So much for healthy!

saratague

Yep - Subwya is the only "Fast Food" we eat now, but considering we both eat a foot long, it's HARDLY "healthy". It's about double what my normal dinner is. Needless to say, they are only on days when I have forgotten to eat.

I agree with what you're saying completely. People also assume subway is a healthy option - it's not. Almost everything there is so sodium laden, and the "whole grain" bread is a joke. I have NO problem eating subway -or any other delicious snack- as a treat, but I'd never eat it claiming I was healthy for doing so. And I always work it into my macros.

I always read the ingredients first, then the nutrition label.

Edited to add: I make my own super healthy granola bars, but I can usually not fit them in my macros. They're always very high calorie, and even with 1300-1500 it's hard to get it in, so I get what you're saying about the calories being more like a meals-worth than a snack. They do fill you up though!

saratague

And that is exactly what i"ve gotten out of this post - I enjoyed seeing other peoples opinions. I realized that I may have focused a BIT too much on the calorie number, but tis' what works for me.

I think the point is, healthy doesn't necessarily mean low calorie. Or low fat. So for those of us who have to watch calories and fat closely, it can be misleading to see "healthy" on the label.

I've learned the hard way to ALWAYS check the nutritional values on something before eating.

Plus, you just have to be educated about things.

I love trail mix, and there is no doubt that it is a better snack than a Twinkie. But I still have to account for the fats and sugars in the trail mix ( and of course the calories). Before I paid attention to calories, I might eat a whole cup of trail mix, telling myself that it was nuts and fruits. That's how I ended up fat.

Lets all remember that there's no "free lunch" in anything!

saratague

I have never tried avocados - I want to, but then I looked up the calories on them and decided against that too.

If I KNEW this granola bar thing would have filled me up, I would have been okay with it. But I had doubts it would.

High calories doesn't mean unhealthy necessarily.. but it also doesnt' mean filling... I know people love thier graonla.. but it doesnt' fill me.. and at 210 calories for 1/4 cup.. i'll look elsewhere for a snack.. I still eat it occasionally because I do like how it tastes.. but it's a treat, not a go to.

I love avocados.. having a bunch of it with dinner tonight actually. I love organic whole milk.. at 160 calories per cup. It's really good for you :~)

I strive to eat clean.. and I do well until I go out to eat.

But i have to agree.. 427 calories for something that sounds more like a dessert then a snack is a bit much. I eat that much for breakfast when I have my smoothie.. but that's got whole milk, protein powder, fruit and chai seeds in it. and I'm barely hungry even for lunch after having it. lol. Much better way to spend 400 calories.

saratague

Ahhhhhhhh. The big problem is that's why I didn't eat the "healthier" option either - It was about the size of a Little Debbie and although it had a bit more fiber and protein, it just didn't look very filling.

But there are good fats and bad fats, correct?

Fat in fish I'm assuming is good, fat in a Little Debbie, bad?

well, the fat from fish will give you Omega 3 which is good, so sorta. But not really. It's not that the lil' debbie cake is "bad" per se, but that with very little fiber or protein you will still be hungry after eating the snack cake. you could eat a pack of those things and still be ravenous. pringles are the same way for me. the other snack choice has a better chance of giving you a feeling of satiety .