AHA

Mexican
A lot of Mexican food is fried with lard and topped with cheese, so it's loaded with fat. But when you know what to choose, Mexican food can be fresh, tasty and low in fat.

Tips: Tell your server not to bring fried tortilla chips to the table. And hold the sour cream and guacamole from entrees - use salsa to add flavor. Vera cruz or other tomato-based sauces are better than creamy or cheesy sauces. If you order a taco salad, don't eat the fried shell.

Instead of

Try

Flour tortillas(contain lard)

Corn tortillas (made with almost no fat)

Nachos

Ceviche (raw fish soaked or "cooked" in lime or lemon juice for many hours)

Carnitas (fried beef or pork) or chorizo (sausage)

Grilled fish or chicken breast

Refried beans

Frijoles a la charra or borracho beans and Spanish rice

Sour cream, cheese

Salsa, pico de gallo, cilantro, jalape�o peppers

Guacamole

Salsa

Quesadillas (tortillas filled with meat or spinach and cheese)

Chicken fajitas (marinated chicken grilled with vegetables and served with tortillas)

Chalupas and tacos

Taco salad or fajita salad (Don't eat the tortilla shell)

Flautas (fried tortillas stuffed with shredded meat and topped with a sauce); chimichangas (flour tortillas filled with meat and cheese, fried and topped with tomato sauce); burritos (flour tortillas filled with beans or meat and topped with cheese)

Chicken or beef enchiladas with red sauce or salsa