Taco Bell has launched their new drive thru diet promoting their Fresco Menu. According to the commercial, "eating better just got easier." But does Taco Bell fast food really promote healthier eating or support weight loss? Let's take a look.
The Taco Bell drive thru diet commercial claims that one woman lost over 50 pounds eating Taco Bell Fresco Menu items as part of a healthy diet that averaged 1290 calories a day. Eating anything and staying below 1300 calories a day will likely cause weight loss. Even consuming 1300 calories a day of candy and soda pop a day would lead to weight loss, but that doesn't make them part of a healthy diet.
Taco Bell Fresco Menu items are a little less fattening than their regular menu items from a calorie and fat stand point. But just a little less.
Fresco Crunchy Taco has 150 calories and 7 grams of fat. A regular Taco Bell crunchy taco has 170 calories, and 10 grams of fat. Most nutritionists will tell you a 20 calories and 3 grams of fat difference is minimal. You might as well eat whichever of the two items you prefer. Apparently the Fresco taco sports more salsa and about a teaspoon less cheese when we compared the items side by side. Read mor5e and get a coupon for a free Taco Bell Fresco Taco.
