Eating Right While Dining Out

For a healthy eater, restaurant meals can be tricky. Nutritional information usually isn’t readily available and you are tempted to listen to your gut, which is usually starving and craving anything high in sugar.

Chipotle is a popular quick-serve restaurant that offers lunch and dinner with abundant customizable options on the lighter side and a nutrition calculator. Here are a few Be Well 365 curated suggestions for what to get next time you stop in at Chipotle.

 

SALADS

*Keep in mind if you don’t include any beans you can lower your carbs by 50% or more.

Romaine lettuce, chicken, black beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa and guacamole

 

• Serving size: 20.5 ounces
• Calories: 585
• Calories from fat: 270.5
• Total fat: 30.5 grams
• Saturated fat: 6.5 grams
• Trans fat: 0 grams
• Cholesterol: 125 milligrams
• Sodium: 1665 milligrams
• Carbohydrates: 37 grams
• Dietary fiber: 21.5 grams
• Sugars: 6 grams
• Protein: 43 grams
• Vitamin A (percent of daily value): 96
• Vitamin C (percent of daily value): 85
• Calcium (percent of daily value): 14
• Iron (percent daily value): 36

 

Romaine lettuce, steak, pinto beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa, cheese and guacamole

 

• Serving size: 21.5 ounces
• Calories: 690
• Calories from fat: 340
• Total fat: 37.5 grams
• Saturated fat: 10.5 grams
• Trans fat: 0 grams
• Cholesterol: 95 milligrams
• Sodium: 1905 milligrams
• Carbohydrates: 39 grams
• Dietary fiber: 19 grams
• Sugars: 7 grams
• Protein: 46 grams
• Vitamin A (percent of daily value): 104
• Vitamin C (percent of daily value): 91
• Calcium (percent of daily value): 34
• Iron (percent daily value): 43

 

Romaine lettuce, carnitas, black beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa, cheese and guacamole

 

• Serving size: 21.5 ounces
• Calories: 715
• Calories from fat: 385.5
• Total fat: 43 grams
• Saturated fat: 15 grams
• Trans fat: 0 grams
• Cholesterol: 95 milligrams
• Sodium: 1905 milligrams
• Carbohydrates: 38 grams
• Dietary fiber: 21 grams
• Sugars: 6 grams
• Protein: 40 grams
• Vitamin A (percent of daily value): 103
• Vitamin C (percent of daily value): 83
• Calcium (percent of daily value): 33
• Iron (percent daily value): 34

 

Veggie Version

Romaine lettuce, sofritas, black beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa and cheese

 

• Serving size: 17.5 ounces
• Calories: 420
• Calories from fat: 165.5
• Total fat: 19 grams
• Saturated fat: 6.5 grams
• Trans fat: 0 grams
• Cholesterol: 30 milligrams
• Sodium: 1725 milligrams
• Carbohydrates: 39 grams
• Dietary fiber: 18.5 grams
• Sugars: 9.5 grams
• Protein: 23 grams
• Vitamin A (percent of daily value): 113
• Vitamin C (percent of daily value): 99
• Calcium (percent of daily value): 46
• Iron (percent daily value): 38

 

Need more meal planning help?

 

At Be Well 365, we are helping people achieve their health and fitness goals every day. If you could use more guidance planning your meals, contact us today to schedule an appointment.

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Sources

https://www.chipotle.com/nutrition-calculator