I thought Subway was supposed to be good for you
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Then why is it I ate one 6" pastrami sub and it took up dam near all my daily calories!!!
It did? That's worrying. I just checked the subway website and a 6 inch pastrami is only 580 cals.0 -
Uum, all I can add is I like Jimmy Johns better. As mentioned no good or bad foods. Make Em fit into your daily macros and calories.
Jimmy Johns are the bomb. We have another one in the area called Erberts and Gerberts, same kinda quirky subs!
As far as SCUMWAY - I will say that i use to eat that a ton.... I work a half mile down the road from one....and its on my noon walking path. I use to eat the spicy italian with spicy mustard pepper jack and lots of banana peppers, or the seafood with peperjack and southwest sauce (i got looks all the time, but its hella good) and again banana peppers and all with tons of onions. I always went with the Honey Oat bread too. I know the sodium killed me, and since i always piled in a footlong (no chips or drink tho) i know the calories were rediculous on those.
Now when I go (if i crave a lunch other than my usual salad) I will always get a 6 inch only (or for b-fast ill get a 3 inch) flatbread, usually chicken breast, with no cheese, with onion spinach, green pepper, tomato(occaisionally) and a little salt and pepper. All are approx 400 calories.
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I've discovered that alot of places now all have their nutrition info on a website somewhere. I'm probably behind on this discovery but there are probably alot of folks who don't know. I think it is awesome so when you decide to go out you can preplan somewhat what to order or at least bring a cheat sheet and deide when you get there. I did that when we went to P.F> Changs a few weeks ago. It cuts down on stress when put on the spot by the server. :bigsmile:0
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Delicious, fatty meats aren't going to be low in calories.
or sodium.0 -
Einsteins bagels has some good healthier sandwich choices too!!0
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Then why is it I ate one 6" pastrami sub and it took up dam near all my daily calories!!!
It did? That's worrying. I just checked the subway website and a 6 inch pastrami is only 580 cals.
Add in Mayo, and the special sauces, and it won't take long to reach the limit if she's a 1200er.0 -
and the special sauces
Giggity. :laugh:0 -
I prefer the buffalo chicken with lots of veggies and no (additional) sauces, personally. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone who is medically advised to limit sodium, though.
There are a couple of good calorie calculators for Subway and other fast food restaurants on Teh Interwebz, if you're interested.0 -
I would just stay away from Subway all together, cant remember the last time i went there and ive never though of it as healthy. x0
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I eat at Subway, but I'm very careful as to what I order. If I'm going to indulge in a sandwich, I get the roasted chicken on 9-grain bread with lots of veggies and mustard. This selection is low in fat AND doesn't have all of the sodium of the processed meats. The bread is definitely the calorie culprit. I've discovered that I actually prefer their chopped salad made with the roasted chicken and eaten with their fat-free Italian dressing. Altogether, the salad is around 150 calories and, for me, very filling.0
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My subway double chicken salad is 600 calories, but I eat it all for lunch and I enjoy every last bite!0
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Subway is pretty much the only fast food place I can go and get a decent size salad with chicken, custom made for me with a variety of veggies that I can choose, without having to pick out the cheese or nuts or croutons or other high calorie add ons that most fast food places add to their pre-made salads. That makes it healthy and fit into my day.
Just like I can go into the health food store near me that has a hot buffet table...and end up completely blowing my calories in one meal.
It's all about making better choices, no matter where you are.0 -
processed meats never = 'good' for you.0
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I see pretty much the exact stuff I was gonna say. It can be a good choice, but is generally very high in sodium etc.
What puzzles me is all of the people who claim to lose so much weight on the "Jared diet" of Subway. That's a lot of sodium if you eat 1-2 Subway subs every single day! I can only assume those people were previously eating a pretty terrible diet for that to work so "well".0 -
Then why is it I ate one 6" pastrami sub and it took up dam near all my daily calories!!!
It did? That's worrying. I just checked the subway website and a 6 inch pastrami is only 580 cals.
Add in Mayo, and the special sauces, and it won't take long to reach the limit if she's a 1200er.
I was just thinking the same thing but she has her diary closed.
OP...did you get the info from th MFP database or the Subway website?0 -
"Good for you" is highly debatable, but I eat at Subway fairly often because it's the only fast food that actually fills me up. As others said, ham, turkey and no sauces is best. I splurge on a footlong spicy italian sometimes if I had a small breakfast.
Word to the wise, only order the tuna in places where you've been before and which you know have good sanitary measures. I've gotten food poisoning from that once.0 -
processed meats never = 'good' for you.0
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Then why is it I ate one 6" pastrami sub and it took up dam near all my daily calories!!!
Did you walk to the store and back?0 -
processed meats never = 'good' for you.0
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Then why is it I ate one 6" pastrami sub and it took up dam near all my daily calories!!!
stop thinking of individual foods as "good" or "bad" and start thinking of ALL foods as just:
1) fuel for your body
2) micro- and macro-nutrient delivery systems
then determine which foods adequately meet your daily needs for both 1) and 2) above.
why?0
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