The Green Burrito is a fast food restaurant run by the same Carl Karcher Enterprises, the same company who run Carl's Jr. restaurants. The Green Burrito features a variety of Mexican-inspired food choices including tacos, quesadillas, burritos and nachos. Like many fast food restaurants, menu choices at the Green Burrito can be high in calories, fat and sodium. Knowing the nutrition information for some of your menu options at Green Burritos can help you determine how it fits your diet plan.
Tacos
Tacos at Green Burritos include chicken, beef and fish in soft or hard shells. Green Burrito tacos make some of your lower calorie menu choices. The hard shell chicken taco is your lowest-calorie option with 190 calories, 8 g of total fat, 3 g of saturated fat, 350 mg of sodium, 14 g of carbohydrates, 2 g of fiber and 14 g of protein per taco. The fish taco is your highest calorie option with 320 calories, 15 g of total fat, 2 g of saturated fat, 490 mg of sodium, 36 g of carbohydrates, 4 g of fiber and 9 g of protein in one taco.
Burritos
Green Burrito features eight different types of burritos including the Green Burrito, Grilled Chicken Burrito and Carne Asada Burrito. The Carne Asada Burrito contains the fewest calories of all the burrito choices with 610 calories, 26 g of total fat, 10 g of saturated fat, 1,790 mg of sodium, 62 g of carbohydrates, 6 g of fiber and 35 g of protein. The steak Green Burrito contains 850 calories, 31 g of total fat, 12 g of saturated fat, 2,910 mg of sodium, 102 g of carbohydrates, 8 g of fiber and 42 g of protein. The Grilled Chicken Burrito is the highest calorie burrito option with 880 calories, 46 g of total fat, 12 g of saturated fat, 1,850 mg of sodium, 81 g of carbohydrates, 6 g if fiber and 35 g of protein. All the burritos meet more than 50 percent of your daily value for saturated fat and more than 75 percent of your daily value for sodium. High intakes of both saturated fat and sodium can increase your risk of heart disease.
Specialties
Green Burrito's specialty items include nachos, taco salads and quesadillas. The quesadillas make the lowest calorie option in the specialties menu. One cheese quesadilla contains 370 calories, 19 g of total fat, 9 g of saturated fat, 830 mg of sodium, 36 g of carbohydrates, 1 g of fiber and 16 g of protein. While a salad may seem like a healthy option, at Green Burritos calories for the taco salad range from 780 to 920 calories, with the chicken taco salad containing the fewest calories and the ground beef the highest. Of the nachos, the chicken nachos make the lowest calorie choice with 920 calories, 48 g of total fat, 11 g of saturated fat, 1,750 mg of sodium, 93 g of carbohydrates, 13 g of fiber and 35 g of protein.
Sides
Green Burrito's side dishes includes rice, beans and cheese and chips. A small side of rice contains 290 calories, 9 g of total fat, 1 g of saturated fat, 350 mg of sodium, 50 g of carbohydrates, 1 g of fiber and 4 g of protein. A small serving of pinto beans and cheese contains 300 calories, 15 g of total fat, 6 g of saturated fat, 920 mg of sodium, 40 g of carbohydrates, 14 g of fiber and 16 g of protein. The beans and cheese provide 56 percent of your daily value for fiber, making it a high-fiber food choice. One serving of chips contains 300 calories, 17 g of total fat, 3 g of saturated fat, 35 mg of sodium, 35 g of carbohydrates, 3 g of fiber and 4 g of protein.
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