Day 26: Taco Bell

The "fresco style" crunchy taco. My secret weapon in the battle to eat a year of tacos and not die of heart failure. With the amount of T-Bell I expect to eat during this year, I can use all the help I can get. What, prey tell, is a "fresco style" taco? Imagine a regular taco, only better for you, and even more tasty. Impossible you say. O ye of little faith. You dare to doubt the mighty Bell. The taco magicians at my favoritest of fast food chains have concocted a taco so brilliant I still marvel at its ingenious simplicity. Take your average every day taco (or any delicious menu item), get rid of the cheese/sauce, and replace it with what surprisingly seems to be freshly made "fiesta" salsa (which, according to the website, consists of a zesty mix of tomatoes, onions, and cilantro). Three of these yummy treats (a #8 combo as you know from the last T-Bell post) roll in at a measly 440 calories, with 9 grams of fiber, and 20 grams of muscle building protein. You also save 6 grams of fat (4 of those saturated), and 70 calories over a #8 of the non-fresco variety. Amazing! And the best part is, the fiesta salsa adds that perfect extra zing that raises the Bells already good tacos to the next plane of tacodom.