There’s a little bit of information you should know next time someone tries to shame you for your Mexican food. Some think that things other than bland vegetables and boiled chicken are not good for you. However, we are here to remind you that enjoying a delicious taco and better for you than a burger.

One wonderful TikToker shared some nutritional knowledge about Mexican food

@chuysmacros

How much protein in meat!? Just a little more information on the Mexican meat cuts! #fyp #healthy #food #weightloss #mexicanfood #protein #carneasada

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According to TikTok fitness and food influencer @chuysmarcos, Mexican food is a great and healthy cuisine. We already know that Mexican food is delicious and it isn’t hard to imagine that Mexican food is healthier for you. There is a bigger emphasis on fresh vegetables and fresh ingredients in Mexican food.

@Chuysmarcos wants you to know the facts about the meat cuts we typically see at the carniceria. He starts the video by holding a baking sheet with several bags containing the different meats and goes through them one by one.

He runs you through the total carbs, protein, and fat in each cut of meat and lets you know the calories. This isn’t the only conversation that @chuysmarcos is having about the real health facts about Mexican food.

The TikToker is showing how you can incorporate Mexican food into your diet

@chuysmacros

Healthy food swaps to help you lose weight! Less calories does not mean less food! All 3 of these dishes are great options! You can literally do this with any dish! Small changes go a long ways! Yogurt parfait 2 oikos yogurts 40g Bear naked Granola 110g Orange 60g Banana 80g Strawberries 513 Calories 36g Protein 72g Carbs 9g Fat 3 tacos 3 Guerro tortillas 6oz (raw weight) desmillo 498 Calories 34g Protein 32g Carbs 26g Fat 5 tacos & Chips 5 low carb tortillas 6oz (raw weight) flank steak 1 serving botanas chicharones 484 Calories 42g Protein 34g Carbs 20g Fat #fyp #healthy #gym #bajardepeso #food #weightloss #mexicanfood

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His TikTok page is filled with videos breaking down the narrative that culturally authentic food is healthy. He compares a yogurt parfait to tacos and breaks down the caloric value of the two. In the video, you learn that tacos, especially with some minor adjustments, can be filling and a healthier option.

@chuysmacros

Healthy Mexican Food to help you stay on track with your weight loss goals! For the meat, in a pot with boiling water add 3 bay leaves, half an onion, 3 cloves of garlic salt, and pepper! Then toss in 2 large chicken breast and let those cook till they reach 165 degrees internal temp.Let your chicken cool a bit, shred it and add some more salt and pepper to taste! For the red sauce, in a bowl with the hottest sink water, you can soak 9 California peppers for 15 minutes. Don’t worry they wont make the enchiladas spicy! Then transfer them to your blender with 2 cups of the water they soaked in, 3 cloves of garlic and some salt! Give them a good blend, then run your salsa through a strainer and you’re good to go! For the tortillas use “a la madre” to keep the carbs low! Dip them in your red sauce, spray some zero-calorie cooking spray on a hot pan and cook each side of your tortillas for about 3 minutes per side. You’re cooking them like you would a regular tortilla. You want them a little moist, don’t let all that sauce you dipped them in dry up! Once the tortilla is ready, don’t let it cool too long or it will be hard to wrap! As soon as you can roll them without burning yourself start rolling! Each enchilada gets 1oz of cooked shredded chicken Ingredients 2 large chicken breast 15ea “A la Madre Tortillas” 9ea California peppers 6 cloves of garlic 1 onion 3 bay leaves Salt and pepper Lettuce Tomato Queso cotija Fage 0% greek yogurt page! page! Salsa of choice! The recipe for the green sauce is on my Macros for 5 enchilas, 30g of Fage, loz queso cotija, veggies, and salsa 437 Calories 51g Protein 25g Carbs 9g Fat #fyp #protein #weightloss #gym #dieta #gymrat #food #bajardepeso #mexicanfood #chicken

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If you want to diet and still enjoy some delicious food, he has the TikTok page you want to follow. You can learn from his page how to make enchiladas that have all the flavor and help with your caloric intake. Dieting can be tough and it sometimes feels like you might have to sacrifice flavor and joy to diet, but @chuysmarcos is here to help you on that journey.

It is so important we deconstruct the narrative that our foods aren’t healthy

@yourlatinanutritionist

#stitch with @Caroline Biddle, RD #latinanutritionist #latinadietitian #latinadietitan #yourlatinadietitian #yourlatinanutritionist #dietitiansoftiktok

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Last year, a woman went viral on TikTok for all the wrong reasons. The offense? She made a claim that salsa is not a serving of vegetables. Take a moment. Think about it. Read that again.

Salsa is quite literally a mix of vegetables to make a dip. Granted, some of the store-bought and mass-produced salsas do have high sodium levels. However, making salsa at home is so easy that it is a good way to get your vegetables and enjoy a low-fat, low-calorie snack.

There is a long history of new and ethnic foods being demonized in the U.S. as bad for you. For a long time, Americans viewed garlic as rank and unpleasant when Italian immigrants used it. 

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is another food product that was villainized. MSG is a flavor enhancer that is common in Chinese food. For years, people incorrectly associated symptoms like headaches and flushing with MSG and Chinese food. Studies have proven that MSG is not an unhealthy food product, but that doesn’t undo the years of food shaming.

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