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by devmor 239 days ago
> You can still get a chicken burrito which has 60g of protein and 1000 calories for just about $10.

I am not sure where you live, but here in Atlanta that's about 30g of protein (still about 1000 calories depending on free additions) at almost $15 after tax. Or I could go to a local mexican place and get a similar burrito for less than $10.

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I'm using Chipotle's nutrition calculator (https://www.chipotle.com/nutrition-calculator/burrito) to get the nutrition info. That may be off but probably not by more than 10%. If you're only getting 30g of protein in your burrito from Chipotle then you're ordering something super weird because rice, beans, and a tortilla come out to 20g.

And a chicken burrito at a Chipotle in Atlanta is $8-10 before taxes depending on the location. Sales tax on food from a restaurant in Atlanta comes out to around 9% but even if you add a 4% credit card fee that still only amounts to being $11.30 after taxes on a $10 burrito.