Well, I have had an epiphany... I know, now, why I remain fat. It's because I love Taco Bell...

We decided that we would have Taco Bell for lunch today. My so called Friend, Paulette, pointed me toward the Taco Bell Nutrition Guide.

http://www.yum.com/nutrition/menu.asp?brandID_Abbr=5_TB

Here I was, happily thinking that I wasn't doing anything too bad. Just a Nacho Supreme and a chicken Quesadilla. How bad could it be, right?

RIIIIIIIGHT. OK. 990 calories!! 2190 milligrams of sodium! 56 grams of Fat!

WAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Ignorance was sheer bliss, people.

And, I can't count the number of times that I have eaten a 3rd item from the menu... Ye Gods!!

I am crushed...

Yes, they have it everywhere, and yes it still tastes like Taco Bell. They use chopped tomato, cilantro, and onion, in place of the sour cream & cheese.

I think it's a great alternative.

Hey Beanie,

Since being banded, I now order a reg taco and pintos n cheese and mix them up together. Not bad! I am not quite sure how many cals, but WAY less than I used to order at Taco Hell!

Taco Bell was my mushy haven too. Give me them refried beans and sour cream.

Great, all of you are to blame. Passed by Taco Bell on the way to Target. Did well, kept driving, tried not to look. On the way home........ I failed.

Mexican pizza, no tomatoes, no onions, yummy. Goes down great for me. 25 grams of protein, 20 grams of fat BUT fills me for the a good part of the day. Yum, sounds like lunch to me....8)

I didnt even read the guide.

So im still their #1 customer!

You are right Rene, ignorance is bliss - that's why I chose to not read it!

Rene, that's why I think banded life is so great. When my last fill was new (better restriction), I could eat about 3/4 of a taco. A couple of days ago I ate 1.5 taco - compare that to pre-band 2-3 tacos, potato oles, and one of those taco shaped ice cream things.......oops, I"m getting hungry now...Celeste

well, I think this is a good thing. Now we can be informed, now we know and can make better choices, as opposed to being a victim of our food choices

I look up the nutrition on everything I can now. Sometimes I look it up after I've been to a place and regret it, lol, but I always look. Sometimes I eat at taco bell anyway, but I know what I'm doin' when I go in. There's so much I always thought "wasn't that bad", *sigh*, lol.

It's the flour tortillas that kill you.

Stay away from anything with the flour tortillas (even if they are grilled). That's why the crunchy tacos and the tostada are a better nutritional choice.

See, that's just what I mean. I have mindlessly eaten 4 or 5 items at a shot on my worst days. Since only TWO of the items I eat run almost a thousand calories - that would explain A LOT about my girlish figure.

I never would have thought that TWO items would be a thousand calories. It simply boggles the mind....

That's like when I was stopping by Sonic every other day for a blaster, OMG, blast my ash, that lil ol cup had over 900 calories. Needless to say, I don't do blasters anymore. I sure do miss them tho.

I never really liked Taco bell i just really like sour cream and cheese (on everything!).... thats terrible right? lol... I use to love Micky Ds but now its easy to avoid. but 2 night ago i caved and ate a 4piece chicken mcnugget happy meal. I cant eat bread or i feel the horrible pain in my chest so double cheese burgers are out... and more then one small bite of tortilla is chest pain too.

Ahhh all horribly fattening foods... Why do they taste so good?

Kim

Taco Bell...so being a dumb Aussie here I guess it is a place you get tacos. I make my own with lean mince salad and sauce. It healthy and low in fat. Half of those things you guys have mentioned I have never even heard of. Sounds yummy tho

Be Very Very Happy that there are no Taco Bells in OZ.

It is an evil, viscious place filled with food that is horrible for you and impossible to resist at the same time.

And they keep inventing new and better ways (weighs?) to get us to eat more and it's even worse for you than it was before.

Satan owns stock in Taco Bell, I'm convinced.