Taco Bell: What the Hell Was I Thinking?

Last night, the wife and I decided to formulate our weight loss program for the year (a rather innovative plan, that I may discuss later).

We decided to cap off our plan by having one last junk food "feast" at (ahem) Taco Bell.

All food poisoning aside, I have to ask myself what in the hell I was thinking when I ate Taco Bell almost every day in college? I guess I can claim that that I was naive and poor. At 99 cents, who wouldn't eat a bean burrito every day for dinner?

The feast before us consisted of a hard shell, soft shell, and a bean burrito (for old times sake). Let's take them in order shall we?

Hard Shell
*Calories: 170
*Eating time: 45 seconds

Maybe "soggy shell" would be more in order. Granted, it sat for ten minutes while I got it home, but why can't they develop a shell that can hold moisture a little longer? I think there was meat in there, but the sea of lettuce and cheese blocked it out. I realized that I was using the optional FIRE sauce just to cover up the taste. It's hard to explain the taste. The meat almost is "fishy" and then settles into "mushy". That would be the best way to explain it..."fishy mushy".


Soft Shell
*Calories: 210
*Eating time 20 seconds

Now here is a taco that holds up to moisture. Dry as a bone....actually too dry. It was almost (gulp) crunchy. I'm not going to even think about why. I think there was actually more meat in this one (or it could be an optical illusion). Again, I noticed that I drenched it in fire sauce to kill the taste. I think I took about three bites and it was gone, making me sad that I just spent money on something so fleeting and tasteless.

Bean Burrito
*Calories: 370
*Eating time (after spilling): 2 minutes

At this point my mood was changing about our food selection for the night, so I might not have been in the best mood. The "old standby" burrito was plump and "burrito like". I have to say that at least this thing had an attempt at flavor. The downside was that it was wrapped incorrectly, so about a third of it ended up on the table, like some little mushy alien that decided to pop out of the burritos soft shell. I always feel awkward in that situation. Do I go get a fork, leave it, or pick it up with my fingers and devour the whole thing? You can use your imagination for what I actually did.

Overall, tasteless. My quick "on the go" meals have been replaced in the last few years by someone (me) that has learned to cook a fair bit. I could make something that has more taste (by a factor of 100) and also more healthy (by a factor of 1000). Maybe that's a good rule for anyone. Just cut out the fast food and eating out and learn a valuable skill like cooking. Not only will you save yourself from a "Mamma Cass style" death, but you will begin to save money.


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Taco Bell (BTW: a note to Taco Bell, is FLOATING SAUCE PACKETS your idea of COOL?
Taco Bell Calories
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