Subway!!!

TheNewMe93Chicago

What are some good HEALTHY sandwich ideas?

melaniecheeks

Go for a 6 inch. Turkey, chicken, ham. No cheese. As much salad as you like. Choose your dressing carefully- I like sweet onion, but only a drizzle.

But really, what do you mean by healthy?

Dalton1720

I've been working at Subway to get through college for the last 4 months and caught some interesting facts about their food that might surprise you!

The highest calorie bread is the 9 grain Honey Oat. Yes! Its also the highest in sugar which you could imagine.
The american cheese has the least amount of calories.
All the meat, cheese, and pickled vegetables are heavily processed so subway isn't always the most ideal "healthy meal", although its better than a lot of places.
The tuna is made with a HUGE amount of regular mayo! I would defiantly stay clear of that.
Every subway has a nutritional facts menu so pick one up and take a peep. You might be surprised to find out how many calories can actually be in a seemingly healthy sub.

If I was to recommend a meal it would defiently be the chopped salad with turkey, ham, chicken, or just the veggies. You can choose your desired vegetables and stay away from the high carbs plus most of the dressings are custom made for subway to be less fat/calories.

ChristineRoze

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

stevencloser

*definitely

Anyway, the sandwiches aren't that high in calories, they're all somewhere along 500-600 calories for the 6' ones (that is without cheese or sauce though). So with everything it should be around 800-ish. The chicken ones have good amounts of protein too so chicken fajita or teriyaki make a good meal. Now I'm hungry.

Wonderob

*definitely

Anyway, the sandwiches aren't that high in calories, they're all somewhere along 500-600 calories for the 6' ones (that is without cheese or sauce though). So with everything it should be around 800-ish. The chicken ones have good amounts of protein too so chicken fajita or teriyaki make a good meal. Now I'm hungry.

800 calories! Wow I don't think I would ever have a Subway again if my favourite was that much!

I usually have a 6 inch Hearty Italian with Chicken and a little Honey Mustard sauce. Just 384 calories.

Lots of Sodium in the Subways but what the heck

abadvat

define "HEALTHY"!?

abadvat

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

geebusuk

As above, 'food' is healthy if it meets your needs.

Sometimes I will go for one of the <300 calorie options.

Or maybe if I want to hit protein goals, I'll go for a double steak and cheese.

Or, if I've got a load of calories and want to get some fuel in, a foot-long with loads of sauce.

Wonderob

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

220 calories each and you need to have two, one just isn't enough. And you get 3 for the price of 2 so there's 660 calories before you know it!

abadvat

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

220 calories each and you need to have two, one just isn't enough. And you get 3 for the price of 2 so there's 660 calories before you know it!

still not answering my question... why not?

stevencloser

*definitely

Anyway, the sandwiches aren't that high in calories, they're all somewhere along 500-600 calories for the 6' ones (that is without cheese or sauce though). So with everything it should be around 800-ish. The chicken ones have good amounts of protein too so chicken fajita or teriyaki make a good meal. Now I'm hungry.

800 calories! Wow I don't think I would ever have a Subway again if my favourite was that much!

I usually have a 6 inch Hearty Italian with Chicken and a little Honey Mustard sauce. Just 384 calories.

Lots of Sodium in the Subways but what the heck

Oh sorry that was for 12'' actually not 6. I misremembered. So half those and you got the 400 ish.

Wonderob

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

220 calories each and you need to have two, one just isn't enough. And you get 3 for the price of 2 so there's 660 calories before you know it!

still not answering my question... why not?

You're right 'why not'
In fact, why not have that McDonalds for lunch that I wanted, or the chocolates I was going to eat whilst watching the film. And the pizza, and fries, and cheese and fizzy drinks and hotdogs..

Wonderob

*definitely

Anyway, the sandwiches aren't that high in calories, they're all somewhere along 500-600 calories for the 6' ones (that is without cheese or sauce though). So with everything it should be around 800-ish. The chicken ones have good amounts of protein too so chicken fajita or teriyaki make a good meal. Now I'm hungry.

800 calories! Wow I don't think I would ever have a Subway again if my favourite was that much!

I usually have a 6 inch Hearty Italian with Chicken and a little Honey Mustard sauce. Just 384 calories.

Lots of Sodium in the Subways but what the heck

Oh sorry that was for 12'' actually not 6. I misremembered. So half those and you got the 400 ish.

