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Are chicken fajitas healthy

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pollypoxx · 24/03/2025 12:56

On one hand protein and veg. On the other sour cream and cheese.

Trying to eat in a calorie deficit at the moment and just wondering if this is a good dinner choice, particularly if I were to forego the wraps and have some cauliflower rice with them too.

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MattCauthon · 24/03/2025 13:00

It is healthy. yes.

is it a good option for someone looking for a low calorie meal? Not without a few tweaks. I'd skip the sour cream and limit the cheese. We sometimes use greek yoghurt as I can't be bothered to buy sour cream for one small meal so that could probably work for you as well. Limit the amount of cheese. Up the quantity of peppers/onions etc, and be careful not to use too much oil. When I do these, I often load mine up heavily so I only have one wrap. DH and DS have 2 or 3!

Tiswa · 24/03/2025 13:00

Yep forgo the sour cream and cheese make/get a decent salsa then it is just chicken and veg and cauliflower rice

BallerinaRadio · 24/03/2025 13:00

They're good in a sense that pretty much the whole meal can be substituted with lighter options. You can get lighter cheese, lighter sour cream and a lighter wrap.

The only problem I have is that one is not enough so the calories shoot back up 😂

Iceandfire92 · 24/03/2025 12:59

Make the chicken filling but have it with cauliflower rice and greek yoghurt instead of tortillas 😊.

MargaritaPracticallyCan · 24/03/2025 12:59

Could you swap out the sour cream for Greek yoghurt and not add cheese? Maybe more veggies than chicken? You can buy lower carb wraps, or just leave out the wraps.

CointreauVersial · 24/03/2025 12:59

If I were calorie-counting I'd substitute yogurt for the sour cream, and just have a little cheese.

If I were low-carbing (which I usually am) - I'd dispense with the wrap and use iceberg lettuce leaves instead. And load on ALLLLL the sour cream and cheese.

Perculiar · 24/03/2025 12:59

Can you swap the sour cream for Greek yoghurt like skyr?

I think they’re quite healthy really. Veg and protein, bit of fat too which is fine

Aliflowers · 24/03/2025 12:59

i think anything can be as healthy or as non healthy as you make it. You can have low fat cheese, sour cream or Greek yoghurt and low carb or multigrain wraps.

Lammveg · 24/03/2025 12:58

Roast the chicken and veg with the Spices in the oven, leave out the cheese and sour cream and have with a few Avocado slices and cauliflower rice?

Dearg · 24/03/2025 12:58

Cauliflower rice is good; ditch the cheese and sour cream and substitute salsa ( I like the green Tomatillo one. )
If you can’t give up both, choose a light sour cream.

Hiphopopotamonster · 24/03/2025 12:57

It’s a good dinner choice if you can make the calories and portions fit into your calorie deficit. It’s not if you can’t. Fairly straightforward I would have thought.

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