Phase 1 - Taco Bell

[dev]

What do you think about having the Taco Bell salad minus the shell?

I "think" it'd be okay.. but is it too good to be true????????????!!!

Beans, lettuce, meat, cheese, onions, tomato, little sour cream, salsa

[Stardusterika204]

I'm not sure I would trust the meat mixture that a fast food place would use for their taco salads. if you can find an ingredients list for the meat, and post it we could let you know for sure

[beach bum]

Hi Dev Sorry I'm not a fast food junky but the only suggestion I come up with is go to the Taco Bell web site and they might give you the nutrient info. Hugs BB

[jessicamt]

I believe a Taco Bell salad has either 720 calories or 820.

[Bunnababy]

Dr. A says in one of his books to stay away from fast food taco places as they use processed wheat as a filler for their meats. If I find the place he wrote that I will give you the page number. Sorry. Plus I doubt if the beans are low fat.

[celticscryer]

The website doesn't list ingredients. However, if you order the Fiesta Taco Salad, sans shell and tortilla strip and with grilled chicken instead of beef you should be ok for the occasional treat.

[Barb0522]

Check out the Fast Food Guide in the Frequently Asked Questions. I think most of Taco Bell's stuff is too high in fat. I haven't been back since I started South Beach. It is so much easier for me to eat at home if I want Mexican (or eat in a real Mexican restaurant).

[celticscryer]

Another option: If you have a Baja Fresh near you, go there instead! There food is prepared fresh, rather than processed. And the salads are much lower in fat.

[beachgal]

I would stay far away from fast food during Phase 1. There are traces of sugar in everything, including grilled chicken, and they could screw up your detox.

There is probably sugar in the salsa, way too much bad fat in the beans, bad fat in the cheese and sour cream, and both sugar and bad carbs in the meat, not to mention even more fat. I'd stay away from that monster.

You can make a great taco salad at home, just use lean ground beef, your own seasonings (watch for sugar), vegetarian or fat free beans, (or canned, but watch for sugar!), and make your own salsa or find one without sugar. Then use red. fat cheese and sour cream, and add broccoli and cabbage, etc. to beef up the veggie content. I also love Fantastic Foods' soy Taco Filling. It's awesome, but it does have a little wheat so I wouldn't eat it during Phase 1.

Hope this helps!