Chipotle(and other fast food)

[David H]

Well, we all know fast food is terrible for you. Chipotle seems healthier than McDonalds or Wendy's, but it's still loaded with calories and it's not exactly great for you. I try to stay away from eating out, and if I have to eat out, I try to go to Subway, but if I'm with my friends or my girlfriend I don't have much of a choice sometimes. So what I'm wondering is, if I HAVE to eat at Chipotle, is just getting a few scoops of chicken the healthiest option(IE, just chicken in a bowl, nothing else)? Is this actually good for me, or just not as bad as a burrito? I know I could just get a burrito without all the cheese and sour cream and stuff, but that hardly seems worth it.

What are some healthy(or healthier) alternatives to the usual McDonalds crap, if I have to eat there?

Thanks.

[thirddan]

doesnt chipotle have a burrito bowl? basically a taco salad w/ lettuce, beans, guac, meat, salsa, peppers...that doesn't seem so bad for you...

[Rootabager]

get a fiesta burrito with no cheese. Get every single vegetable they have(which is alot) then put salsa on it.

If I have to eat there that is what I get.
and if you have to get beans , get black beans they are better.

[anklebreaker]

dh, like others have said, try to get meat + vegetables, and remember you can always order stuff that's not listed on the menu.

Post workout, even a full burrito isn't bad (protein+carbs+calories). Of course, it isn't optimal.

[Reqtech]

Get the chicken salad with guacamole (healthy fats).

Chicken + blacks beans + red tomatillo salsa + guacamole + lettuce =

552 cals, 28g (4.5 saturated) Fat, 41g Protein, 34g Carbs.

http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=chipotle_calc

Going w/ a burrito shell ups it to
882 kcal, 37g (6.5 sat) fat, 50g Protein, 88 Carbs. Those shells are the devil.

[TalkingDonkey]

Don't eat the tortilla - high GI carbs. Chicken > pork > beef, and like everyone said load it up with veggies and hold the cheese.

[Krispy1]

Chipotle is good im gonna have to go to eat there soon.

[Ethan G]

Hi,

At Wendy's you can get a grilled chicken sandwich without honey mustard sauce (chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, and a bun) and a plain baked potato. Beat that.

I think people who are trying to gain weight and are intensely exercising need to eat high GI carbs. You want the insulin spike to drive protein into recovering muscle.

Ethan

[csuf_gambl0o0r]

Whats wrong with the cheese at chiptole?

i love the burrito bowl with cheese and everything.

[turnipmonster]

the tortilla is ~300 cals, skip that and most of the other basics aren't horrendous.