Yeah that sounds better, decent quick meal with plenty of protein for 400 calories isn't too bad is it

stevencloser

I don't like slippery slope arguments.

mzbek24

I recently found out that a 6 inch roast chicken sub with wheat bread has less calories and carbs than a roast chicken chicken wrap which has been my standard Subway order for the last 5 years lol. (Thats without cheese btw) And it's less than 300 calories, but in Australia* not sure how your Subway would compare.

When logging I would recommend checking any of the Myfitnesspal subway entries up against the nutritional info on the Subway website as well, as I noticed some are quite off.

achagrius

I always use the nutrition data from their website.

http://www.subway.com/Nutrition/Files/NutritionValues.pdf

I've created a spreadsheet with my fav ingredients and I use that to make different combinations to make a sandwich that fits my goals for a particular day. Can't really use the subway entries in MFP database because they could be calculated with different ingredients and are way off from what you choose most of the times.

abadvat

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

220 calories each and you need to have two, one just isn't enough. And you get 3 for the price of 2 so there's 660 calories before you know it!

still not answering my question... why not?

You're right 'why not'
In fact, why not have that McDonalds for lunch that I wanted, or the chocolates I was going to eat whilst watching the film. And the pizza, and fries, and cheese and fizzy drinks and hotdogs..

220 calories = 10 gr of fat, 30 gr of carbs and 2 of protein, portion of 2 or portion of 3 will increase calories of your meal and all it will do is deducting calories from your daily requirements.
As long as you know what you eat and possibly when you eat it compared to the time of the day or schedule you have, there is absolutely no need to restrict to meals or food that are labeled by someone else beside you as "healthy" or "good for you".

Agreeable that if on a low daily caloric expenditure a couple of cookies might cut you short for the rest of the day but that's all there is to it in my opinion.

With those macros 2 cookies are actually spot on a pre-workout just a bit short of protein which however can be very well supplemented if need be.

geebusuk

You're right 'why not'
In fact, why not have that McDonalds for lunch that I wanted, or the chocolates I was going to eat whilst watching the film. And the pizza, and fries, and cheese and fizzy drinks and hotdogs..

Yes, why not, exactly?

I manage to eat all of those sorts of things fairly regularly and still meet my health and weight goals.

So why not?



Oh and yes - wraps may LOOK small, but often 'real bread' is better.

Incidentally, I've never done it but apparently if you ask they'll scoop out the bread in the centre of the sub to reduce calories further.

Wonderob

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

220 calories each and you need to have two, one just isn't enough. And you get 3 for the price of 2 so there's 660 calories before you know it!

still not answering my question... why not?

You're right 'why not'
In fact, why not have that McDonalds for lunch that I wanted, or the chocolates I was going to eat whilst watching the film. And the pizza, and fries, and cheese and fizzy drinks and hotdogs..

220 calories = 10 gr of fat, 30 gr of carbs and 2 of protein, portion of 2 or portion of 3 will increase calories of your meal and all it will do is deducting calories from your daily requirements.
As long as you know what you eat and possibly when you eat it compared to the time of the day or schedule you have, there is absolutely no need to restrict to meals or food that are labeled by someone else beside you as "healthy" or "good for you".

Agreeable that if on a low daily caloric expenditure a couple of cookies might cut you short for the rest of the day but that's all there is to it in my opinion.

With those macros 2 cookies are actually spot on a pre-workout just a bit short of protein which however can be very well supplemented if need be.

The OP asked for healthy Subway ideas, and whether or not if fits in with your health and weight goals, Subway cookies are not a healthy foodstuff

I understand the point you are making that nothing is off limits if it fits into your daily requirements; and I would guess that you have this discussion a lot; but come on, in all honesty, we both know that cookies are not very healthy

If I asked for a healthy fruit snack, I wouldn't expect to see the suggestion of an apple pie with double chocolate ice cream and loads of custard, despite the fact that it could well fit into my healthy eating plan every now and again if so desired

abadvat

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

220 calories each and you need to have two, one just isn't enough. And you get 3 for the price of 2 so there's 660 calories before you know it!

still not answering my question... why not?

You're right 'why not'
In fact, why not have that McDonalds for lunch that I wanted, or the chocolates I was going to eat whilst watching the film. And the pizza, and fries, and cheese and fizzy drinks and hotdogs..

220 calories = 10 gr of fat, 30 gr of carbs and 2 of protein, portion of 2 or portion of 3 will increase calories of your meal and all it will do is deducting calories from your daily requirements.
As long as you know what you eat and possibly when you eat it compared to the time of the day or schedule you have, there is absolutely no need to restrict to meals or food that are labeled by someone else beside you as "healthy" or "good for you".

