Daughter and I both had off today. How the planets aligned so that happened, I will never know but am thankful for it. We planned a morning of shopping and then lunch. Neither she or I are long, drawn out shoppers, so I knew this would be a breeze. She's like me: she knows what she wants and likes what she likes. Easy to shop that way.
We went to
If you don't have one in your area, it is a resale store that features mostly teen stuff. They have Hollister, Gap. Abercrombie, Aero, etc. I had never been before but I tell you, they have a lot of great stuff at least 70% off retail price. Daughter got some shirts and a couple skirts for about $30, and it was all either Hollister or Aero stuff. I even scored a super cute rust colored denim Gap coat for $6!! It is a large and I am just psyched I can shop at a teen store now!
With all that shopping, we worked up an appetite. Ok, I can walk two steps and be hungry but you know what I am going for here. Daughter decided on Chipotle for lunch. SCREECH! I do not think there is a Paleo thing to eat on that menu, actually, it is the anti Paleo menu (beans, corn, rice tortillas). But I was determined not to ruin this moment of bonding and hopped on the Chipotle train (truth be know, Husband and I would eat there every weekend then sleep for hours. Hence how I got fat!!)
I ordered what I thought was a reasonable menu choice: grilled chicken salad. It did have rice and black beans which not only added 320 calories but are a Paleo no-no. But I didn't get cheese, quac, or sour cream. Daughter and I did get chips and salsa and I did order the vinaigrette for my salad.
Had a nice lunch together and when I got home, I decided to see how much damage I had done with lunch. I admit, I was feeling pretty righteous as my teen daughter scarfed down an entire burrito (I think it weighed more than her). I was STUNNED and PISSED OFF when I saw my calorie/fat counts. My salad, alone, was not too bad: about 600 calories and only 10 or less grams of fat. 600 calories for a salad to me is too steep but rice and beans will do that to you. Here is the kicker: the "vinaigrette" that I put on my salad, all 2 oz of it (which I think is like a teaspoon, maybe a little more) was 260 calories and 24.5 GRAMS OF FAT! What the hell?? How does something so small carry that much fat????
But it gets better. The 4 ounces of chips that I ate, came in at a whopping 570 calories and 27 GRAMS OF FAT!
Basically, my salad, sans the dressing, was about 1/3 the fat calories of the dressing alone and the chips. This to me is just bull crap and I have written the company to know how and what they cook their chips in and what the heck is in that dressing! My chips and dressing carried over more than 50 grams of fat! That's a whole day.
Now, I realize that people do not eat out because it is nutritionally sound. We eat out to get away from cooking, to hang with friends, to enjoy time with our daughters. And I did tell Chipotle that I was thankful they post their nutrition info. And to an extent, it is my fault for not looking things up before I went.
I suppose the moral to the Chipotle story is: things aren't always what they seem. I think we all know that but it is good to be reminded. I won't even tell you what Daughter's calorie/fat counts were. It is good to be 14.
Have a great weekend!
Cat
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