Breakfast Burritos at Work

I love breakfast burritos with bacon, though I haven’t had any since my heart surgery. At work, the cafeteria usually has a breakfast burrito available every morning but the ingredients vary by week. This week, the description says Bacon Jalapeno Breakfast Burrito: Eggs, Potatoes and Bacon-Jalapeno Cheese Sauce wrapped in a Flour Tortilla served with a Side. I thought about getting it but then I looked at the nutritional information:

Ugh, that’s a lot of saturated fat and sodium. I would have to cut back a lot on the rest of my meals today if I ate the burrito for breakfast. Also, if there’s nothing good on the menu for lunch, I usually wait until 2:00 pm and get an Italian Sandwich. I thought I was being healthy but looking at the nutritional information, it’s worse than the burrito. The ingredients contain: Salami, Ham, Capicola, Provolone, Shredded Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Oregano, Vinegar, EVOO, and Sweet Peppers on a Hoagie Roll. I think all the different meats have lots of fat and sodium. We also get a small bag of potato chips with the sandwich but I’ve been giving that away.

The other post lunch food choice is Two All Beef Hot Dogs on Potato Buns. I used to get this too but stopped due to all the phosphates in hot dog wieners. I also put a lot of ketchup and onions on the hot dogs, which probably adds even more sodium. It appears to be the worst choice for lunch nutritionally. Why does everything that tastes good so bad for you?

I guess it’s hard to estimate the nutritional information by taste alone.