![]() How she didn’t leave a tip in the tip jar. How she first picked a raspberry something or other, then found out about the ingredients and had an iced tea instead. In 2015 reporters tell of Clinton at Chipotle. Previous generations interpreted the last helicopter out of Saigon or Brandt on his knees in Warsaw. The Great Hillary Clinton Chipotle Lunch Story, told in approximately 15,000 articles, may turn you into a grumpy Euro-intellectual bemoaning the guacamolean state of American political journalism (see this “Media Matters” piece). Clinton’s about 75 percent had more sodium and about 70 percent had more saturated fat.”īack in the Old World: Three English breakfasts, Holloway Road, London, England.Ĭalorie count: enormous, unknown, unimportant.īack in in the Old World, 20 minutes later Apparently, Quealy states, her lunch “was healthier than the average American’s order, with significantly fewer calories, saturated fat and sodium than most ” He concludes that “75 percent of meals ordered at Chipotle had more calories than Mrs. His piece claims that Clinton had the “chicken bowl, white rice, black beans, fresh garden salsa, shredded cheese, lettuce and guacamole.” Using a Chipotle calorie calculator, the journalist computed how Clinton’s order at the slightly upscale fast food restaurant compares to the national average. Where did we get the nutritional data? New York Times writer Kevin Quealy did the research for us. One day before, she had launched her campaign for the US Presidency. ![]() A surveillance camera recorded her visit. ![]() She had takeout from a Chipotle outside of Toledo, Ohio. The main course above pretty much means no chips and salsa or guacamole unless you want this meal to top 1000 mg of sodium.For lunch Hillary Clinton ingested 840 calories, 1.270 milligrams of sodium and 11.5 grams of saturated fat. Kids Build Your Own & Kids Quesadilla:įor both the kids quesadilla and the kids build your own, opt for the corn tortillas and the toppings described above for the burrito bowl. Follow the recommended for burrito bowls for the rest. If you are ordering a salad, DO NOT order the Vinaigrette dressing, it has 850 mg of sodium. The rest of the toppings should be like the burrito bowl above. ![]() If trying the tacos, choose either of the corn options for 30 mg. It is over the standard 500 mg a meal many of us strive for, but is about the best you can do numbers wise, and still have it taste good. I found that going with the cheese and leaving off the salsa, I can get away with adding a few dashes of Tabasco Sauce that they provide at the drink station.Īt this point when just ordering a bowl with chicken, brown rice, sour cream, lettuce, and cheese, you are at 690 mg total. The worst choices are the guacamole at 375 mg and their tomatillo-red chili salsa at 500 mg. The best of their salsa choices is the tomatillo-green chili salsa at 255 mg. Sour Cream has 30 mg and Cheese gives you 190 mg. Romaine lettuce is best with 0 mg of sodium. When it comes to additional toppings, the amounts vary as well. the worst are the pinto beans at 300 mg an the white rice at 375 mg. The best of their “filling” choices is the brown rice at 165 mg or the fajita vegetables at 175 mg. And sadly, their Sofritas (tofu and vegetables) is the highest with 555 mg. (the lowest amount of all their meat/tofu choices). We have more choices here without the tortilla wrapper. this would blow through most people’s allotment of mg in just one meal. When you add just chicken as a filling, you are already at 1000 mg. Their flour tortilla that wraps the burrito is 690 mg. So, can I eat low sodium at Chipotle? Let’s find out. As there are many choices for each, I will let you know lowest sodium choice in each of their categories. So Can I Eat Low Sodium at Chipotle?Ĭhipotle classifies their menu in seven different categories – burritos, burrito bowls, tacos, salads, chips & drinks, kids build your own, and kids quesadilla. I was disappointed when I used their Nutrition Calculator to find out that many of their bean and salsa choices were far higher in sodium than many brands we can find locally in grocery stores, or can easily make on our own with our own recipes, especially for salsa. I had high expectations from a chain that takes so much care in the selection and sourcing of their ingredients. Chipotle is a popular quick service restaurant that I have had many requests to Hack their menu and report on the best choices we can make to order from their menu.
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