J.T. is back (and Sage is still around)

i get steak, carnitas (double meat), guacamole and lettuce.  YUM

Dickie, indeed you are on the right track for the most part but you’ll be happy to hear that unlike the other meats and poultry at Chipotle, the carnitas (i.e., pork) are NOT prepared with soybean oil–far as I can tell they’re just slow-cooked in their own luxurious amounts of fat.  :)

Of course, as Paul Jaminet has been pointing out recently on his blog, pork can be problematic so that’s something worth reading up on and then deciding for yourself how you want to proceed.

Here’s where I looked up what ingredients are in each Chipotle item:
http://www.chipotle.com/en-US/menu/special_diet_information/special_diet_information.aspx

And for those who are dying to know what I order at Chipotle: burrito bowl with a little of the lime cilantro rice, hold the beans, carnitas, onions/peppers, medium salsa,  (and I add in the guacamole when I’m super-hungry).

Yes the rice and onions/peppers have a bit of soybean oil in them but I figure at least they’re not bathing in it.  I cook only with traditional oils and fats at home and try to cook for myself much more often than I eat out.

I also try to hit up restaurants that’ll cook with traditional fats but sadly they’re few and far between…