Are chicken fajitas healthy

Cheese is nutrient dense and a good source of calcium. It will keep you feeling full. I wouldn't ditch it.

I would cook the chicken and veg in the oven or air-fryer and use wholemeal wraps instead of the kit tortillas. Add some avocado, and maybe a side salad instead of rice if you need more.

Sour cream and cheese are a good source of protein. If you’re worried about anything, I’d cut the wrap and have it on top of salad for extra veg. But yes, I’d consider them healthy, as long as you eat one or two, with extra veg or salad to bulk out as needed.

Completely depends on which spices you are using (some of the kits have oil based spices), which wraps, how you cook the chicken and veg and how much cheese and sour cream you have.
We have fajitas once every 2 weeks and I'm calorie counting. They are one of the slightly higher calorie dinners I have but no means the worse.

It all depends I think... You have your low fat calorie counter PPs who swap for Greek yoghurt or get rid of all dairy all together.

Then you have people like me that are low carb, so will do cauli rice or lettuce wraps, but we don't necessarily restrict cheese and sour cream.

FWIW I have tried every diet under the sun and calorie counted until I was blue in the face. I've also done WW and Slimming World and Jenny Craig.

The only "diet" that has ever worked for me is keto. I have lost more weight per week than any other way of eating and because I don't have to restrict myself it is sustainable.

I don't calorie count at all, I eat until I'm full and my body seems to just know what it needs.

My 69 year old mother with thyroid issues is losing almost as much as me a week and can't believe it after a lifetime of food restriction.

Instead of sour cream and cheese why not have home made guac and salsa? Much healthier that way!

We never put cheese in fajitas - clearly missing out! I tend to use one wrap as a "base" then chicken/veg and eat it with a knife and fork, which I know is missing the point, but I hate messy food.

Could always have in a lettuce wrap rather than a proper one x

If you want to reduce calories get half fat cheese and sour cream, swop the wrap for lettuce leaves and avoid using too much oil for frying. If you want to make it healthier, make your own spice mix & use slightly less but proper cheddar full fat cheese. Definitely avoid the tubes of processed sour cream and use the real deal in moderation or mixed with Greek yogurt.

this is a staple in my calorie deficit (18 pounds down so far). I have two o l del paso wraps with sour cream. No cheese though.

So that’s your problem, not the actual chicken fajitas. 😂

Could use a sweet potato wrap instead. Also make guacamole with fresh chilli's, lime and corriander to give a healthy creamy flavour kick rather than cheese and cream.

like most things ‘a kit’ is a rip off. It’s wraps (2x the price of buying them separately, and white where you could get seeded). Then the packet mix will contain sugar and a dozen other chemicals you won’t find in your kitchen. Just use cayenne, cumin, paprika.

I use natural yoghurt mixed with some mint sauce on my chicken fajitas.

If you’re trying to eat in a calorie deficit, you need to work out the exact calorie content of what you’re eating, not just vaguely trying to eat things that are ‘healthy’. A ‘healthy’ meal can easily have more calories than an ‘unhealthy’ one, depending on the quantities you’re eating etc. You need to measure the quantities of what you’re eating for every meal, every day.

I tend to have the chicken faijita mix on top of a jacket potato , a sprinkle of cheese , salad and a drizzle of a sauce - I use a garlic and herb sauce from Tesco that is quite low calorie

Health and calories aren't intrinsically linked, this sounds like a simple counting question. Eat what you want within your chosen calorie count

MN is weird about food, life's too short, just eat a sensible amount of sensible food and don't waste headspace over analysing

The sour cream isn't bad at all from a calorie point of view, I use the non light version of it and 20g is plenty and won't make a dint in your daily calories

Well have you worked out how many calories are in it and if it'll fit within your allowance? Your question is a bit baffling to be honest

Depends completely what you put in them surely!

chicken, peppers, onion, tomatoes, lettuce, spices , home made guacamole, wrap - yes, healthy

chicken, cheese, sour cream, processed packet fajitas mix, wrap - no

It's mostly chicken and vegetables. If you're trying to eat in a calorie deficit then you're fine to have cheese and sour cream as long as they fit in the calorie deficit. I have lost 120 lb so far eating in a calorie deficit and I have not avoided cheese or sour cream.

Use low fat cheese and make your sour cream with yogurt + lemon and herbs

Try grating your cheese using the very fine grater. I do that sometimes when I want to limit how much cheese I add.