Burrito Calories

A burrito is made with a flour tortilla that is filled up of minced meat, refried beans, vegetables, salsa, Mexican rice and cheese. The flour tortillas are steamed or grilled before the filling is wrapped inside it. Since there are different varieties of fillings that can be used in making a burrito, the calories also vary. Moreover the burritos that are served in popular fast food chains in America are larger and contains more fattening fillings than a regular Mexican burrito. One way to lower the calories and fats in a burrito is to opt for a vegetarian version. Also make sure that cheeses, sauces and sour cream are left out or at least decreased in portion, so that the number of calories is decreased. Here we are going to discuss this popular Mexican food, and know the calories in different types of burritos.

Chipotle Burrito Calories

When you have a burrito from Chipotle Mexican Grill, you can choose from the kind of tortilla wrapping you want, the vegetables, the meat, salsas and extras like chips, cheese and guacamole. Of course the kind of wrapping and the filling you choose will have a bearing on the number of calories the burrito will have. Here we have given you a list of Chipotle burrito calories with different fillings. All the calories given above are for burritos that comes with 6 inch tortillas.

• Burrito with black beans, chicken, Fajita vegetables, lettuce, sour cream and tomato salsa ~ 745 calories
• Burrito with pinto beans, steak, lettuce, Fajita vegetables, red salsa, cheese and guacamole ~ 895 calories
• Burrito with Mexican rice, Carnitas, Fajita vegetables, corn salsa, cheese, chips and salad dressing ~ 1620 calories
• Burrito with black beans, Barbacoa, green salsa, guacamole, lettuce and chips ~ 1300 calories
• Burrito with pinto beans, chicken, tomato salsa, sour cream, lettuce and salad dressing ~ 985 calories
• Burrito with Mexican rice, Fajita vegetables, steak, red salsa, cheese, sour cream, chips, guacamole, lettuce and salad dressing ~ 1855 calories

You must have noticed from the table given above that piling up on things like cheese, salad dressing, sour cream, chips and guacamole can increase the calories to a very large extent. The Mexican food calories are very high so when ordering a burrito, stick to fresh vegetables and grilled white meat.

Calories in McDonald's Breakfast Burrito

Here is a list of all the McDonald's breakfast burritos that are on offer. This food calories list will help you to choose a healthy option.

• McDonald's Sausage Breakfast Burrito ~ 290 calories
• McDonald's McSkillet Burrito with Steak ~ 570 calories
• McDonald's Classic Breakfast Burrito ~ 300 calories
• McDonald's McSkillet Burrito with Sausage ~ 610 calories

Calories in Taco Bell Burrito

Here is a list of all the Taco Bell burrito calories.

• Taco Bell Cheesy Potato Burrito ~ 550 calories
• Taco Bell 7 Layer Burrito ~ 510 calories
• Taco Bell Supreme Burrito Beef ~ 420 calories
• Taco Bell Supreme Burrito Chicken ~ 400 calories
• Taco Bell Bean Burrito ~ 370 calories
• Taco Bell Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito ~ 490 calories
• Taco Bean Grilled Chicken Burrito ~ 430 calories
• Taco Bell Cheesy Double Beef Burrito ~ 470 calories
• Taco Bell Grilled Stuft Burrito - Chicken Enchilada ~ 690 calories
• Taco Bell Fresco Bean Burrito ~ 350 calories
• Taco Bell Grilled Stuft Burrito ~ Steak ~ 640 calories
• Taco Bell Grilled Stuft Burrito ~ Chicken ~ 660 calories
• Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito ~ 380 calories
• Taco Bell Beefy 5-Layer Burrito ~ 560 calories

As you have seen the calories in Taco Bell chicken burrito for grilled chicken is 430 and that of grilled stuffed chicken is 660. The calories in Taco Bell bean burrito is 370.

Burritos prepared at home have considerably lesser calories than these fast food ones. Burrito nutrition facts, differ from the kind of fillings used. A burrito that has any kind of meat and beans in it will have more proteins, dietary fibers as well as saturated and trans fat than a vegetarian burrito. To make a burrito healthy, just add more vegetables and don't add salad dressings, mayonnaise and cheese. Also use whole wheat flour tortilla recipe to cut down the calories in burritos.