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Bajio Restaurant Nutrition Information

Mar 8, 2011 | By Brian Willett
Bajio Restaurant Nutrition Information
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According to the official website for Bajio restaurants, this chain has a variety of southwest and Mexican-inspired dishes, including tortilla soups, salads, tacos, fajitas, burritos and enchiladas. Although many of these menu options include healthy ingredients, such as chicken and beans, Bajio's items can be high in calories and fat, so review the nutrition information carefully if you are dieting.

Chicken Green Chile Salad

Although you might expect a salad to be low in calories, this is not the case with Bajio's Chicken Green Chile Salad. The nutrition information at online food database MyFitnessPal explains that this salad contains 373 calories, with 16 g of fat, 15 g of carbohydrates and 41 g of protein. You can reduce the amount of fat and calories in this salad if you request the removal of the cheese and dressing.

Chicken Green Chile Quesadilla

Bajio's Chicken Green Chile Quesadilla is a very high calorie dish, with 1630 calories, according to the nutrition facts at MyFitnessPal. If you base your diet on the suggested daily intake of 2,000 calories, then this dish provides 81.5 percent of your daily calorie intake. According to the Mayo Clinic, it would take more than three hours of stationary rowing to burn off the calories in this dish. This meal contains 40 g of fat, 211 g of carbohydrates and 101 g of protein.

Chicken Enchilada

The Chicken Enchilada is a low-calorie dish, with only 257 calories per enchilada, according to MyFitnessPal. According to the Bajio menu, you can have a plater of either one or two enchiladas. Each enchilada also contains 8 g of fat, 22 g of carbohydrates and 26 g of protein. To burn off the calories in one enchilada, you could walk at a 3.5 mph pace for an hour, notes the Mayo Clinic.

Sweet Pork Salad

The Sweet Pork Salad is another surprisingly high calorie dish, with 1,200 calories, according to MyFitnessPal. Due to the cheese and dressing, the Sweet Pork Salad contains 50 g of fat, with 65 g of carbohydrates and 30 g of protein. To burn off the calories in this salad, you would have to jog at a 5 mph pace for more than two hours, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Manipulating Nutrition

If you want to make a dish lower in fat and calories, you can remove fatty toppings, such as dressing, cheese, guacamole and sour cream. Substitute these items for a low-calorie toppings, such as salsa. You can also substitute fattier meats with chicken. To reduce carbohydrates, you can remove beans, rice or tortillas. To decrease protein, remove beans or meat; you can increase protein content by requesting more meat or beans. However, you should note that beans also contain carbohydrates and fat, while meat contains fat.

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Article reviewed by JPC Last updated on: Mar 8, 2011

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