Taco Bell Chicken Gordita
Fresco Style
Calories & Nutrition
Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites
The values for this delicious menu item are posted below for your informational purposes. We also have some excellent tips for dieters related to chicken, so on that healthy note....
Preparation Methods Impacts Nutritional Values
When you weren't on a weight loss plan, think about how you prepared your chicken. Did you dip it into flour or a special batter recipe? After that, did you dip it into cooking oil?
After the meat was thoroughly cooked, did you dip it into yet another food such as gravy, honey or ranch dressing?
Now let's turn the tables and think about your current fitness goals and how achieving a higher state of health has impacted the manner in which you cook these days.
Do you still batter and fry? Or have you found lighter cooking methods that will assist in keeping the caloric and fat values as minimal as possible.
A Calorie Lost Stays That Way
To put things into perspective, a roasted lean cut of any type of meat contains about 1/3 (sometimes even less) the kcals of one that has been dunked and dipped. We also need to consider the fact that when an individual sits down to a plate of food, this could be the defining difference:
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NUTRITION FACTS Taco Bell Gordita Baja - Chicken |
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Calories |
230 |
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Fat Grams (Total) |
6 |
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Saturated Fat Grams |
1 |
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Trans Fat Grams |
0 |
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Cholesterol Mgs |
25 |
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Sodium Mgs |
570 |
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Carbohydrate Grams |
29 |
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Fiber Grams |
2 |
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Sugar Grams |
7 |
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Protein Grams |
15 |
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Vitamin A |
6% DV |
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Vitamin C |
10% DV |
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Calcium |
6% DV |
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Iron |
10% DV |
Fast Food Dining, Lighter & Leaner Choices Impacts Fitness in a Positive Manner
Along this note, when dining out with fast food at Taco Bell, ordering Fresco style can save you quite a few kcals; in fact - you'll be consuming about 25% less fat. That's a biggie when it comes to a healthier meal plate and losing unwanted pounds.
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NUTRITION FACTS Taco Bell Gordita Supreme - Steak |
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Calories |
270 |
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Fat Grams (Total) |
11 |
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Saturated Fat Grams |
4 |
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Trans Fat Grams |
0 |
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Cholesterol Mgs |
30 |
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Sodium Mgs |
550 |
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Carbohydrate Grams |
29 |
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Fiber Grams |
2 |
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Sugar Grams |
6 |
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Protein Grams |
14 |
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