Chipotle Steak Salad

One of my favorite things to eat!!  I'm craving one right now, just thinking about it!  

Chipotle's Steak Salad!!  Yummm!! 

If you go to:  http://www.chipotle.com/en-US/menu/nutrition_calculator/nutrition_calculator.aspx  you can input what you want to get and see how many carbs it is as well as everything else.

When I'm craving Chipotle I usually get their Steak salad with brown rice, black beans, sour cream, cheese, and the vinaigrette.  If you plugged all that in, you can see my carbs are Really high!  Too high in fact, but I know that if I eat only about half of this, then I will be cutting my carbs almost in half, and that's do-able for me.  (I usually can only eat about 1/2 or 3/4 of this anyway).  Or I will do without the brown rice or substitute the dressing, or both.  You've got to pick and choose, and think about what you can do without and what will make your levels go up. It's all about the portions! I know that when I want something like Chipotle, I've got to have some self control in how much I eat.

I just wanted to show you that you can have what you want or are craving.  You just either have to have it in moderation, or portion it out.  More protein and vegetables than carbs.

Hope this helps!  Enjoy your Yummy Chipotle Salad!  :0) 

El Pollo Loco's Grilled Chicken Salad

I was running around trying to get all my errands done and realized I hadn't eaten anything in a long time.  So I drove through El Pollo Loco and got a Grilled Chicken Salad WITH the creamy cilantro dressing.  Hoping there was enough protein and vegetables, that my numbers wouldn't be high (and not really caring as much at this point because I was So hungry), and guess what?  My numbers were low, almost too low.  I probably could have had something else to eat with this particular salad.

Nutritional Information (w/o dressing): 

Serving Size	13.18 oz
Calories	240
Calories from Fat	70
Total Fat	8g
Saturated Fat	2.5g
Trans Fat	0g

Cholesterol	75mg
Protein	26g
Carbohydrates	19g
Sodium	570mg
Dietary Fiber	3g
Sugars	4g

Nutritional Information (w/Creamy Cilantro Dressing):

Serving Size	13.18 oz
Calories	680
Calories from Fat	490
Total Fat	54g
Saturated Fat	10g
Trans Fat	0g

Cholesterol	110mg
Protein	28g
Carbohydrates	22g
Sodium	1160mg
Dietary Fiber	4g
Sugars	7g

I almost never use all of my dressing.  At the location I go to by my house, they give me a generous amount, which I Love!!  (I'm Totally a dressing kind of girl).  I can always eat a whole salad and I use about 1/2 or 2/3 of my dressing.

In N' Out (Protein Style Burgers)

I Love In N' Out burgers and when I found out they have a PROTEIN STYLE burger I was Sooo excited!!!  So whenever I am on the go and need to eat, and In N' Out is near by, I know I can grab one of those and feel good about my Glucose levels not spiking.  You just can't have the fries, but you can have a Diet drink if you like those.

So these are what the Protein Style burgers look like...

I've had them, and they are Soooo Yummy!!!  Especially when you haven't had Fast Food in a Long time, being on this diet.  :0)

And a link to the In N' Out Nutrition Information, in case you want to know the facts... 

http://www.in-n-out.com/nutritional_info.asp