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Mexican Food Is Healthy. The Taco Took the Blame.
Why Traditional Mexican Food Is Healthy — and How America Got It Wrong
Every time someone says Mexican food is unhealthy, I know exactly what they’re picturing.
They aren’t picturing Mexico.
They’re picturing an American taco: a hard shell or a fluffy white flour tortilla, fatty hamburger, sour cream, a thin smear of salsa that contributes almost nothing except salt, and a yellow substance legally allowed to be called cheese.
After eating that, they naturally conclude Mexican food is the problem.
That conclusion doesn’t come from biology. It comes from branding.
Traditional Mexican food looks…
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