On a scale of 10...how UNhealthy would you rate this meal? (kidney, calories)

[southkakkatlantan]

1 is NOT UNhealthy...10 is 'as Unhealthy as it gets'.

2 bean burritos made with white soft flour tortillas with:

-Ortega canned vegetarian refried beans
-Half a cup chopped white onion
-Half a cup chopped green pepper
-Shredded sharp cheddar cheese
-Shredded lettuce
-1 teaspoon light sour cream
-1 teaspoon Texas Pete hot sauce

[Kings Gambit]

Ortega beans - 300 cals, 5g fat, 1140mg sodium

Each tortilla - 190 cals, 4.5g fat, 400mg sodium x 2 = 380 cals, 9g fat, 800mg sodium

Thats a LOT of sodium in one meal.

Replace the refried beans with canned kidney beans, and replace the tortilla with whole wheat tortillas and you'll be doing much better.


Source: calorieking.com

[Luckyd609]

Its about a 4. Lose the sour cream and replace it with guacamole or avocado. Swap the tortilla for whole wheat.

[EuroTrashed]

Don't think there's much wrong with sour cream. For the rest I agree with King Gambit although if the rest of your day's food is fresh and unprocessed you can definitely get away with something like this.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by Luckyd609

Its about a 4. Lose the sour cream and replace it with guacamole or avocado. Swap the tortilla for whole wheat.

Why? Light sour cream has less calories and they are only using 1 teaspoon.


I would rate this as a 5~6, more like 8~9 if you used a 100% whole wheat tortilla and low sodium refined beans (e.g., Amy's low sodium refined beans).

[Luckyd609]

Originally Posted by user_id

Why? Light sour cream has less calories and they are only using 1 teaspoon.


I would rate this as a 5~6, more like 8~9 if you used a 100% whole wheat tortilla and low sodium refined beans (e.g., Amy's low sodium refined beans).

Avocado is much more healthy than sour cream. And you got the scale wrong. The higher the number the more unhealthy.

[EuroTrashed]

Originally Posted by user_id

Why? Light sour cream has less calories and they are only using 1 teaspoon.


I would rate this as a 5~6, more like 8~9 if you used a 100% whole wheat tortilla and low sodium refined beans (e.g., Amy's low sodium refined beans).

I didn't read the light. I would use whole sour cream and wouldn't touch light. Light is processed and stripped of important fats that help in digestion, processing in the body and feeling full. Light=bad

[user_id]

Originally Posted by Luckyd609

Avocado is much more healthy than sour cream. And you got the scale wrong. The higher the number the more unhealthy.

Yes, it should be 4~5 currently and 2~3 is some changes were made. What makes avocado much more healthy than light sour cream? And even if it was healthier why would replacing just 1 teaspoon of light sour cream matter? If you added avocado you'd have to add a lot more, if you planned on tasting it, and the extra calories add up fast since they are so high in fat.

Originally Posted by EuroTrashed

I didn't read the light. I would use whole sour cream and wouldn't touch light. Light is processed and stripped of important fats that help in digestion..

Light sour cream is not anymore processed than regular, its just made from lower fat milk. There are no important fats in dairy and the additional fat in regular sour cream isn't going to help with digestion. Light = good. Less calories, less saturated fat while still adding the desired flavor.

[EuroTrashed]

Originally Posted by user_id

Yes, it should be 4~5 currently and 2~3 is some changes were made. What makes avocado much more healthy than light sour cream? And even if it was healthier why would replacing just 1 teaspoon of light sour cream matter? If you added avocado you'd have to add a lot more, if you planned on tasting it, and the extra calories add up fast since they are so high in fat.


Light sour cream is not anymore processed than regular, its just made from lower fat milk. There are no important fats in dairy and the additional fat in regular sour cream isn't going to help with digestion. Light = good. Less calories, less saturated fat while still adding the desired flavor.

You seem to think that calories are a bad thing. And weren't you the guy that thought egg yolks are bad? You can't be taken seriously.

[Miss Hepburn]

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