Cindo de Mayo. The mexican holiday that has people everywhere sipping margarita’s and noshing on nachos. Though fun, and delicious, it can be a big damper to any diet. I love mexican food, and am always watching my weight, and have a few great tips to keep the tacos, quesadillas, nachos, and other assorted treats lower in fat than their full-fat originals, but keep them tasty, too.
Substitute for lower fat alternatives. Sometimes low fat versions aren’t as tasty as the full-fat version but when it comes to toppings for tacos and add-ins for quesadillas low fat cheeses and low fat sour creams taste just as good while slashing the fat content. (I’m not a fan of the fat-free stuff.) Also, use lean meats; Mexican food has so much flavor in its spices that you don’t need a lot of fat.
Amp up the veggies. Add extra veggies to whatever you’re cooking. Throw chopped up red and green peppers into taco meat, create a veggie quesadilla using portabello mushrooms, zucchini and peppers. And add in the salsa, the fresh natural kind.
Use authentic corn tortillas instead of flour tortillas for another calorie cut. Squeezing lime and adding fresh cilantro also adds zest to the meal.
Enjoy!
What’s your favorite Mexican meal?
I just made some bean & rice burritos with whole wheat tortillas, kidney beans and brown rice.
We like tacos. Sometimes I substitute ground beef with ground turkey.
My favorite Mexican meal would have to be chicken tacos or any kind of enchiladas.
My husband and I are both pescatarians. our favorite mexican dish (a dish to us but can be appetizer or snack to others) is mango quesadillas.
Tortilla
Brie (cream cheese and mexican style cheese are good too tho)
chopped up mango
you just make it like you would a regular quesadilla really.
Unless you use brie (which i HIGHLY recommend.) If you use brie then first heat up the tortillas, then spread the brie on the warm tortillas and add the mango onto the brie, then grill the quesadilla for a few seconds to warm up the insides.
Promise you will love it!
Quoting Jenn D.:
Cindo de Mayo. The mexican holiday that has people everywhere sipping margarita’s and noshing on nachos. Though fun, and delicious, it can be a big damper to any diet. I love mexican food, and am always watching my weight, and have a few great tips to keep the tacos, quesadillas, nachos, and other assorted treats lower in fat than their full-fat originals, but keep them tasty, too.
Substitute for lower fat alternatives. Sometimes low fat versions aren’t as tasty as the full-fat version but when it comes to toppings for tacos and add-ins for quesadillas low fat cheeses and low fat sour creams taste just as good while slashing the fat content. (I’m not a fan of the fat-free stuff.) Also, use lean meats; Mexican food has so much flavor in its spices that you don’t need a lot of fat.
Amp up the veggies. Add extra veggies to whatever you’re cooking. Throw chopped up red and green peppers into taco meat, create a veggie quesadilla using portabello mushrooms, zucchini and peppers. And add in the salsa, the fresh natural kind.
Use authentic corn tortillas instead of flour tortillas for another calorie cut. Squeezing lime and adding fresh cilantro also adds zest to the meal.
Enjoy!
What’s your favorite Mexican meal?
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- Jenn D.
on May. 5, 2011 at 12:00 AM