The EatingWell Taco

From EatingWell: May/June 2007, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook — Subscribe Now!

Building the perfect taco is a very personal task—cheese under meat, cheese on top, no cheese at all? This is just our recommendation.

READER'S COMMENT:

"This recipe was good, but I gave it a rating of awesome because of my daughter. She is 5 and not a good eater. Due to her being underweight, I am always looking for something she likes and I can serve that she will actually eat. She...

6 servings, 2 filled tacos each

Active Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Nutrition Profile

Ingredients

12 EatingWell Crispy Taco Shells, (recipe follows)
Lean & Spicy Taco Meat (recipe follows)
3 cups shredded romaine lettuce
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, (3 ounces)
3/4 cup diced tomatoes
3/4 cup prepared salsa
1/4 cup diced red onion

This recipe calls for:

EatingWell Crispy Taco Shells
Lean & Spicy Taco Meat

Preparation

To assemble, fill each taco shell with (in any order): a generous 3 tablespoons taco meat, 1/4 cup lettuce, 1 tablespoon cheese, 1 tablespoon tomato, 1 tablespoon salsa, 1 teaspoon onion.

Nutrition

Per serving: 261 calories; 5 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 38 mg cholesterol; 31 g carbohydrates; 24 g protein; 5 g fiber; 582 mg sodium; 272 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (40% daily value), Vitamin C (25% dv), Zinc (17% dv), Iron (15% dv).

2 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 3 very lean meat