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"Maria, thanks to your posts and books I am enjoying a new lifestyle. I am doing a weight loss program and your recipes have been a tremendous help. In less than a year I have lost 86 pounds. I have 14 to go to meet my first goal of loosing 100 pounds. 

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One thing that people often complain to me is that it costs too expensive to eat healthy. One way we save money is by not eating out. In a past life I LOVED Chipotle, but now we make a much healthier version and more affordable version at home.  TIP: Make extras and wrap in foil just like Chipotle does. You have lunches ready for the whole week!

PRICE COMPARISON
Chipotle Burrito = $6 for one serving
"Healthified" Burrito = $2 per one serving

"HEALTHIFIED" BURRITO 
"TORTILLA":
Coconut oil/butter/peanut oil for frying
3 eggs, separated
1/4 cup Jay Robb unflavored egg white or whey protein
2 oz cream cheese, softened
FILLING:
2 cups Cauliflower "Rice"
2 cups Organic Lettuce
1 lb Organic Chicken/Beef/Pork Loin
1 jar Marinated Peppers (or sauteed fresh peppers)
1 cup Salsa
1 avocado

"TORTILLA": Separate the eggs (save the yolks for a different recipe), and whip the whites in a clean, dry, cool bowl for a few minutes until VERY stiff). Blend in the whey protein. Slowly stir in the cream cheese (without breaking down the whites). Heat the oil in a fry pan on medium high until a drop of water will sizzle. Once it is hot, place a circle of dough on the pan. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Remove from heat and place on a plate. Fill with your desired burrito filling and enjoy! Makes 4 servings.

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per tortilla)
Chipotle Tortilla = 290 calories, 9g fat, 7g protein, 44g carbs, 2g fiber
"Healthified" Tortilla = 126 calories, 8g fat, 11g protein, 1g carb, trace fiber

To make Cauliflower Rice: Cut the cauliflower into pieces and pulse in a food processor until small pieces of "rice." TIP: You can also use the heart of the cauliflower for rice, or use for making "French Fries."  Stir Fry the cauliflower rice in a saute pan for 3-5 minutes or until tender.  Set aside "rice." (TIP: pulse the cauliflower into "rice" ...leave raw...  2 days ahead of time and store in fridge for easy lunch/dinner options). If you want a visual, click HERE to see a video of me making Cauliflower Risotto on KARE 11 TV.


Chicken or Beef Filling: Place chicken breasts, beef roast, or pork tenderloin in a crockpot on low (I also dumped a jar of organic salsa in the crockpot). Cook on low for 6-8 hours or until you can pull the meat apart with a fork. When you get home you have awesome shredded meat to fill the tortillas with. Makes 4 servings.

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per burrito)
Chiptole Burrito (with rice, chicken, corn salsa, cheese, sour cream and guac) = 1975 calories, 104g fat, 56g protein, 179g carbs, 20g fiber
"Healthified" Burrito = 310 calories, 18g fat, 15g protein, 8g carbs, 3g fiber (5 effective carbs)

A law firm sued Taco Bell for claiming they use TACO "MEAT"...but they "meat" is only 35% beef! Most of it is fillers like maltodexterin (which is higher on the glycemic index than sugar!). 

I don't know which is worse, Taco Bell for making this junk OR the fact that if they boost the "meat" to 40% the FDA approves it at... "meat!" I don't know which is worse, Taco Bell for making this junk OR the fact that if they boost the "meat" to 40% the FDA approves it at... "meat!"