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better diet burritos posted: Sat 2014-02-15 21:05:27 tags: what I'm eating
El Burrito Trio was never a good nutrition value, but it was better than awful plus quick, comfortable and reasonably filling for cheap... so I backed off from it a bit but never really gave it up entirely. However, the third leg, the Jose Ole breakfast burritos, are pricey for what they are at $1.25 each (4 pk / $5). So when I saw the new El Monterey chx+chz burritos for $1 flat, I had to compare the protein index against the Jose Ole sausage breakfast burritos. And what do you know, they're better.

burritoprotein (g)kcalprotein
index
Jose Ole egg+sausage9270.0333
El Monterey deluxe chx+chz14270.0519
El Monterey bean+chz8230.0348

Quite a lot better, actually, assuming the labeling is honest. The egg+sausage and bean+chz are "poor" index value choices (midway between "minimal" and "mediocre", baseline .0336), while the chx+chz is within error margin of "good" (baseline .0545). So for what these puppies cost, I just might convert from "trios" (2 bean+chz and 1 egg+sausage, ~$1.75) to "duos": 2 chx+chz, 28g protein, $2 meal, cheaper and better index value than a DD egg+chz on a multigrain bagel.