mexican for dinner...help?!
we are going to eat mexican for dinner....need suggestions on what to get!
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Have a wonderful time :hug: |
Taco salad and don't eat the tortilla shell.
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Sounds like onederchick has been there and done that......good luck. hugs
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Last time we went out for Mexican I did the following (a lot will sound similar to onederchic):
1) Did not eat the chips and salsa my sweetie got 2) Ordered tacos al pastor -- these are marinated and grilled 3) Asked to replace the rice and beans with a side salad 4) when the 2 tacos came, each was served on 2 corn tortillas. I only ate one of each -- this gets tricky, though, as the remaining taco can have a tendency to fall apart. The tacos were delish! |
I get a taco salad with black beans instead of meat and drown it in chalula hot sauce! :D I also don't eat the shell. :) But I DO allow myself some sour cream. ;)
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There's a place near me that does "naked" burritos and taco salads. No shell or tortilla. I read somewhere recently that the deep-fried shell for a taco salad can have up to 1000 calories! I always go for grilled chicken and/or black beans and easy on the cheese and sour cream.
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soft shell chicken tacos with extra lettuce and pico de gallo.
chicken fajitas, extra lettuce and pico de gallo The mexican place we visit has a buffet which can be dangerous for me but is actually pretty easy there because I can make like a mexican salad with whats on the buffet. |
get the fajitas. Skip the tortilla shell and just eat the fillings (chicken, peppers, onions with salsa and a tiny dab of sour cream) Get refried beans for your side.
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Fajitas with corn tortilla and I ate the spicy carrots beforehand instad of chips and salsa :)
I have eaten so many fajitas I actually LIKE peppers now lol! |
Thank you all soooo much!
I am very proud of myself. When we got there, I opened the menu and the first thing I saw was a grilled chicken salad. I decided to just close the menu there. Mexican is one of my favs so I knew it would be hard not to get something bad for me. The salad was very good too...grilled chicken, a little cheese, cucumbers, bell peppers, onions & carrots. And I even put salsa on it instead of ranch! As far as the chips, well, I had to have a few. I took 5 chips and broke them into smaller bite size pieces & ate slower that I would have in the past. It was great, b/c I did not feel like I was depriving myself since I was eating them. But I don't feel guilty since I only had 5 chips! Lets hope I can keep up the determination! Thanks for the support guys & girls! Good Luck to all! |
Way to go! :cheer2:
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way to go!!! mexican is my favorite too! well done on resisting all that temptation!
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Oh, good! I've always thought we (losers) can do well on Mexican. Plenty to avoid, but also lots of veggies. I do well at my favorite Mediterranean takeout, once a month. Lots of vegetables.
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Sounds delicious :D
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you could go out on a limb and ask for plain white rice instead of the mexican rice. Although I did that one time and the woman looked at me like I was an alien or something......but its worth a shot!
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You did great!
My fave Mexican restaurant dish is vegetable fajitas and I say "no tortillas, please." Or I get the chicken fajitas and ask for them to add mushrooms and broccoli and NO tortillas, extra lettuce. Eat it with a fork like a salad. Yummy! |
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