Enchiladas are a type of fried Mexican wrap, made with flour tortillas, cheese and a variety of other ingredients. Although enchiladas typically contain meat, you can make vegetable enchiladas stuffed with peppers, spinach, tomatoes and spices. While vegetables tend to be low in calories, vegetable enchiladas are high in fat and calories.
Calories
One vegetable enchilada provides 304 calories. This amount comprises about 15 percent of the daily recommended intake of 2,000 calories. If you are trying to lose weight, you can burn off the calories in one vegetable enchilada through less than an hour of aerobics.
Fat Content
Because vegetable enchiladas are fried in oil, they are high in fat. Each vegetable enchilada contains 19g of fat. Of this fat, 8g comes from saturated fat. While unsaturated fat is healthy, too much saturated fat may increase your cholesterol levels. The American Heart Association suggests consuming at most 16g of saturated fat each day.
Protein Content
Due to the lack of meat, vegetable enchiladas are not rich in protein. Each vegetable enchilada provides 12g of protein. You could find this much protein in two eggs, which provide just 140 calories, compared to the 304 in a vegetable enchilada.
Carbohydrate Content
Vegetable enchiladas are rich in carbohydrates because of the tortilla and vegetables. One vegetable enchilada provides 23g of carbohydrates.
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