Couple's Cook Off

Let the games begin!

In the first corner, Alexander the Great, a dude who notoriously doesn't enjoy the taste of healthy alternatives such as wheat bread and lack of mayonnaise or butter on anything. I suspect his meal will be more delicious, but then he is a man so his metabolism makes me hate him. :)

His opponent-- Semi-professional part-time food blogger Little J!

Tonight's challenge will be a standard bean and cheese burrito.

Ingredients-

Tortilla (Wheat or Flour)

Beans (Black or Refried)

Cheese (Mexican 4 cheese and Pepper Jack)

Avocado, sliced

Sour Cream, Low Fat

Guacamole, home-made

Salsa, Pace

Butter (optional)

Round 1-

Tortilla!

Jenny chose a wheat tortilla- high in fiber and calcium, low in calories and sodium.

Alex chose standard flour- low-fat and cheap :) He also rubbed butter all over his. Shame.

Winner of Round 1 for healthy eating- Little J

Round 2-

Beans! We could all use a little more protein in us, right ladies?

Alex chose nonfat refried, while I chose low sodium black beans.

Round 2 is a tie because we both think our own beans taste better, and they have differing health benefits :)

Round 3-

Aesthetics! There's no denying the perfect brown crisp of Alex's "burrito" (the man can't fold his laundry either), but it's hard to tell what's in there. A surprise in every bite? Also he ate two because, again, men have magical weight gain prevention powers. Damn them.

Round 3 to Little J!

Just look at that perfectly presented melty goodness!

Final Round--- TASTE!

There's no denying Little J's burrito was delicious, but the creamyness of Alex's beans and extra extra cheese was not surpassed.

Damn, the surprise was gooey awesomesauce.

Winner goes to Alex!

In short, it was a night of battling deliciousness I highly recommend :)

***(Total calorie intake per burrito was 495 for Little J and 585 for Alex- but Alex saved on fat while Jenny saved on sodium. Your choices should depend on your personal diet needs!)

Look, carrots!!!! ;)