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Step 1
Order menu items "Fresco Style." When you request this, the cheese and sauce in your menu items will be replaced with Taco Bell's special "Fiesta Salsa," which is a salsa with tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. This reduces the calories and fat content of many items. For example, a Grilled Steak Soft Taco prepared Fresco Style has 160 calories and 4.5 grams of fat, compared to 270 calories and 16 grams of fat when prepared normally.
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Step 2
Choose a Soft Taco item instead of a burrito. All of Taco Bell's burrito menu items contain a minimum of 340 calories apiece, while the Soft Taco items range from 200 to 270 calories.
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Step 3
Go with a Gordita item instead of one of the Grilled Stuft items. The Gorditas contain from 270 to 340 calories and 11 to 19 grams of fat, while the Grilled Stuft items contain anywhere from 630 to 680 calories and 25 to 33 grams of fat.
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Step 4
Skip the Taco Salad items. Although salad always sounds like a healthy option, Taco Bell's choices are unkind to the waistline. For example, the Fiesta Taco Salad contains 840 calories and 45 grams of fat.
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Step 5
Monitor your portions. Even though Taco Bell's value meals sometimes provide three or four different items, you don't have to eat that much. Be sensible when choosing the amount of Taco Bell food you want to consume.
