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Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites

Enough Sodium to Look Like the Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man

If you'd like to blow up your body - along with your weight loss plan, then by all means, dive into the high sodium, high fat menu items in our chart below.

We recommend our Taco Salad recipe instead - along with some spiffy tips to keep your diet on track with fat loss.

Taco Salad Recipe for Dieters, Plus Groovy Weight Loss Tips

Goody, goody  gumdrop - there is nothing better than enjoying delicious Mexican food while losing weight. The key is controlling the foods which contribute a plethora of calories and fat while retaining the flavor in our beloved Mexican dishes.

Weight Loss Tip #1: High fat, high calorie culprits include: cheese, sour cream, oil, lard, avocado, and fatty cuts of meat. Rescue foods include zippy spices and herbs such as cilantro, garlic, onion as well as tasty add-ons like peppers, salsa and tomato-based sauces.

Weight Loss Tip #2: Crumble up corn taco shells rather than using corn chips. They are less greasy, contain less calories, have a good crunch, contain less sodium, and contain more of a corn flavor. Corn shells generally contain 50 calories each compared to 160 calories for a serving of corn chips.

Weight Loss Tip #3: Using light dairy products can assist in trimming calories and fat grams from the recipe. Light sour cream contains 40 calories per serving versus 60 calories for full-blown sour cream. Cheese calories can be cut in half by opting for lighter versions.

Weight Loss Tip #4: Substituting beans for meat can save calories and fat without sacrificing taste.

Keeping these healthier things in mind, let's see what we can come up with in regards to a dynamite Taco Salad Recipe for Dieters!

Diet Bites's Taco Salad Recipe for Dieters - A HUGE salad, low in calories.

For this diet wise recipe you will need:

1 cup of cooked, rinsed kidney beans (any variety), black beans, garbanzo beans, or pinto beans - 110 calories

4 cups of shredded lettuce (any variety) -20 calories

1 small tomato, chopped - 25 calories

chopped onion (optional and you control the amount) - 10 calories

cilantro (fresh or dried and again, you control the amount)

1 teaspoon of chili powder (use less if you prefer a milder taco salad)

1/2 cup of nacho cheese sauce (generally found in the chip section; grab the '40 calories per serving' variety) - 80 calories

2 corn shells broken into bite-sized pieces (100 calories)

your favorite salsa

Place lettuce and chopped onion in bottom of serving bowl. On the stove-top, add beans to a small pan with 1/4 cup of your favorite salsa. When warm, add the cilantro and chili powder and cook for an additional minute or two. Remove from heat.

While beans are cooking, heat nacho sauce in microwave, as well as corn shells. Corn shells take only a few seconds, so watch carefully.

Arrange broken shells in a circle surrounding the lettuce. Top center of lettuce with beans. Top beans with cheese sauce. Top cheese sauce with chopped tomato and more of the chopped onion and salsa if desired. Light sour cream also makes a nice addition for 40 more calories per serving.

Total Calories: About 350 calories.

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