how bad for you is Taco Bell?

[jacksonpt]

Cutting out fast food has been pretty easy... but I really like Taco Bell tacos - any idea how bad for me they are? I get the same thing every time - 2 regular soft tacos with just meat and cheese - no beans, sour cream, etc. etc... just whatever that seasoned ground beef looking stuff is, cheese, and their fire sauce.

So, waddya think?

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Id be curious as to what some people know as well. I am a fan of the Chix soft taco when I need something fast.

[corey_rideDC]

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

hm... my ranchero chix soft taco isn't as good as i thought...

[BMXman]

Doesn't taco bell have a link on thier site to nutrional content? If they don't then you have to wonder why not?...D

[BMXman]

http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition.htm

[MTB_Rob_NC]

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

hm... my ranchero chix soft taco isn't as good as i thought...


170 calories and 4.5 grams of fat doesnt sound deathly or anything.

[H8R]

and their fire sauce.




:think:

[corey_rideDC]

170 calories and 4.5 grams of fat doesnt sound deathly or anything.

that's not what i'm getting...

Regular Style Chicken Ranchero Taco
Cheddar Cheese, Chicken, Fiesta Salsa, Lettuce, Spicy Avocado Dressing, Tortilla

Calories: 270
Total Fat: 14

and i usually get 2... :dead:

[jacksonpt]

http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition.htm
cool, thanks.

so, 1 regular soft taco with seasoned beef, cheese, and fire sauce:

210 calories
10g fat
4g sat fat
25mg cholesterol
710mg sodium
22g carbs
1g fiber
10g protein

so, that's one taco, multiply it all by 2 for a "meal" and it's eh... lots of fat, but good protein and reasonable carbs. So all in all, not toooo awfully bad.

[PonySoldier]

http://www.calorieking.com/ Can be searched for all types of foods..

[The Toninator]

cool, thanks.

so, 1 regular soft taco with seasoned beef, cheese, and fire sauce:

210 calories
10g fat
4g sat fat
25mg cholesterol
710mg sodium
22g carbs
1g fiber
10g protein

so, that's one taco, multiply it all by 2 for a "meal" and it's eh... lots of fat, but good protein and reasonable carbs. So all in all, not toooo awfully bad.

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[BMXman]

cool, thanks.

so, 1 regular soft taco with seasoned beef, cheese, and fire sauce:

210 calories
10g fat
4g sat fat
25mg cholesterol
710mg sodium
22g carbs
1g fiber
10g protein

so, that's one taco, multiply it all by 2 for a "meal" and it's eh... lots of fat, but good protein and reasonable carbs. So all in all, not toooo awfully bad.

ok now think about all the things that are in the food that you don't know about...preservatives, artificial ingredients, and genetically modified food......now a days I'm more concerned about the quality of my food and where it comes from...D

[JohnE]

Jeez, I hope T-Bell is not bad for you. I would be left with...
well, I would find something, somewhere to eat.

[Spunger]

We live across the street from a Taco Bell. It's the most generic mexican food you can get in southern california. I can see it being great in parts where "mexicans" are only seen on TV but I'll take the real stuff if possible. I dunno about you guys but since when does sour cream and guac come out of a bathroom caulking dispensor?

You'd think it was good for you, with lettuce, cheese, veggies etc....but once you think about it.......the low grade of meat, and the shells/tortillas it kills you. If I eat there I try to get something with steak or chicken as it's a meat I know came from a cow or chicken rather than their seasoned hamburger meat which is sort of a mystery to most.

Weight watchers really shows how sucky some items on their menu can be. Say you get 25 points a day, a bean and cheese burrito is 9 points. Just one burrito. Taco frescos (tacos without the cheese, but replaced with salsa) is 3-4 points each. So that's not that bad. I want to say tostada's were the best thing on the menu for you (according to Weight Watchers)

But if you're going to fast food why try to eat super healthy and such? It's fast food for a reason, goes in fast, comes out fast :) I use to eat Taco Bell 3-5 times a week, now we're down to 1-3 times a month maybe. Sometimes it's just better than a cheese burger and friends or what not.

[spam16v]

taco bell is one of the better fast food joints b.c they have to drain most of the crap out of the meat or it just makes a mess.... by no means healthy but... what can ya do?

[bluebug32]

I say enjoy the taco bell, especially their baja sauce. At least you can get some beans in your meal, unlike other places. Just limit your intake of the scary beef and I think you'll live a nice long time :thumb: