Was just looking at the sheet this morning after indulging in a little Chipotle myself. ;-)

I figured out that my usual burrito bol of lettuce/rice/black beans/chicken/2 scoops of pico and a speck of cheese comes in at about 700 cals, 29g of fat (9 sat) and 44g of protein..........yikes! Good thing I only let myself have it after a long workout!

www.chipotle.com/images/nutrition.pdf

The site is kinda a pain in the ass, but the info (and food) are good!

G

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It's a little like wrestling a gorilla.........you don't stop when you're tired.........you stop when the gorilla is tired.

I asked them about this before and they said that since they make every burrito with different amounts of meat, cheese or whatever you put on it, its too hard to give you an actual calorie amount.

They have nutritional brochures at the restaurants for all their stuff. Scary when you look at the cals and sodium.

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It's not to scary when you realize Chipotle is owned by McDonalds. It's McMexican, what do you expect.

Yeah, I was disappointed when I learned that. They still make a damn good burrito.

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I coach a guy who used to be a food buyer for Chipolte and some other companies, and he said the burrito is pretty much 60-70% fat as they fry the rice in oil which is why it tastes so good. I haven't had one since, and this used to be my 'go-to' meal in a crunch. Oh well...

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All the mexicans I know (and I know a lot) consider Chipotle an insult to Mexican food! Their burritos have more fat than in a real burrito (if this was ever possible)...drop Chipotle Marisol, please....

that is a lot of fat, but at least the protein content is high too.

Not that I care - I don't like mexican food. Refried bean burriots are ok on occasion, but I hate spicy stuff!

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...and you haven't been able to find that special someone with whom you have "clicked" yet? Maybe, instead of the Tri-Singles forum, you should hang out in a psychiatrist's waiting room!

Does this need a smiley face?

ask your many friends if a "real" burrito is even a mexican invention.

you may find it interesting to discover that it is not.

"The type of burrito eaten in America appears to be an indigenous variation, and is not common in Mexico."

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A steak burrito loaded has 1100-1200Kcals. I love them for post workout meals. Tons of protein, carbs, salt.

 
I was a big moe's fan until they came out with their nutritional guide

Moe's Southwest Grille
http://www.moes.com/nutrition/100011_moes/index.html

Marisol,
Here's a website that I routinely use when I'm keeping track of food/cals http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_food.html

Its a pretty good site and as you can see it has almost every restaurant/joint that is popular.

As for Chipotole's rice being fried, they don't do that anymore? My rice is never fried. I love their burritos, but I usually eat 1/2 and save 1/2 for dinner or the next day.

N~

Look, people, anything that big and beautiful isn't going to be reasonable in kcals, fat, or sodium. Fact o' life. Even Baja Fresh's burrito bowl still clocks in at a day's RDA of sodium.

Marisol, don't log your meals. It just isn't that important. And it could take away from your time on ST!

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The burrito I get there is 1054 according that calculator. When I get the chips too it becomes 1544 for the whole meal. That seems like a lot, but as long as it is not more than once per week its OK IMO, because you gotta live and you gotta think WWFD (what would faris do).

sure....but now, a burrito is 'mexican food'...

Very much like croissant...which originate from Austria, not France.

I used to eat Chipotle all the time too. I was addicted, until I saw their nutritional info and learned about the McD's thing. Reading the above post that the rice is deep fried isn't helping either.

I usually just cut the burrito in half, and save the other half for another day. I'll usually eat half the burrito, some basmati rice and potatoes, spaghetti, and steamed tofu/veggies with it.

I have been eating at Baja Fresh every now and then. I get their black bean and cheese burrito and then add chicken. In theory this seems to be a good meal, but I have not looked at their nutrition guide.

Matt

 
Ditch the Chipotle and go to QDOBA!!! I'm pretty sure its also owned by some other fast food corp (altho none are as evil as McD's!) but the burritos are so much better! The grilled veggie burrito is heaven!

 
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QDOBA is owned by Jack in the Box - http://www.qdoba.com/Story.aspx?p=about. .... Baja Fresh is owned by Wendy's

To reduce the calories at Chipotle, you can get just 1 or 2 tacos (even though the menu only lists them coming in an order of 3).

thanks for all the info. I get the burrito bowl and probably should just not go there as much. we don't have Qdoba closed to me house:-)

I'm not a big "mexican" rice fan so I usually get the salad with a few different salsas instead of the dressing and add guacamole, well, because I deserve it!

I get the steak fajita burrito and ask them to add all the fat possible - sour cream and guac. Screw calories.

B

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I'm with you. I used to eat chipotle for lunch like 3-4x a week. That burrito is delicious! And as soon as I found out how many calories are in it, I all but stopped going entirely.

340 calories and 9g fat are in the tortilla. The rice is 240 calories and 7g fat. If I go, I'd get the burrito bowl (no tortilla) with chicken, fajita vegetables, all the hot sauces, lettuce, cheese and sour cream or guacamole. That's only like 400-500 calories.

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Ha ha ha ha! As if any triathlete could get filled up on 1 or 2 tacos!

Every time I go to Chipotle I pretend I'm only going to eat half. Before I know it the whole thing's gone.

You should all be ashamed of yourself. I 'm not remotely a healthy eater, but I have good taste. Doesn't anyone have a closeby "real" mexican place to eat? What is the attractoin to these chain places anyway? Burritos really aren't real mexican, they are Tex-Mex. Go to a place that doesn't have a touch screen cash register and prints the menu in Spanish--it might have more calories than you think, but at least it ain't fast food dressed to look ethnic. Rant over.

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I really, really agree with you and not just as it pertains to Mexican food. There are so many good individual establishments -eating at a chain is just wrong.

Pat

It's funny to see people complain about a chain where first you have the choice if you're going in or not, and second you get to chose the ingredients you get ;-)

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Steve, I eat "real" mexican food everyday and it was with my face covered in SHAME that I walked into Chipotle last week. Just ask ShawnF ;-)

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you don't understand the purpose of chipotle in my lif. In and out in 5 minutes, 1/2 block away, it's all about convenience. I love real mexican food, but not practical when I am rushing at lunch time.

yeah, that's all well and good, but what about the health of your ass? :)

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Whoever said that Chipotle fries their rice is totally wrong. What they do though is squirt on some seasones with butter into each batch. If you are concerned about the calories and hwo "good" they are for you, just have them go easy on the rice when you get your Burrito Bol.