Regularity of fast food consumption

E1rlindsay

i like to get the roast beef, with all the veggies i can image and olive oil blend, 6 inch on wheat...it gets me about 350 calories, 10 grams of fat (higher, but healthy olive oil fat) and about 720 mg of sodium, 44 carbs; not GREAT in sodium and carbs, but better than a burger and fries!

tsh0ck

I've been avoiding Subway like the plague as I've heard a few people criticise it for being completely awful calorie-wise, but judging by some of the posts here I'm starting to think they may be wrong. Having a naughty chicken sub every once in a while would be nice to have as an alternative option to pizza.

And sadly we don't have Taco Bell over here so their healthy range isn't an option for me.

subway isn't awful. but their list of low-cal option sis small. and their list of low-sodium options is smaller. better off finding a local sandwich shop. odds are they aren't using a bunch of processed meats like subway.

and for bread, the best option calorie wise is actually the italian white.

DelilahFreeman

I've been avoiding Subway like the plague as I've heard a few people criticise it for being completely awful calorie-wise, but judging by some of the posts here I'm starting to think they may be wrong. Having a naughty chicken sub every once in a while would be nice to have as an alternative option to pizza.

And sadly we don't have Taco Bell over here so their healthy range isn't an option for me.

Subway= Wonderful! My husband and I had it for dinner today. He had the turkey breast on italian for 280 cal and I had veggie delite on italian for 230 cal. It's all about good choices. They DO have unhealthy options as well. We just do mustard/salt & pepper - no mayo/oil/or dressings.

jrose1982

If you love fast food, check your blood pressure.

Restaurants in general put too much salt in the food, but fast food is especially bad about this. I was a little heartbroken when I looked at Applebee's new 550 calorie menu and discovered each of their low-cal entrées have more than 1500 mg of sodium.

The USDA recommends less than 1500 mg of sodium/day for people with high blood pressure. I think it's 2300 mg/day for everybody else.

I'd say as long as your blood pressure is normal, keep doing what works. If you think you should cut back, reduce it gradually. Say, if your last fast food trip was 10 days ago, try to put off the next one for 12 days or 15 days or something. Trying to change too much too fast will just as likely throw you off course.

But keep an eye on your blood pressure (you can check it at most pharmacies) and if it starts going high, talk to your doctor and be ready to cut back on the fast food.

iuew

i eat subway almost daily.

i have a slip meal at some other fast food place about once a month. i do my best to stay below my calorie goals those days as well.

i suppose, as with everything, dosage is key.

my evidence is, of course, anecdotal, and i am not a physician. nor do i play one on tv.

kstep88

Moderation is key. Clean foods (fresh) are always best, but not always possible. I eat out sometimes and don't feel bad. I love date nights out with my husband.

Aside from tracking the carbs, fats and proteins.. I track Fiber and Sodium. I always need the extra fiber and I have serious sodium problem. I am trying to keep my sodium at 1500, but it is always around 1900-2000. It used to be wayyyyyy more!

Good Luck

CoraGregoryCPA

Yucky.. I wouldn't necessarily say Taco Bell is real food.. haha.. so I don't think you are missing much there. Yeah, you could go for the Subway sub. If you choose the white bread, it might leave you hungry very soon after eating it.

I've been avoiding Subway like the plague as I've heard a few people criticise it for being completely awful calorie-wise, but judging by some of the posts here I'm starting to think they may be wrong. Having a naughty chicken sub every once in a while would be nice to have as an alternative option to pizza.

And sadly we don't have Taco Bell over here so their healthy range isn't an option for me.

CoraGregoryCPA

I want to know why fast food has to be soo high in calories? I understand the fries, because they are fried in oil. Oil is very high in calories. But when McDonalds, for example, makes a new hamburger, do they say "What is the highest calorie content we can make this?, What is the highest calorie cheese? What is the highest calorie mayo?", etc.

I wonder why they can't cut back on some of those calories.. we wouldn't know the difference.. we just want the food!

You can google the Twinkie Diet. From my understanding, a professor completed a challenge to eat nothing but twinkies (full of sugar) and lost weight and improved some of his health. He stayed under a certain amount of calories.

Rae6503

I probably eat fast food 3 times a week. It has NOT derailed my fitness goals.

cutie2b

Hi. I don't necessarily think fast food should be disallowed or anything like that, but I read your post, and I have a question from what you said: "Because of my success I decided to treat myself to something pretty naughty, a pizza from Dominos." And I am only going to say this because I have issues with using food for emotional reasons. But it sounds to me like you are using food as a reward for dieting, and I think that mind set of using food for rewards can be complicated or lead to other issues in the future. I say that from my own personal experience, so I may be reading too much into what you said. Instead of getting a pizza to celebrate eating healthy, have you thought of using something else to reward yourself to celebrate your accomplishment that isn't food? And I know that doesn't address your question. I generally don't eat fast food because of the money cost of it. I save more by cooking at home, but on occasion I go out to eat or have fast food.

iuew

I've been avoiding Subway like the plague as I've heard a few people criticise it for being completely awful calorie-wise, but judging by some of the posts here I'm starting to think they may be wrong. Having a naughty chicken sub every once in a while would be nice to have as an alternative option to pizza.

And sadly we don't have Taco Bell over here so their healthy range isn't an option for me.

subway is pretty good as chains go, as long as you get a six inch. most of my six inch / chips combos are in the 600 cal range. it's pretty easy to go lower, though.

of course, i get behind people in line regularly often who i assume think they are getting something healthy just because it's subway. a footlong heavy on mayo is essentially a big mac and fries, though.