Tips: Eating Healthy Mexican Food

Mexican Food...wow, where do I start with this one! You have yourhigh calorie meats, fattening sour cream and artery clogging cheeses.Does this mean you should entirely ignore this most flavorfulcuisine!?!? OF COURSE NOT PPLS!!! I will however give you a fewpointers on eating Mexican food...shall we begin... First things first:Go for the salsa. This is where you can get a great flavor punchfrom. A tablespoon of tomato based salsa has about 1 WW point! If you really want your guac, then go for it, but limit yourself to nomore than 1 tablespoon (which I know can be very hard!). Althoughthis is made with heart healthy avocados, you can easily rack up thepoints if you are not careful! Go for the grilled proteins. Yup, grilled chicken or grilled steak orgrilled fish -all great choices compared to fried foods. If you can get a whole wheat tortilla...then go for this option. The added fiber will help fill you up. Stay away from anything with bubbling cheese on top -need I say more on this one? Burritos and enchiladas can run over 1300 calories a pop - I suggest not going for these options. Refried beans are no good. Seriously, anything fried and then fried again is so not figure friendly. Opt for regular pinto or blackbeans. They are still very flavorful, high in fiber and low in calories. You can have your sour cream -only if there is a low fat option though. If not, stick with the salsa. Also, go for fresh veggies in anything. You can have a great soft taco, stuffed with fresh veggies, grilled protein and topped with salsa and beans! Tortilla chips- ask if the restaurant has a baked version, if not just grab yourself ONE HANDFUL and do not go back for seconds!!! Also dip in salsa, not guac. Lastly, if you are going to a restaurant, see if you can find any nutritionals online first. This way you can plan your meals ahead oftime! Enjoy!!!