Mexican Restaurant

[montanaman]

Here's the "skinny". I am going to a wedding rehersal dinner later this week, and it just happens to be at a mexican restaurant. Any ideas?

[julirama723]

Re: Mexican Restaurant

You could order a taco salad without the shell or chips. For toppings, you could eat the meat, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, and cheese. Or, you can order fajitas, and eat everything but the tortillas. Another good choice would be carne asada.

[daniejim]

Re: Mexican Restaurant

Oh Julie you sound like a Mexican! I'm one of them and still don't know that much about atkins-friendly mexican food.. LOL... carne asada, burritos (they are gigantic so.. lots of meat an toppings mmh just toss the tortilla).. and yup.. mainly meat cheese sour cream and aguacate (avocado).. stay away from chimichangas quesadillas or chilaquiles.. For huaraches or sopes: just eat the toppings mentioned by julie. There's Birria (a soft meat in chile and tomato sauce. yummy), menudo (without hominy), and the delicious CARNITAS deep fried pork served with salsa guacamole cilantro and onions) ..... good luck!!!

[julirama723]

Re: Mexican Restaurant

Oooohhhhhhh I forgot about Birria...that is my absolute FAVORITE! And atkins-friendly I would presume. Nope, not Mexican, but I love the food! I recently discovered queso fresco and I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. (Queso Fresco is on Rung 2, dairy. )

[ValidRouge]

Re: Mexican Restaurant

At one of the mexican restaurants here I got Ceviche. Mmmmmm.

I agree with julie, though...fajitas without the tortillas is what I'll usually have.

[daniejim]

Re: Mexican Restaurant

Julie you wanna kill me or what??? I'm on extended Induction and queso fresco is on of the things I miss a lot.. mmmh it's Y-U-M-M-Y!! And yup, Birria is Atkins friendly.. The base is mostly chile and spices, with a little bit of tomato (and not all the people add it.. it's just when they wanna make it milder, since the original is kinda HOT)... and ceviche is KILLER GOOD .. but without tostadas.. I'd rather to skip it maybe with some low-carb chips in the proper rung...

[D14965]

Re: Mexican Restaurant

OMG -- Its lunchtime here and all this talk of MExican Food is making ME HUNGRY!!!!! YUMM -- i had actually thought that mexican would be pretty much off my menu for a while but after reading all the posts here I am getting all excited!

[hopejoy]

Re: Mexican Restaurant

Last week I forgot my main wallet at home and needed to eat lunch... was waiting for a class to start... well, dug around in my purse and car til I came up with $2.50...in change... bought a taco at a authetic taco shop... dumped it out on the plate, threw away the shell, and whallah! taco salad... with salsa! oh yum! Totally satisfied and proud of myself for staying on plan and cheaply too! lol!
liz

[Lulubell]

Re: Mexican Restaurant

chiles rellenos, my friend. and if you like it hot, see if they'll make it with a poblano pepper. mmm.mmm. good.