We scored all 8 entree-style items on Qdoba Mexican Eats' menu for how well they fit a diabetes-friendly meal -- glycemic index, carb and calorie load against a standard 60g-carb / 600-calorie budget, and how processed the item is.
Best choices
Ranked by GlucoBeacon's own scoring formula -- glycemic index, carbs and calories against a standard 60g-carb / 600-calorie per-meal budget, and how processed the item is -- highest score first.
| Item | Category | Carbs | Calories | Est. GI | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tortilla Soup | Soups | 28g | 220 | 50 | 69 |
| Steak Burrito | Steaks | 87g | 985 | 54 | 49 |
| Chicken Quesadilla | Quesadillas | 48g | 810 | 52 | 47 |
| Chicken Tacos ×3 Soft Shell | Tacos | 54g | 510 | 50 | 46 |
| Chicken Burrito | Burritos | 88g | 1005 | 54 | 41 |
| Chicken Burrito Bowl | Burritos | 70g | 820 | 52 | 41 |
| Veggie Burrito Bowl | Burritos | 80g | 730 | 50 | 41 |
| 3-Cheese Nachos (Chicken) | Nachos | 88g | 1160 | 62 | 21 |
How we score it
Each item gets up to 30 points for glycemic index (lower is better), 30 points for staying under a 60g carb budget, 15 points for staying under a 600-calorie budget, and 25 points for being minimally processed -- the same formula GlucoBeacon's in-app Restaurant Advisor uses, just run here against a generic budget instead of your own goals. A higher score means an easier fit into most diabetes meal plans; it isn't a guarantee for any individual, since real blood sugar response depends on portion size, what else you eat with it, and your own physiology.
The full Qdoba Mexican Eats menu -- all 10 items -- is searchable in the GlucoBeacon app's Restaurant Advisor, scored live against your own carb and calorie goals instead of a generic budget, with one-tap logging straight to your blood sugar history. Download GlucoBeacon on Google Play →