Chipotle “salads” not the best choice
Posted
March 11, 2007 at
10:14 pm by
Jessica
It all began with the prospect of a free burrito or burrito bowl at Chipotle. Innocent enough. The manager of Chipotle extended an offer to the company I work for, a marking effort to drum up some business for the new franchise down the street. I hadn’t been to one in years, but some of my co-workers invited me along and from what little I knew of Chipotle, I was confident I could find something that would be on my Weight Watchers plan. Even though I aware they were owned by McDonald’s, I also knew it was full of fresh ingredients, rice, and beans, all low fat alternatives.
Even though I was planning on being conservative and just ordering a salad, I considered this a big treat in comparison to my usual Lean Cuisines. I told the teenager behind the counter that I was on a diet and asked what she would recommend. She suggested the Chipotle Bowl, a burrito in a bowl, minus the tortilla. “The tortilla will kill ya,” she said.
It’s hard to believe that Chipotle is owned by McDonald’s. It just looked and tasted so healthy, and damn was it good! So good in fact, that I went again the next week. How could a salad “bowl” be so tasty? I could eat it everyday. In fact, it tasted so good, I started to become suspicious. I purposely asked for only a pinch of cheese, a smear of sour cream and a smear of guacamole, but something tasted fishy, as in McDonald’s Fish Sandwich caloric nightmare fishy.
That night, I went to look up my Chipotle diet treat, but nutrient and caloric information is suspiciously absent from their website. I had to go to www.chipotlefan.com to get the real scoop and it wasn’t pretty. I was so incredibly shocked by what I found out, I confirmed it on Weight Watchers online database, only to find out, even with my “smears”, we were talking 18 points. I only get 25 points a day!! So, I was eating 2/3 of my daily total on that asshole salad! Dieters BEWARE!!!!
No wonder I was stagnant with my weight loss. I was going on two or three weeks without a change, until this week, when I’ve lost another 4 pounds. My experience demonstrates how you can’t just assume something is low calories or low fat, you really need to do the research and read the labels.
Total loss since January 1, 2007 — 19 lbs. (I just couldn’t push it to 20, but close enough!)
That being said, I submit new pictures:
Here’s the original “before” photo:
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1. Jim said:
March 12, 2007 @ 8:58 am
You’re making progress! Keep up the good work.
I’m trying to motivate myself to go on a little weight loss program. Time to break out the bike and ride to work soon rather than drive.
2. chipotle-eater said:
March 12, 2007 @ 10:28 am
It’s true that their foods can be overly caloric. However I think you can find some mixes of foods that end up being pretty good in terms of “points”. Another option that lots of people will follow is simply to get a salad and a “to go lid” which then allows you to eat half during one meal and the other half the next day (as you said, it’s good enough to eat every day!). That obviously cuts down on the point consumption.
One point about ownership - Chipotle was started independently, purchased by McDonalds in 1997, and was then completely sold by McDonalds over the course of 2006. So, they are now owned by the shareholders of CMG stock.
Good luck in your continued search for healthy and tasty foods!
Greg
3. Jill said:
March 12, 2007 @ 12:57 pm
Wow, you look fabulous!!! Even in a light coloured top like that, you look noticably slimmer in your hips and tummy!! Keep up the good work.
I know how you feel about the salad…I have had a fe of those plateaus when I realized something I had been eating that I thought was a good choice wasn’t (hello non-fat peppermint mocha latte!).
4. Country Mouse said:
March 14, 2007 @ 11:31 pm
Wow, you’re looking fabulous. Keep up the good work!
5. thordora said:
March 19, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
Everytime I see the word ‘Chipotle”, I think of you now.
Looking good!
6. Kristy said:
March 24, 2007 @ 11:27 pm
Looking good! How is the loss affecting clothing size? I’ve lost 18 lbs and have barely gone down a size, which makes me wonder just how much too small my clothes actually were before.
7. Jessica said:
March 26, 2007 @ 6:56 am
[quote comment="75865"]Looking good! How is the loss affecting clothing size? I’ve lost 18 lbs and have barely gone down a size, which makes me wonder just how much too small my clothes actually were before.[/quote]
Yeah, I’m with you. My old clothes are baggy and they look so much better, but sometimes I wonder how I fit my gigantic ass in my pants to begin with!
Now, I have gone from an XL to L and my dress pants now need a belt. I have hips, so it takes a lot for me to go down a size, but I did just buy some new summer clothes at Target and went from pushing a size 16 to now buying 12’s. I guess my old clothes were the type that were more forgiving anyway. Like the jeans I’m wearing in the before and after photo are stretch jeans, so it would take a lot to not be able to wear them at all.
I’m so proud of you Kristy!!! I’ll bet you are damn gorgeous!!!!
8. carla said:
March 24, 2008 @ 3:20 pm
Chipotle is NOT owned by McDonald’s. They once owned a majority share, whci you or I could also own if we had the cash, but divested of the shares last year.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194775&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=916004&highlight
Keep up the good work!!