because then you tend to overeat when you finally do eat. Enjoy your time out!
  • greekygirl
    greekygirl Posts: 448 Member
    I don't know of that restaurant but I was checking out applebees nutrition info the other day and the chicken fajitas there are something around 1400 calories. Maybe that's with all the fixings but I was surprised at how high the calorie content was in them. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Whatever you decide, enjoy it! You can always make up for it tomorrow. :)
  • AmandaBroun
    AmandaBroun Posts: 126
    Fajitas no tortillas is what I do, too. That, or the mexican place I go to has a chicken soup that is broth-based and super tasty.
  • swthrtsmrf
    swthrtsmrf Posts: 384
    I have to admit that if I know I will be having Mexican food, I tend to eat lower calorie amounts throughout the day. If I do it on a whim and it is not planned, then I know my calories are blown for the day and I workout a little longer.
    A lot of people do free days, but I cannot do that.
  • byrnette
    byrnette Posts: 39 Member
    Whatever you do, make sure your one the side beans are the vegetarian variety b/c the other one with chorizo is basically waaay off plan
  • vbontheriver
    vbontheriver Posts: 9 Member
    I had the same issue last weekend, I ordered a grilled chicken salad minus the bowl just ask for it on a plate. I skipped the margarita and had a sangria. you can ask them to not bring the chips and salsa but i know that is the best part, count out a serving and stop at that.
  • splashangel
    splashangel Posts: 494 Member
    Well..... Did you go? What did you eat?
  • ryno0618
    ryno0618 Posts: 361
    shrimp or chicken fajitas. corn tortillas. avoid the rice, avoid the beans. avoid the cheese sauce (i know sad).

    I still eat out mexican about once per week. I get fajitas and share or I get a couple of soft corn tortilla chicken tacos. A few chips and salsa. And I am full.
  • kristers03
    kristers03 Posts: 74 Member
    Grilled Chicken Taco Salad, no shell or only eat a bit of the shell. Light cheese, light sour cream. I always tell them no shell because I'm always tempted to eat it. mmm...
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