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Default Good food at Mexican restaurants!



"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Janet" > wrote in message
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>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> We have noticed that more and more Mexican restaurants are serving
>>> low carb salads. Granted these are the more Americanized places,
>>> but
>>> those are the sort we have in this area. But some of the taquerias
>>> are also serving salads. That was my big beef with Mexican food
>>> when
>>> we lived in CA. None of the restaurants had salads and although I
>>> love Mexican food, there were just too many carbs in the food for
>>> me.
>>>
>>> Tonight we tried a place in Woodinville where we had not eaten
>>> before.
>>> Plaza Garcia. Angela had a Carlos Salad which had a nice chicken
>>> breast, cheese, tomatoes and tons of sautéed mushrooms and onions on
>>> top. Instead of dressing she had sour cream and guacamole. The
>>> only
>>> problem was that the thing was HUGE! I think it could have easily
>>> fed a family of four.
>>> We didn't get a box because we didn't think it would be a good
>>> leftover given the cooked veggies on the salad. Oddly the menu
>>> didn't say that the mushrooms and onions were cooked so I assumed
>>> they would be raw.
>>> So if you've been avoiding Mexican places because of the carbs, you
>>> might want to check their menus again!

>>
>> Same thing is true of Chipotle Grill. I was curious about it, so when
>> one opened in our area I eventually had lunch there. It was possible
>> to get all of the burrito fillings on a bed of nice lettuce, instead.
>> Very tasty.
>>
>> FYI, the new entity associated with McDonald's, Fresh City, has a
>> "low carb" burrito option. It contains chicken, black beans, salsa,
>> cheese, and guacamole, on a low carb wrap. It's 20-something carbs.
>> It's my go-to alternative when eating at highway rest stops.

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> There is a Chipotle near my parent's house but I never tried it
> because my dad said the food was tasteless.
>
> I have not heard of Fresh City but would not eat a low carb burrito
> because most likely the tortilla has soy in it. Plus I don't trust
> McDonalds at all.


Correct me if I am wrong but I thought you only had to watch/limit your
soy intake because of thyroid problems not because you are allergic? I
disagree about not trusting McDonald's. Large corporations like that are
built on reputation and people love suing large corporations.