Chose with your brain, not your stomach

Don't you hate it when you order something at a restaurant or fast food place and as soon as your order has been taken something much better catches your eye?

That happened last night at Taco Bell. 

Greasy,  "Ground Beefy", cheesy taco bell.  YUM!

I ordered: 1, 5 layer Burrito (WHICH WAS DELICIOUS) and 1, $.99 Nachos. 

My order was taken from the dollar menu.  I honestly didn't even look at all of the other choices on the board.  I was going for cheap.  I was feeling good about spending only $2.08 when my savings high, turned to a calorie low.  I noticed that sitting RIGHT BESIDE the register was Taco Bell's Fresco options. 

The "Fresco" menu, which they are now calling the "Drive-Thru Diet" menu, looks like it is a really good alternative for people who want the deliciousness of Taco Bell without all the calories.  Lets break it down with a chart.

Drive-Thru Diet® Menu                          

Fresco Bean Burrito- Calories:  350  Calories from Fat:  70 2.5

 Fresco Burrito Supreme®Chicken –Calories:  350  Calories from Fat:  70 Grams of Fat:2.5

Fresco Burrito Supreme® Steak– Calories:  340  Calories from Fat:  80  Grams of Fat:  2.5

Fresco Chicken Soft Taco- Calories:  150 Calories from Fat: 30  Grams of Fat:  3.5

Fresco Crunchy Taco- Calories: 150   Calories from Fat:70   Grams of Fat:2.5

Fresco Grilled Steak Soft Taco- Calories:  150  Calories from Fat:  35   Grams of Fat: 1.5

Fresco Soft Taco- Calories: 180   Calories from Fat: 60   Grams of Fat:  2.5

THIS is what I had
(....which basically sums up the entire point of today's words.  CHOOSE WISELY, not quickly and or cheaply.)

Beefy 5-Layer Burrito	: Calories:	540	Fat Calories: 190	Grams of Saturated Fat						8