Taco Bell and… Heartburn
I love Taco Bell. At least I used to love it.
I remember going to Taco Bell often… years ago. But, I haven’t been for a very long time. So, last night I took my special needs son out to his bowling club and then dinner while my husband took our little guy out for a Cub Scouts activity and dinner. We have a Taco Bell/KFC combination near us. He chose KFC (he LOVES chicken anything) and I chose Taco Bell, deciding to get a Beef Burrito Supreme.
With anticipation (from my memory of what they used to taste like), I took a bite.
First of all, they may as well have called it a refried bean burrito. Most of it was refried beans. Evidently, this location uses the seasoned meat and sour cream as a condiment to be used very sparingly in the burrito. So, the combined flavor of the seasoned meat, tomatoes and sour cream that I used to love was greatly missing. But, secondly… evidently I can’t deal with food like that anymore. Last night I paid for my choice all night long with major heart burn. (Sigh)
So, today I am taking it easy on my stomach.
We live in a society where heartburn is prevalent for young and old alike. People pop medication like it’s going out of style. One of the “behavioral changes” that I read about when I looked up how to deal with heartburn without medication was to stay away from fat and spices. Uh huh. I’m sure there was fat in that burrito, but I grew up with spices and that wasn’t spicy at all. All I tasted through most of it was bland refried beans mixed with lettuce, tomatoes, a smidge of sour cream and finally… during the last two bites, some seasoned meat. The burrito wasn’t worth the misery it caused afterwards. (So, if the family chooses taco Bell again, perhaps I’ll opt for a chicken soft taco that just has chicken, lettuce and tomato.)
The next burrito I eat will be one of my homemade ones. I say it over and over again, but it’s so true. There’s nothing like homemade! My husband agrees. You know what’s in your food and you know how to season it to your own taste buds.
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I had a similar experience the other night. I’ve been eating at Taco Bell since the late 60′s. Recently I’ve noticed their ‘meat’ has gone down hill. The other night I ordered a Enchirito and a plain hardshell beef taco. Later that night (about mid night) I awoke with the worse heartburn I can ever remember. I’m almost 60 and this was not fun. Its so sad to see Taco Bell suffer in quality like this for I remember the taste from long ao and it was always great. I mentioned the problem to the local manager a few months ago and he said that Taco Bell now gets their meat from a different supplier. Not only does the Taco Bell meat not taste the same it’s also not as fine, way too chuncky. More like what Wendys uses in their Chili.
I’m sorry to hear about your heartburn. That is certainly not a pleasant thing to wake up to in the wee hours of the morning.
“Every-time” I eat taco bell i get heartburn. So I decided to see if anyone else does, besides that I don’t think i get it. I went to taco bell last week and woke in the night and it was horrible…..
I’m so sorry to heart that, Robert. I’m finding there are certain foods that I have to stay away from now. I hope things are better for you.