Chipotle founder Steve Ellis, who is also CEO, built his quick service restaurant on the Chipotle nutrition principle of using only top quality ingredients. Take the Burrito Bowl, the only burrito so far not to have the typical tortilla casing, made from lime-cilantro rice, black beans, and chicken. Eliminating the tortilla from the equation translates to less 290 calories and 44 grams carbohydrates.
However, the Carnitas Burrito Bowl can easily be a dieter’s Waterloo because of its 930 calories – from the guacamole, pinto beans, sour cream, roasted chili and corn salsa, and cilantro-lime rice – with 47 grams fat content and 1,880 milligrams of sodium. Adding salsa and sides like chips will give you 590 more calories and 27 more grams of fat.
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| Food | Serving Size | Calories | Total Fat (g) | Saturated Fat (g) | Trasns Fat (g) | Cholesterol (mg) | Sodium (mg) | Carbohydrates (g) | Dietery Fiber (g) | Sugars (g) | Protein (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult Menu |
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| Flour Tortilla (burrito) | 1 | 300 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 690 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Flour Tortilla (taco) | 1 | 85 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 13 | <1 | 0 | 2 |
| Soft Corn Tortilla | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Crispy Taco Shell | 1 | 70 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 1 |
| Cilantro-Lime Rice | 4 oz | 185 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Black Beans | 4 oz | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| Pinto Beans | 4 oz | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Fajita Vegetables | 2.5 oz | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Barbacoa | 4 oz | 165 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 65 | 530 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Chicken | 4 oz | 180 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 310 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 32 |
| Carnitas | 4 oz | 220 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 500 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Steak | 4 oz | 190 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 320 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Fresh Tomato Salsa | 3.5 oz | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Green Tomatillo Salsa | 2 oz | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Roasted Chili - Corn Salsa | 3.5 oz | 80 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Red Tomatillo Salsa | 2 oz | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cheese | 1 oz | 100 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sour Cream | 2 oz | 115 | 9.5 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guacamole | 3.5 oz | 170 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Romaine Lettuce (salad) | 2.5 oz | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romaine Lettuce (tacos) | 1 oz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chips | 4 oz | 570 | 27 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 73 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Vinaigrette | 2.0 fl oz | 270 | 25 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | 850 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 0.5 |
| Sofritas | 4 oz | 145 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 555 | 9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Brown Rice | 4 oz | 200 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 32 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
Kids Menu |
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| Flour Tortilla (taco) | 1 | 85 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 13 | <1 | 0 | 2 |
| Crispy Taco Shell | 1 | 70 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 1 |
| Soft Corn Tortilla | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cilantro-Lime Rice (taco) | 2.5 oz | 115 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Cilantro-Lime Rice (side) | 2.5 oz | 115 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Black Beans (taco) | 1.3 oz | 40 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Black Beans (side) | 2.5 oz | 75 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 14 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 4 |
| Pinto Beans (taco) | 1.3 oz | 35 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Pinto Beans (side) | 2.5 oz | 70 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 |
| Fajita Vegetables | 0.8 oz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barbacoa | 1.3 oz | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 170 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Chicken | 1.3 oz | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Carnitas | 1.3 oz | 70 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Steak | 1.3 oz | 60 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 20 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fresh Tomato Salsa | 1.2 oz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roasted Chili - Corn Salsa | 1.2 oz | 25 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 5.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Green Tomatillo Salsa | 0.7 fl oz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Red Tomatillo Salsa | 0.7 fl oz | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheese (taco) | 0.3 oz | 30 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cheese (small quesadilla) | 1 oz | 100 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sour Cream | 0.7 oz | 40 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Guacamole | 1.2 oz | 60 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Romaine Lettuce (taco) | <1 oz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chips | 1 oz | 95 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sofritas | 1.3 oz | 45 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Brown Rice (taco) | 2.5 oz | 125 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Brown Rice (side) | 2.5 oz | 125 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
Simply put, choosing what you choose to put in the Burrito Bowl determines how many calories you will consume for a particular meal. Brown instead of white rice boosts fiber content, chicken will have a lower fat content and the addition of tomatilla salsa or tomato, lettuce, and Fajita vegetables will give you not only nutrients and fiber but vitamins C and A and potassium.
To help customers make better food choices, the Chipotle Nutrition Calculator was designed and subsequently developed to enable calculation of calories in the restaurant’s food items.
Visit their official website at http://www.chipotle.com to view this unique tool for optimizing your meal so that it is as healthy as it is enjoyable for you.
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