Suspect the Unsuspected
Posted in My Weight-Loss Journey by RachelI decided to do the ‘lunch thing’ with Janice this afternoon after passing up Indian food (one of my faves!) earlier this week. Why would I agree to indulge in burritos with someone who called me ‘lame’ and deemed my improved eating habits ‘annoying’? Two reasons:
1. I was starving
2. Boloco publishes their nutritional information online
They actually have a really great interactive system that allows you to modify the hell out of their menu items. You can start from the ground up or alter any of their pre-designed burritos to your liking. My goal was to order as much food as possible while keeping the calorie + sodium count low and the protein count high. Like I said, I was starving.
The verdict?
I walked out of there with a large paper bowl containing white chicken chunks, brown rice, black beans, and cilantro. It was ghetto supreme, but it was filling, tasted pretty darn good, and was decent on all nutritional fronts:
467 cals
9.69g fat
1.62g saturated fat
487mg sodium
47g carbs
9g fiber
44g protein
While I was still working on my bowl-rito, Janice commented on the tastiness of her burrito and how ‘nutritious it must be’. Oh misinformed one, your nativity may be cute, but it’s most certainly not going to help you lose those five pounds you’ve been bitching about for the last three months. Why? It’s as simple as hitting up their website to find out that a regular-sized ‘Classic’ burrito w/extra cheese contains:
819 cals
37g fat
12.6 saturated fat
2234mg sodium
76g carbs
7g fiber
42g protein
I am not one to judge what other people choose to eat, but this is a prime example of how disconnected most of us are when it comes to the realities of prepared food.
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Monica says:
Ha! I know exactlllyyyyyyyyyyy what you mean!
Natasha says:
I have learned that it’s SO important to know what the nutritional values of restaurant foods are, because they can be misleading. I once went to a restaurant and thought that I was making a better choice by ordering a sandwich rather than a burger. But the sandwich ended up being 200-300 calories more and had twice the amount of fat. Live and learn, right?
erin says:
nice. frankly, your choice sound way tastier anyway. have you ever looked at olive garden’s nutritional info? holy christ its bad bad bad. (could have something to do with nearly every one of their dishes is made with some kind of cream sauce) but i haven’t eaten there since. its just not worth it, and you can make the same type dishes at home much healthier and not to mention cheaper.
julie says:
I definitely have a weakness for burritos, and you’re right, they don’t tend to help with weight loss. I eat veggie burritos with brown rice, whole wheat tortilla, whole beans, cheese and salsa, and no meat, no sour cream, no guacamole. Even still, I’m sure it easily hits 800 calories. I fit these in by not eating more than one a week, and lucky for me (or because I exercise a lot), my blood sugar is stable, and I won’t get hungry for 10 hours after. It may be unbalanced eating, but not overeating. Conventional dieting wisdom may disapprove, but I get to eat my burritos and still lose weight.
Biz says:
I love when places show the nutritional information! There is a reason why American’s are fat – the portion sizes continue to grow and its easy to eat a 900 calorie burrito and think you’ve made the right choice!
Yours sounded delicious! I love cilantro though
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