Agreeable that if on a low daily caloric expenditure a couple of cookies might cut you short for the rest of the day but that's all there is to it in my opinion.

With those macros 2 cookies are actually spot on a pre-workout just a bit short of protein which however can be very well supplemented if need be.

The OP asked for healthy Subway ideas, and whether or not if fits in with your health and weight goals, Subway cookies are not a healthy foodstuff

I understand the point you are making that nothing is off limits if it fits into your daily requirements; and I would guess that you have this discussion a lot; but come on, in all honesty, we both know that cookies are not very healthy

If I asked for a healthy fruit snack, I wouldn't expect to see the suggestion of an apple pie with double chocolate ice cream and loads of custard, despite the fact that it could well fit into my healthy eating plan every now and again if so desired

Hence my first post: define "healthy".
Healthy is a very vague label given by the food industry, the media, nutritionists, dieticians and a couple of billion people around this planet that have an opinion on food... however anyone you ask will have a different interpretation on the meaning of it.

Now, just to close the topic, if a cookie at 220 calories is supposedly "not healthy" how is it any "healthier" to go at subway where any piece of bread you eat has an average of 220 calories (for 6")?!?

Wonderob

Now, just to close the topic, if a cookie at 220 calories is supposedly "not healthy" how is it any "healthier" to go at subway where any piece of bread you eat has an average of 220 calories (for 6")?!?

You want to 'close the topic' by asking a loaded question? Nice try!

You don't need a definition of 'healthy', we all know generally what is good for you and what isn't. There are of course grey areas that a strict definition wouldn't cover

You and I both know that certain foods contain lots of nutritional benefits, and certain foods contain very little, if any.

You can break it down into individual components if you want; however there is more nutritional benefit in a 6 inch lean chicken sandwich with salad, than in 2 chocolate chip cookies

I'm aware that this discussion will go round and round in circles as I would imagine your answers will be well practiced - you cant hold an opinion such as yours without courting some controversy on here

I'm also guessing that you are completely clued up with regard to health and nutrition so everything is ok as far as your health goes; however I can't see how it helps others on here to deny that there is even a concept of healthy or non-healthy foods

geebusuk

The OP asked for healthy Subway ideas, and whether or not if fits in with your health and weight goals, Subway cookies are not a healthy foodstuff

I understand the point you are making that nothing is off limits if it fits into your daily requirements; and I would guess that you have this discussion a lot; but come on, in all honesty, we both know that cookies are not very healthy

If I asked for a healthy fruit snack, I wouldn't expect to see the suggestion of an apple pie with double chocolate ice cream and loads of custard, despite the fact that it could well fit into my healthy eating plan every now and again if so desired

And I know that it is good for my body to get protein, carbs and fat. Saturated fat helps promote testosterone levels, which is ideal.
It doesn't have the same range of micro nutrients as the salad I might have in the sandwich, but then if I've already got enough of those, it's not going to do me any good to have more, while the contents of the cookie may well fit my needs.

As ever, I'd suggest classifying foods as 'healthy' and 'unhealthy' is in it's self 'unhealthy'.

lemonsnowdrop

Now, just to close the topic, if a cookie at 220 calories is supposedly "not healthy" how is it any "healthier" to go at subway where any piece of bread you eat has an average of 220 calories (for 6")?!?

You want to 'close the topic' by asking a loaded question? Nice try!

You don't need a definition of 'healthy', we all know generally what is good for you and what isn't. There are of course grey areas that a strict definition wouldn't cover

You and I both know that certain foods contain lots of nutritional benefits, and certain foods contain very little, if any.

You can break it down into individual components if you want; however there is more nutritional benefit in a 6 inch lean chicken sandwich with salad, than in 2 chocolate chip cookies

I'm aware that this discussion will go round and round in circles as I would imagine your answers will be well practiced - you cant hold an opinion such as yours without courting some controversy on here

I'm also guessing that you are completely clued up with regard to health and nutrition so everything is ok as far as your health goes; however I can't see how it helps others on here to deny that there is even a concept of healthy or non-healthy foods

What are the nutritional benefits of bread compared to cookies? If you eat the sandwich filling without bread, it's certainly a healthier meal, but you could get a salad and cookies and be just as "healthy " as a sandwich.

paperpudding

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

220 calories each and you need to have two, one just isn't enough. And you get 3 for the price of 2 so there's 660 calories before you know it!

still not answering my question... why not?

