Which is healthier, a hard taco shell or a tortilla?!


Question: Which is healthier, a hard taco shell or a tortilla!?
me and my friend get into this argument all the time, because she likes soft which i think are just nasty and gross, you might as well have a burrito right!? anway, i just wanted to know!. (-:Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
I have both on had, so I went to find out!. 2 hard shells have 4!.5 grams fat and 100 calories, soft shell - 116 calories and 1 gram of fat!. I am with you, I like the crunchy ones!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

a hard taco shell is a corn tortilla cooked over a mold til it is crisp and hard!.

my soft taco shells are made of corn tortillas not the junk sold commercially which is masa de harina or flour tortillas!. Ick!!
They are good for only heating, buttering and sprinkling with brown sugar or honey! Not for wrapping food in!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I certainly agree with you that the hard shell taco is much better than the soft ones!. But as for as to which one is healthier, the others are right, the one that has not been cooked in oil!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A hard taco shell is one that has been fried!. The soft one has not!. The soft one would be better for you because it has not been cooked in oil!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

IF the hard taco is deep fried, the soft tortilla is healthier!.
Tacos and burritos are not the same!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The flour tortilla is healthier!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Hard tacos shells are deep fried, while soft taco shells are not!. Soft tacos are healthier!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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