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Calories in El Monterey Taquitos taco beef & cheese
420Calories
| Amount Per 4 taquitos | |||
| Calories | 420 Kcal (1758 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 216 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 24g | 37% | |
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| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% | |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% | |
| Sodium | 1080mg | 45% | |
| Total Carbs | 40g | 13% | |
| Sugars | 2g | 8% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2g | 8% | |
| Protein | 13g | 26% | |
| Vitamin C | 4.5mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.5mg | 15% | |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% | |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% | |
* 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: 10, PointsPlus: 12, SmartPoints: 14
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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Over 40% of daily saturated fat!
Bad! More 40% of daily saturated fat!
For years Saturated fat was claimed to raise cholesterol levels and give us heart attacks. Today different studies refute this claim. They say, that replacing saturated fat with carbohydrates or refined starch or sugar is not changing the heart disease risk. Not processed carbs nor saturated fats are good for you. Only if you replace it with polyunsaturated fat, you'll get a reduction in heart disease risk. So try to have a balanced diet. -
Keep an eye on the cholesterol.
Today cholesterol is no longer a villain. The 2010's USDA guidelines told us to limit cholesterol from foods
Now experts say cholesterol is "not a nutrient of concern" because cholesterol from foods doesn't cause higher blood cholesterol levels.
Nevertheless try to consume no more than 300 milligrams daily.
This product contains more than 13% of your daily cholesterol intake.
If you still are on a low cholesterol diet, please keep in mind:
- nutritionists are not recommending you go out and binge on cheeseburgers and fries.
- 10% of your daily allowance can quickly become 50% when a hamburger turns into double cheeseburger.
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Want to lower the cholesterol intake? Here are some advices:
- Try to limit your cheese, dairy and meat intake to one item per meal.
- Avoid meals with multiple sources of cholesterol (chicken with cheese, junk food)
- Try to indclude in your diet low- or nonfat dairy, seafood, legumes and nuts.
- Choose water instead of milk for your coffee.
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Oh dear! Very salty! Over 40% of daily sodium allowance
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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More than 8% daily fiber!
Eat more fiber. You've heard it many times. But why it is so good for your health?
Dietary fiber is best known for its ability to make our digestion going right.
So want to prevent or relieve constipation - eat more fiber!
There are also other great health benefits as well, such as lowering your risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and helping to maintain a healthy weight by helping to feel you full longer.
The best source of fiber are fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes and not processed foods with added fiber. -
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. -
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.
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Whoa! What a high amount of calories!
This product really has a lot of calories.
Energy(calories) is required to implement body metabolism and physical activity.
If we consume more energy than we use for metabolism and physical activity, all that surfeit will be stored as body fat.
So you're not following a high calorie diet or not trying to gain weight, you may want to revise the wish to eat it.
If You are trying to gain weight or following high calorie diet try out the healthy suggestions:
- Consume more nuts.
Nuts and seeds are high in calories and fiber and full of good Omega fats.
Take any meal and add to it some nuts.
- add extra olive oil to your main dishes and salads;
- increase your healthy carbohydrate intake with whole wheat products such as pasta, crackers an so on;
- eat more brown or wild rice, buckwheat and other grains;
- Even eat some dark chocolate.
Avoid using animal fats, fried foods and greasy snacks as they have huge amount of trans-fats, cholesterol and other unhealthy elements. -
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, Soy Allergy, Corn Allergy, Sulfites Allergy, Lactose Allergy, Milk Allergy, Sesame Allergy
Taquitos taco beef & cheese Ingredients
Tortilla (Bleached Wheat Flour (Enriched with Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Tortilla Flour Blend (Salt, Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate and Monocalcium Phosphate), Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate and Sodium Metabisulfite as Dough Conditioners)), Filling (Seasoned Beef Topping (Beef, Water, Dehydrated Onion, Salt, Chili Pepper, Spices, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Garlic)), Pasteurized Processed Cheddar and Monterey Jack Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Sodium Phosphate, Milkfat, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Salt, Artificial Color), Green Chili (Green Chiles, Citric Acid), Water, Taco Seasoning (Corn Flour, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Spices, Dehydrated Onion, Wheat Flour, Paprika, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Caramel Color, Extractives of Paprika, Citric Acid, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Cocoa Powder, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate and not More than 2% Vegetable Oil and Silicon Dioxide Added as Processing Aids), Onion, Beef Type Flavor (Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Salt, Natural Flavors, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Modified Corn Starch, Spices, Garlic, Cayenne Pepper), Crunchy Coating (Water, Batter Mix (Yellow Corn Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour, Spices, Salt, Jalapeno Pepper, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Guar Gum, Spice Extractive, Oleoresin Paprika and Turmeric)), Fried in Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil.
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
21%
of RDI* (420 calories) 0 g
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Cal: 21 %
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Fat: 36.9 %
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Carb: 13.3 %
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Prot: 26 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (37.4%)
- Fat (50.5%)
- Protein (12.1%)
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