You're right 'why not'
In fact, why not have that McDonalds for lunch that I wanted, or the chocolates I was going to eat whilst watching the film. And the pizza, and fries, and cheese and fizzy drinks and hotdogs..

Straw man argument.

Nobody is suggesting having all of these things all at once.
But, sure, nothing wrong with any of them individually - in moderation as with anything else, including a subway cookie.

Wonderob

Now, just to close the topic, if a cookie at 220 calories is supposedly "not healthy" how is it any "healthier" to go at subway where any piece of bread you eat has an average of 220 calories (for 6")?!?

You want to 'close the topic' by asking a loaded question? Nice try!

You don't need a definition of 'healthy', we all know generally what is good for you and what isn't. There are of course grey areas that a strict definition wouldn't cover

You and I both know that certain foods contain lots of nutritional benefits, and certain foods contain very little, if any.

You can break it down into individual components if you want; however there is more nutritional benefit in a 6 inch lean chicken sandwich with salad, than in 2 chocolate chip cookies

I'm aware that this discussion will go round and round in circles as I would imagine your answers will be well practiced - you cant hold an opinion such as yours without courting some controversy on here

I'm also guessing that you are completely clued up with regard to health and nutrition so everything is ok as far as your health goes; however I can't see how it helps others on here to deny that there is even a concept of healthy or non-healthy foods

What are the nutritional benefits of bread compared to cookies? If you eat the sandwich filling without bread, it's certainly a healthier meal, but you could get a salad and cookies and be just as "healthy " as a sandwich.

Yes but we are talking about the nutritional benefits of a chicken sandwich over a cookie - not bread over a cookie. Nobody goes into a Subway and orders the sandwich filling and a cookie

This is just argument for argument sake now. The OP asked for healthy Sandwich ideas and we are seeing suggestions for salad,and cookies???

paperpudding

"Yes but we are talking about the nutritional benefits of a chicken sandwich over a cookie - not bread over a cookie. Nobody goes into a Subway and orders the sandwich filling and a cookie "

Yes they do.

Of course they don't call it sandwich filling without the bread, they call it salad.
You can buy salad bowls at subway.

surfinbird_1981

I'd probably avoid Subway, make your own perhaps? I find that (personal opinion of course) Subway products taste very bland.

Nicolee_2014

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

Awww, but they are the best

Wonderob

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

220 calories each and you need to have two, one just isn't enough. And you get 3 for the price of 2 so there's 660 calories before you know it!

still not answering my question... why not?

You're right 'why not'
In fact, why not have that McDonalds for lunch that I wanted, or the chocolates I was going to eat whilst watching the film. And the pizza, and fries, and cheese and fizzy drinks and hotdogs..

Straw man argument.

Nobody is suggesting having all of these things all at once.
But, sure, nothing wrong with any of them individually - in moderation as with anything else, including a subway cookie.

Of course there's nothing wrong with these things in moderation, but you're missing the whole point. The OP has asked for healthy sandwich ideas - what is wrong with a cookie? It's not a healthy sandwich idea!

If I asked for healthy McDonalds ideas, you would not say "Have the Chicken Wrap........ oh and the Big Mac with supersized fries as there's nothing wrong with that in moderation"!

paperpudding

And deffinatly don't have the cookies hahaha

why not?

220 calories each and you need to have two, one just isn't enough. And you get 3 for the price of 2 so there's 660 calories before you know it!

still not answering my question... why not?

You're right 'why not'
In fact, why not have that McDonalds for lunch that I wanted, or the chocolates I was going to eat whilst watching the film. And the pizza, and fries, and cheese and fizzy drinks and hotdogs..

Straw man argument.

Nobody is suggesting having all of these things all at once.
But, sure, nothing wrong with any of them individually - in moderation as with anything else, including a subway cookie.

Of course there's nothing wrong with these things in moderation, but you're missing the whole point. The OP has asked for healthy sandwich ideas - what is wrong with a cookie? It's not a healthy sandwich idea!

If I asked for healthy McDonalds ideas, you would not say "Have the Chicken Wrap........ oh and the Big Mac with supersized fries as there's nothing wrong with that in moderation"!

Yes I know OP asked for sandwich ideas.
Was responding to the 'and definitely don't have the cookie' post

OP could have a sandwich and a cookie if she wants to - it's not a definite No.