Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Chipotle: eat there but eat healthy.

On average a chipotle meal will be between 1000-14000 calories which can pack a punch on the waist but most of us will agree that it tastes amazing. So how to eat healthy at chipotle: 

1. Burrito Bowl: Cuts 450 calories. YES 450 calories in the tortilla. 
2. Eat light rice ecpecialy with a bowl because they try to stuff it up with rice. 
3. Chicken - NO EXTRA MEAT!!! 
4. Fajita veggies- Fajita veggies are better then beans in terms of calories but beans can serve as a good dietary supplement. 
5. Corn- not to harmfull ads flavor.
6. Add some of the salsa which tends to be a nutritious and low on calories
7. Very little to no cheese and sour cream - it is better to get none because of the bad of flavor to calorie ration associated with cheese and sour cream. you can do without it. 
8. Lettuce doesn't really matter if you want it get it. 
9. IMPORTANT: no chips and guacamole on the side which can be an extra whopping 710 calories

So what we have in result: 



Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 585

Cal from Fat 170

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20g

31%


Saturated Fat 3g

13%

Trans Fat 0g




Cholesterol 110mg

37%

Sodium 2430mg

101%

Total Carbs 63g

21%



Dietary Fiber 4g

16%

Sugars 12g




Protein 42g




Vitamin A

0%



Vitamin C

0%

Calcium

0%



Iron

0%

*

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.


INGREDIENTS: Rice,Fajita Veggies,Chicken (4oz),Tomato Salsa,Corn Salsa,Lettuce

Not that bad right? 

7 comments:

Macedonian Top Models said...

Is it healthy to eat one chicken per day without bread? :)

Jen C. said...

Hmm.. that's not /that/ bad compared to others I've seen. That -is- healthy, although I think if someone's trying to lose weight, they shouldn't eat Chipotle at all and stick with regular cooking of organic materials (no additives) to lose weight and be/stay healthy at the same time. That's just my oppinion.

Clet Anni said...

i will refer my sister to this site, she eat alot. More than one chicken a day

Rituraj Vyas said...

hey, this is a gr8 idea, where you eat what you like & still remain healthy. Thanks for sharing such useful information. Keep posting such stuff.

Michelle Lewis said...

I love chipotle....I loved it so much I use to work there! You can also go vegetarian with black beans of course and to add some flavor fo with the vegetarian fajita bowl. Excellent!!!!!

James said...

Thanks for sharing this info, i am sure this will help alot of people.

Dan1658 said...

Love chipotle!