Let's Taco 'Bout It!

I got really into meal prepping over the past few weeks for my internship, and one thing that I loved to have and make was taco salads! The beauty over making your own Taco salads rather than buying them from the store or a fast food place is that you decide what is going in them, how spicy they will be and how much you want! Best of all is that they are really, really cheap to make. I grabbed a can of corn, a can of beans, and black olives, as well as salsa, sour cream, low sodium taco seasoning, romaine lettuce, 90/10 ground turkey and reduced fat taco cheese.

One thing to be aware of when making your salad is to try to avoid excessive salt content as well as excessive fat content. When buying your canned veggies, look for the ones that say low sodium on the label. When you take them out of the can, rinse them in the strainer to reduce up to 40% of the salt content! Low sodium taco seasoning generally has between 30-40% less sodium than regular seasoning.

Go for the reduced fat cheese and sour cream to keep this lunch a low fat lunch, but super high in protein. Ground turkey is generally lower in fat than ground beef but when you use seasoning on it, it tastes just the same!

Remember, because this meal is has little to no carbs, it is good to include a pita or some baked tortilla chips with it to make sure you're getting all your macronutrients. Carbohydrates are your body's main energy source and when you try to go on a low carbohydrate diet, your energy levels will fall. Carbohydrates are good!