Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430? - Consumerist Comments

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

joeblevins — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:12:28 EST

I had more issues with the term 'Red Strips'. WTF is Red Strips? Normally I would say they are just colored Tortilla Chips in strips. But at 4g of Fat, seems a lot.

joeblevins

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

girly — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:18:34 EST

You know this reminds me of those stories about restaurants refusing to post nutrition information on their food or on the menus because there are "too many combinations" and they couldn't list them all.

If there's any restaurant with a plethora of combinations, it's Taco Bell, and somehow they manage.

girly

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

synergy — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:59:16 EST

I'm cynical. I'm betting it's at least the higher amounts, but probably actually the two combined.

synergy

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

tcolberg — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:16:14 EST

That's why there are more than one Taco Bell locations.

tcolberg

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

NeoteriX — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:45:33 EST

@legerdemain:

Seriously. I once asked for a Fresco taco with the Fresco advertisement pamphlet right next to me. I got a blank expression and the manager got called up. I pointed to the pamphlet on the wall and the manager mumbled something about how it was "just an advertisement " or something. I didn't want to create a scene, so I just dropped it.

Either way I complained to Corporate, got a nice little coupon for free tacos with an apology from the manager... but I've been afraid to use it because I don't want to "saliva special"

NeoteriX

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

legerdemain — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:57:21 EST

Gripe: Taco Bell people generally don't know about Fresco.

legerdemain

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

ripple — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:24:58 EST

@IndyJaws:
Yeah and we would all be eating food that doesnt taste good. Anything that tasted good is bad for you

ripple

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

IndyJaws — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:52:43 EST

@chaintothread: Actually, I'm one of those people. Been on Weight Watchers for 5 months, lost 45 lbs (thank you very much). I've stayed away from fast food almost completely, but every once in a while, I'll treat myself to a fresco taco or two. They're low points and I still continue to lose weight. Maybe if more Americans would pay attention to nutritional information, we wouldn't be so damn fat.

IndyJaws

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

malarkey21 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:47:32 EST

I'll wager dollars to donuts that the response from taco bell will have something to do with breaded chicken vs grilled chicken.

malarkey21

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

Shadowman615 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:05:43 EST

@Propaniac: Who cares? Fast food will make you fat no matter what the nutrition info says. And people who drink Diet Coke are big dodoheads.

Shadowman615

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

DrGirlfriend — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:56:50 EST

Some people's GI tracts are hardier than others'.

DrGirlfriend

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

johnperkins21 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:44:40 EST

@no.no.notorious: it's nice to just pop into a familiar franchise to get something thats not going to ruin your day at the beach

How does having the case of the "runs" not ruin your day at the beach?

johnperkins21

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

Dervish — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:28:11 EST

@kimsama: Usually the source of egg in products like this (that come from dry mixes) are either dried egg powder or liquid eggs added at the bowl. These are pretty common in the baking industry for various reasons and are hardly "frankenfoods."

More likely, I'd suspect, is that the plant that produces these mixes doesn't run them on an allergen-managed line, so they could conceivably have traces of egg in them.

Dervish

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

ekthesy — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:06:09 EST

I can't bring myself to eat any food product described solely by colour and shape, i.e. "red strips."

ekthesy

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

The_Truth — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:01:25 EST

I Love you Taco Bell!

The_Truth

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

no.no.notorious — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:58:30 EST

i like that fast food is moving in the right direction sort of. yeah, you can argue 'make your own food' blah blah blah but when you're vacationing and want a quick snack, it's nice to just pop into a familiar franchise to get something thats not going to ruin your day at the beach...and you can satisfy that taco craving :)

no.no.notorious

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

Rando — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:49:59 EST

FYI

Fresco style isn't new and has been around for YEARS.

Basically all cheese and sauce is removed and instead it gets fiesta salsa.

Rando

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

Andy S. — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:31:18 EST

@Falconfire: "everything tastes like your eating a fat mexican"

That is an insult to fat Mexicans everywhere (but primarily in Mexico).

(Also, your -> you're)

Andy S.

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

Falconfire — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:11:35 EST

@nutrigm: whats weirder is the ones with egg dont list the warning (like the cake donuts which all use egg in them)

Falconfire

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

kimsama — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:10:45 EST

@nutrigm: That may be because there are egg proteins in the donuts/glaze, or some other sort of deconstructed egg frankenfood.

P.S. Yay for accurate nutrition information, and boo for bad information. This is part of the reason (besides frugality) I like to make my meals from scratch.

kimsama

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

chaintothread — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:10:36 EST

If you reach a point in your adult life where you have enough free time on your hands that you find yourself investigating the inner workings of taco bell's nutritional menu - then clearly, there is no hope for the future of america.

in b4 bitching about diet coke, etc, etc.

chaintothread

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

nutrigm — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:56:11 EST

Well same thing with Dunkin Donuts. You see on their website they warns some of their donuts (Glazed, chocolate frosted etc) are not suitable with people who are allergic to egg yet the detail of ingredients says nothing about any kind egg being used. Weird!

nutrigm

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

Falconfire — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:53:36 EST

The one on the menu is right (IE the one from the pamphlet you can get at the stores)

Part of the issue as I was told is that when something is made Fresco, it removes certain things like cheese and special sauces you can not remove on the website calculator.

It would make sense that when you chose normal vs fresco it removes this stuff, but apparently it only removes parts of it, and not everything its supposed to.

BTW Fresco is SO much better tastewise. Im not particularly a fan of Taco Hell to begin with, because everything tastes like your eating a fat mexican. But fresco style things actually taste close enough to real mexican as to be passable.

Falconfire

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

Propaniac — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:49:17 EST

Cue 50 comments along the lines of "Who cares, there is absolutely no reason why anyone should need accurate nutrition info about a fast food item because you should already know that eating fast food will make you fat and that's all there is to it!!!" Plus some bitching about people who drink diet Coke, probably.

Propaniac

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

Squot — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:44:34 EST

@Falconfire: So which one is right? The 9 or the 13? (Just so I know, for Weight Watchers. -_-;)

Squot

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

MercuryPDX — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:44:26 EST

Much as the TV cameras add weight, perhaps the internet adds calories?

MercuryPDX

Taco Bell "Fresco" Bowl: 13g Of Fat or 8g? 350 Calories or 430?

Falconfire — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:26:28 EST

The website is wrong, its using a calculation and isnt actually what you get as "fresco" when you actually order it.

I brought this up with them a few months back and they told me as such, seems they didnt care enough to fix it though.

Falconfire