How to eat healthier at Chipotle

Weight Watchers’ Points ® program makes decision-making easier, even at a fast food restaurant, by giving a numerical value to every food — it’s calculated by experts using several nutritional factors such as fiber, added sugar, and more. Based on your body’s needs and your goals, you’ll get a customized points budget, and it’s your choice on how to spend it. Guac is extra at Chipotle — an extra charge, not to mention extra points — but some things in life are just worth it. And while it’s easy to order a burrito that blows through a day’s worth of points, it’s just as easy to place an order for a tasty lunch or dinner that keeps you squarely within your points budget.

First, try loading up your burrito, salad, tacos, or bowl with ZeroPoints ® foods, including either black or pinto beans, fresh or fajita veggies, and fresh tomato salsa. For higher-points items like cilantro-lime rice or sour cream, you can always customize by asking for a “half-order.” If you’re a frequent Chipotler, spice things up by switching out your usual protein choice for one of the newer, limited-time offerings like Chipotle Honey Chicken.

It can be a little tricky to track Chipotle meals in the WW app. To make it simpler, below we have a few premade options listed. Or you can just add the individual items of your favorite fixins below, so you can easily keep track of your points.

• Salad 0 points

• Burrito Bowl with Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice 6 points

• Burrito Bowl with Cilantro-Lime White Rice 7 points

• Crispy corn tortilla (3 taco portion) 6 points

• Flour tortilla (burrito portion) 9 points

• Steak 1 point

• Sofritas 3 points

• Barbacoa 1 point

• Chicken 1 point

• Chipotle Honey Chicken 4 points

• Carnitas 7 points

• Black beans 0 points

• Pinto beans 0 points

• Cilantro-lime brown rice 6 points

• Cilantro-lime white rice 7 points

• Romaine lettuce 0 points

• Fajita vegetables 0 points

• Fresh tomato salsa 0 points

• Tomatillo green chili salsa 0 points

• Tomatillo red chili salsa 0 points

• Roasted chili corn salsa 1 point

• Monterey jack cheese 4 points

• Guacamole 6 points

• Queso blanco 6 points

• Sour cream 6 points

• Chips and fresh tomato salsa (1 order) 16 points

• Chips and guacamole (1 order) 22 points

Chipotle is convenient for grabbing a fast lunch or dinner with some Mexican flavor — and meals here can easily be customized to stay within your points budget. The lowest-impact way to order is by starting with a salad or bowl as your base, then loading up on ZeroPoint foods like beans, veggies, and salsas, and opting for a half-order of higher-points items like rice, cheese, and sour cream.