Re:How to Hack Chipotle
by interrobang_ on Saturday December 08, 2012 @01:21AM
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Worked at chipotle for a few weeks in my early 20's, so I'd known about most these 'hacks' already, but I guess it never occurred to me that others didnt! So some extra info:
With the exception of meat and guac, and within reason, obviously, you can get extra everything else at no extra charge.
Don't bother with the spy-game double bean routine. When they ask 'black or pinto', say both. Seriously. They don't care.
Double, triple or quadruple up on salsas too. I usually get the corn + tomato. Sometimes the red too.
They have both hard and soft tacos and will make you quesadillas if you ask them to.
Enjoy!
Re:How to Hack Chipotle
by geetarista on Friday December 07, 2012 @11:50PM
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Right. I'd like to see the calorie count for one of these "hack" burritos.
Pinto beans are cooked in bacon? Well now I do want them!
Re:How to Hack Chipotle
by kafkaesque on Saturday December 08, 2012 @02:28PM
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Actually, their pinto beans and black beans are cooked with 'some' bacon, according to Chipotle.
I'm not sure I feel comfortable using the word 'hacks'. I see it more like 'more bang for your buck'.
However, a lot of people choose Chipotle for the health factor, which these 'hacks' break.
I am a runner and do weight training a few times a week. I am partial to having a 'clean diet'. Each body requires or needs different diets. Thus, I modify his suggestions to the following for myself:
(1) Get the burrito bowl. You don't need the added flour or wheat wrap, as it adds a few hundred calories you don't really need.
(2) Don't get double beans. Portion control. What's more, don't get pinto, they're the equivalent of 'white bread' or 'flour' wraps. Remember they're cooked with bacon.
Easy on the sauces. For a leaner meal, I skip on the cheese, but I get my protein through other means throughout the day, as well. Watch out for the protein-to-fat ratio.
You do well to get the rest (add fajitas, 50/50 meats and guac [good fat]!).