re: Chipotle: Fast Food Hypocrites

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2) healthy
1,400-calorie burritos.

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I'm not one to really give a shite about the "GMO-Free, Sustainable" marketing terms. But what really turned me off of Chipotle was the way it marketed itself as healthy. Maybe they didn't actually say this; maybe it was just patrons saying it.

But I ate at Chipotle a few times and was excited to think that it was something higher quality, fresher, and healthier than other fast food joints I could go to.

Then I looked up the calorie info. A burrito without cheese and sour cream was still somehow 600+ calories. That's not including chips. I typically enjoy adding guacamole, which adds about 250 more calories.

I can get a similar burrito at Moe's with more vegetable topping options and with guacamole, keep it at 450 calories.

And finally, when I learned that their kids menu options were 400+ calories, I was done.