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My usual time for Taco Bell is well past when taco trucks are open. For me it's "the tastiest and healthiest [late night food] on the go".

duxup 2y ago
Healthiest? I haven’t eaten there in a while but I don’t recall thinking it was healthy at all, quite the opposite.
- sodality2 2y ago
  Depending on what you get, it can actually be quite solid in macros and not super unhealthy. Particularly if you’re trying to hit protein goals, the $/cal or $/g protein is better than most other fast food places, and they had healthy alternatives to the typical grease-filled beef.
- t-writescode 2y ago
  Compared to other late-night food places, such as McDonalds, Burger King, Jack in the Box, Shake Shack and similar.
  - astrange 2y ago
    Those places can be reasonably healthy depending what you pick; a burger is low in fiber but otherwise it's actually pretty balanced. Soda and fries are what's bad.
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- sjoedev 2y ago
  Taco Bell will never be the healthiest thing you can eat, but in terms of fast food, it’s not half bad. In my anecdotal experience, their quality has gone up across the board compared to years ago, and they’ve also added many healthier customization options (you have to ask for it, though). This is from their marketing, but it’s pretty honest based on my experience: https://www.tacobell.com/nutrition https://www.tacobell.com/nutrition I pay some attention to nutrition, and I still eat Taco Bell sometimes even after cutting out most other fast food restaurants.
- silisili 2y ago
  They've gotten better. I only order it rarely and was surprised last time by how much they were pushing chicken and black bean options that appeared... healthier. No doubt to save them money, but hey, two birds, one stone.
  - hombre_fatal 2y ago
    Yeah, I went there for the first time in a decade last week and was impressed that they had a global “Veggie mode” button on their digital menu kiosk that limits the menu to only meatless items. Made it really easy to buy a bean crunchwrap with sour cream and cheese swapped for guacamole and potato. I went there so my Mexican girlfriend could try it. She was disappointed that the Dorito shell tacos are just unflavored orange tostadas, not actually a big Dorito like their ads / marketing suggests. How do yall let them get away with that? :/

duxup 2y ago

Healthiest? I haven’t eaten there in a while but I don’t recall thinking it was healthy at all, quite the opposite.

sodality2 2y ago
Depending on what you get, it can actually be quite solid in macros and not super unhealthy. Particularly if you’re trying to hit protein goals, the $/cal or $/g protein is better than most other fast food places, and they had healthy alternatives to the typical grease-filled beef.
t-writescode 2y ago
Compared to other late-night food places, such as McDonalds, Burger King, Jack in the Box, Shake Shack and similar.
- astrange 2y ago
  Those places can be reasonably healthy depending what you pick; a burger is low in fiber but otherwise it's actually pretty balanced. Soda and fries are what's bad.
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sjoedev 2y ago
Taco Bell will never be the healthiest thing you can eat, but in terms of fast food, it’s not half bad. In my anecdotal experience, their quality has gone up across the board compared to years ago, and they’ve also added many healthier customization options (you have to ask for it, though). This is from their marketing, but it’s pretty honest based on my experience: https://www.tacobell.com/nutrition https://www.tacobell.com/nutrition I pay some attention to nutrition, and I still eat Taco Bell sometimes even after cutting out most other fast food restaurants.
silisili 2y ago
They've gotten better. I only order it rarely and was surprised last time by how much they were pushing chicken and black bean options that appeared... healthier. No doubt to save them money, but hey, two birds, one stone.
- hombre_fatal 2y ago
  Yeah, I went there for the first time in a decade last week and was impressed that they had a global “Veggie mode” button on their digital menu kiosk that limits the menu to only meatless items. Made it really easy to buy a bean crunchwrap with sour cream and cheese swapped for guacamole and potato. I went there so my Mexican girlfriend could try it. She was disappointed that the Dorito shell tacos are just unflavored orange tostadas, not actually a big Dorito like their ads / marketing suggests. How do yall let them get away with that? :/