Mexican food can offer healthful benefits if prepared with healthy, wholesome ingredients. Alternatively, any meaty, cheesy Mexican dish from fast food restaurants are generally high in saturated fats. Typically, fast food restaurants can only afford to offer low-grade meats and low quality ingredients, so the healthiest option is to either head to a more authentic Mexican restaurant or cook Mexican dishes at home.
Ceviche
Ceviche is a cold soup traditionally made in Mexico, Central and South America. It includes raw seafood that is cooked by a raw citrus broth. The citrus broth contains fresh-squeezed juices of mainly limes and lemons with a small amount of orange. Other ingredients include onions, tomatoes, peppers and cilantro. It is a fresh soup that is never cooked and usually served for lunch on a hot day. For the healthiest version of this meal, use fish from health food stores that do not contain mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins or pesticides.
Burritos
Burritos can be easily made into a healthy meal by using whole-wheat tortillas. Whole-grain tortillas provide you with fiber, which aids in regulating your bowel movements, lowers blood pressure, prevents heart disease and slows the absorption of sugar to regulate blood sugar levels. It also provides you with energy for your central nervous system, which helps with fat metabolism, according to the Iowa State University Extension. Fill the inside of the burrito with vegetables like onions, lettuce, sprouts, tomatoes and black or pinto beans or organic meat.
Enchiladas
Enchiladas are lower in fat than tacos, because they are baked, not made using a fried corn tortilla shell. To make enchiladas, you place one layer of the uncooked organic corn tortillas on a cookie sheet and spread a layer of refried beans or meat on them, then a layer of organic, low-fat cheese and salsa. Place a top layer on it and when it is almost done cooking in the oven, add a thin layer of cheese on top.Garnish it with organic sour cream and raw vegetables.
Mexican Omelet
Make a quick and easy Mexican or "Tex-Mex" omelet by adding salsa to a frying pan to allow it to simmer. In the meantime, you can whip a couple of free-range eggs and add a touch of sea salt. Add pepper jack cheese as it is cooking. When it is served, include fresh tomatoes on the side. To reduce the amount of cholesterol in this meal, use only one egg yolk or use only egg whites for a minimal amount of cholesterol.
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