Today was one of my chances to have lunch alone, so I wanted to do something different that I usually can’t convince others to go to. I first thought about going to Crazy Bowls and Wraps, but on the way, I then reconsidered to Chevy’s. I remember at one point when I was dieting that Chevy’s wasn’t a bad choice overall… I decided to make my way there and was quickly seated. I asked the waiter if there was any nutritional information available and/or a “Healthy Options” menu. I was told neither existed, so I just used the information I could find on my phone, which was pretty limited. I found that the “Santa Fe Chopped Salad” with all of the fixings was 682 calories… not too bad at all. I placed my order and when it arrived, I was less than impressed overall..
I began working my way through it and found the chicken to be pretty tasty, and everything else to be not worth the calories. In the end, I ate pretty much just the chicken and romain lettuce. Everything else stayed behind on the plate. I also had about 1/2 an order of the chips and some of the salsa. I’m not sure what the calories are for the Chips and Salsa, but I’ll put my guess in at about 200. Using the information from CalorieLab.com, the “Santa Fe Salad” with no Avacado, Bacon, or Blue Cheese comes to 258 calories. I did have a taste of the blue cheese and the bacon, but did leave the roasted corn salsa behind…. I’m going to go with about 300 calories total. Here’s my best guestimate of lunch:
Lunch:
- Chevy’s Santa Fe Chopped Salad – No Corn, Bacon, Avacado, or Cheese – ~300 calories
- Chevy’s Chips and Salsa – ~200 calories
- Iced Tea – 0 calories
- GRAND TOTAL: ~500 calories
Overall, the dining experince at Chevy’s for the person on a diet is less than stellar. I’d much rather spend my calories elsewhere.
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