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Calories in El Monterey Tornados ranchero beef & cheese
180Calories
| Amount Per 1 piece, 79 g | |||
| Calories | 180 Kcal (754 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 63 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 7g | 11% | |
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| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% | |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% | |
| Sodium | 400mg | 17% | |
| Total Carbs | 22g | 7% | |
| Sugars | 1g | 4% | |
| Protein | 8g | 16% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 4% | |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% | |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.
Ingredients And Nutrition Overview
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WeightWatchers Points: 4.2, PointsPlus: 5, SmartPoints: 5
WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
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Salty! Has over 17% of the daily sodium max
The average American consumes 5,000 mg of sodium daily — twice the recommended amount amount of 2400mg for healthy adults, this is 1 teaspoon of salt.
For medical reasons many people should not exceed 1500mg of sodium.
Surprisingly, you're responsible for only 15% of the sodium in your diet the bigger part - 75% of the sodium that you consume each day comes from processed foods, not home cooking or the salt shaker.
Excess sodium intake increases the risk of high blood pressure, hypernatremia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and other heart problems.
Are these reasons enough to cut the sodium intake? No doubt! -
Convert Salt tsps to Sodium mg easily
Salt (NaCl) is not excactly sodium (Na).
It is not right to use these terms as synonyms.
The FDA recommended limit of sodium is 2,300 mg per day (or even less - about 1500 mg while one is on low sodium diets).
This is much less than the weight of salt.
(5,750 mg per day or 3,750 mg for low sodium diet) and not so convenient to calculate.
Know how much sodium is in your salt - without a calculator:
1/4 tsp salt = 600 mg sodium
1/2 tsp salt = 1200 mg sodium
3/4 tsp salt = 1800 mg sodium
1 tsp salt = 2300 mg sodium -
Great! Contains less than 1.5 tsp of sugar.
Great! Contains less than 1.5 tsp of sugar per serving!
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Interested in getting more protein?
Protein is important, but some of the protein you find in this product isn't exactly natural.
The protein comes from one of the following sources:
- milk protein concentrate
- whey protein isolate
- soy protein isolate
and that it's not ideal to get protein only from processed goods.
If you're looking for more protein, try beans, quinoa, nuts, seeds, peas and spinach & leafy greens.
Not only do they have protein, they're filled with other vitamins and minerals. -
Learn about veggies and iron
Veggies such as broccoli, bok choy, spinach, parsley and most leafy greens are naturally high in iron.
However, compared to other high-iron foods, like red meat, fish and poultry, the iron in plant foods is not absorbed as easily by the body. What can you do to increase the absorption of iron from these plant foods?
- Vitamin C increases the absorption - so try having a fresh tomato, lemon juice, or an orange together with your high iron food
- Avoid drinking too much coffee - caffeine can decrease the absorption of iron
- In addition to caffeine, the tannins found in tea can also reduce iron absorption
- If you are a vegetarian, try having iron-fortified breakfast cereals, legumes, and eggs
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Not a really good source of calcium!
Cheese is a generally a good source of calcium (more than 10% daily value per serving) - but not this.
If you are looking for calcium - swap for something with higher calcium content.
By the way, you don't need high fat or calories to get high calcium.
Many "lite" versions of cheese provide 30% of daily calcium needs.
Choose cheeses that are a naturally good source of calcium.
If you're worried about fat and calories, pre-sliced cheese, cheese sticks or cheese squares
are a great way to make sure your portion is the right size.
The FDA defines a serving of cheese as 1 ounce (30 grams). -
Contains MSG-like ingredients
People feeling reaction to MSG may also react adversely to MSG-like substances.
Glutamates or chemically similar items are added to improve a product's taste.
Here is a short list of common MSG-like substances:
- Yeast extract
- Autolyzed yeast
- Hydrolyzed proteins
- Textured proteins
- Anything "enzyme modified"
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Product contains sulfites
Sulfites (sulphites) are inorganic salts that are used as antioxidant of food preservative or enhancer.
They may appear on food labels in various forms, such as: sulfur dioxide, potassium bisulfite, potassium metabisulfite, sodium bisulfite, sodium metabisulfite or sodium sulfite
Although sulphites do not cause a true allergic reaction, people with sensitivity to sulfites may experience similar reactions as those with food allergies.
Those who have asthma are most at risk to sulphite sensitivity.
BTW sulfites are included in the ten priority food allergens in Canada.
Allergens
Gluten Allergy, Wheat Allergy, Lactose Allergy, Milk Allergy, Soy Allergy, Corn Allergy, Sulfites Allergy
Tornados ranchero beef & cheese Ingredients
Water, Wheat Flour (Enriched with Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cooked Beef Steak (Cooked Beef, Beef Broth, Salt), Cheddar and Monterey Jack Cheeses (Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Microbial Enzymes, Annatto Color), Vegetable Oils (Soybean, Sunflower, Canola and/or Corn), Batter Mix (Yellow Corn Flour, Bleached Flour, Spices (with Paprika), Salt, Jalapeno Pepper, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Flavor, Guar Gum, Oleoresin of Paprika and Turmeric), Tomato Paste (Tomatoes), Red Enchilada Sauce (Water, Dehydrated Red Chili Peppers, Salt, Cider Vinegar, Soybean or Cottonseed Oils, Sugar, Fumaric Acid, Garlic Powder and Spice), Onion, Textured Wheat Protein (Wheat Gluten, Wheat Starch, Caramel, Sodium Phosphate, Soybean Oil, Mixed Tocopherols), Binding Agent (Wheat Flour, Modified Wheat Starch, Soy Protein Isolate, Sodium Alginate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Salt, Soybean Oil, Calcium Lactate, Calcium Carbonate, Lactic Acid), Tortilla Flour Blend (Salt, Rice Flour, Guar Gum, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Fumaric Acid, Wheat Starch, Dough Conditioners (Sodium Stearoyl, L-Cysteine, Mono and Diglycerides, Dicalcium Phosphate), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide (to Prevent Caking)), Garlic Powder, Modified Cornstarch, Spices, Beef Flavor Bouillon (Salt, Beef Fat, Sugar, Cornstarch, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Dried Beef, Onion Powder, Flavors, Silicon Dioxide, Yeast Extract, Garlic, Caramel, Parsley, Turmeric, Disodium Inosinate and Guanylate, Citric Acid and Spice), Salt.
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
9%
of RDI* (180 calories) 79 g
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Cal: 9 %
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Fat: 10.8 %
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Carb: 7.3 %
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Prot: 16 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (48.1%)
- Fat (34.4%)
- Protein (17.5%)
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