How many calories in a burrito
A restaurant burrito has about 800 kcal, with 40 g of protein and 95 g of carbs.
Portion
To burn it off
A burrito bar burrito is 800 kcal, with 40 g of protein, 95 g of carbs and 28 g of fat. It's a full meal wrapped in a big flour tortilla.
The rice, the beans and the tortilla make up most of the carbs. Cheese, sour cream and guac bring the fat.
That's why the burrito bowl is the popular swap. Same filling, no tortilla, and you can still have the good bits.
Tips
- 1Get a burrito bowl and skip the tortilla.
- 2Pick either cheese or sour cream, not both.
- 3Ask for extra salsa and lettuce, they add a lot of taste for very little.
Where it comes from
The burrito most likely comes from Sonora in northern Mexico, wheat and cattle country where flour tortillas and beef were the norm. Burrito means little donkey, and the word was already in Mexican Spanish dictionaries by 1895. One theory says it looked like the bedrolls travellers tied to a donkey, another that vendors sold them from baskets on donkeys. Mexican immigrants brought it to Los Angeles in the 1930s.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Burrito
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Questions
Is a burrito bowl lower in calories?
Yes, you save the tortilla, which is a fair part of it.
How many calories in half a burrito?
About 400 kcal.
Does guacamole add a lot?
It adds some fat, but it's a good kind and very tasty. Cheese and sour cream add similar amounts.
How many calories are in the burrito tortilla on its own?
A big flour tortilla is about 300 kcal on its own. That's a good part of the 800 in a burrito bar burrito.
Which burrito filling is the lightest?
Grilled chicken and steak come out close. Pulled pork carnitas is a bit richer, and a veggie burrito with beans and grilled veg is often the lightest.
