Subway

I'm just as mad at subway. I spent like 20 minutes on their website looking at all the nutritional facts of the sandwich i wanted...playing around adding cheese, taking it away, adding veggies, etc.

What I feel like is that Subway has tricked the consumers just like everyone else. They make you think they are so healthy when in reality they're really not. I always get wheat bread with no cheese, turkey, veggies, and mustard instead of mayo, and it was still a ton of calories!!! I am OVER subway and they're "healthy" menu.

I think you'll find this about "healthy" salad-type restaurants as well; or even salads in general. A lot of people think "but all I ate was salad!!!" Well, did you put cheese, bacon bits, croutons and salad dressing on your salad? How about some meat? It's not Subway itself you're angry at. It's that in order to be healthy, you have to eat stuff plain, in smaller portion sizes or chock full of vegetables! Cheese is a big meal killer if you aren't careful. The other thing is their bread. Just because it says "wheat" does not mean it is magically low in calories or even WHOLE WHEAT like you *should* be eating. I had no issues eating at Subway when I lost weight before and I have no problems with the "Fresh Fit" menu. I'm just too cheap to spend money on turkey and bread there when I can make it at home. Because that's how I prefer my sandwiches now! Just turkey on bread... PLAIN! :laugh:

I have to say that as I have gotten healthier I can not stand the meat at subway, none of it. It looks gross to me. I actually kind of weaned myself off of the meat by going down a slice every few weeks until there was none.

My favorite sub is 6" on honey oat with spinach, lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion, peppercinis, hot mustard and vinegar. I can live without the cheese too.

All said and done its like 240 calories if not less.

I their meatball subs but they are SOOOO bad for you so I usually just stick with a turkey, no cheese, mustard, olives and lettuce. Not really all that exciting but I like it.

I eat veggie subs. No cheese. No condiments. :blushing:


YUMMMMMMM.

I had the same problem with a Jimmy Johns that opened right next to work. They only have white bread, 1/2 a sandwich still leaves you hungry, a whole sandwich is a gazillion calories - even their turkey, and then chips and a soda on top of it. My "in a pinch" lunch ended up being about 700 calories! So once MFP helped me figure that out - my order changed to no mayo, no soda, and I only eat 10 chips, then give the rest of the bag to my coworker. But still, a turkey sandwich on white with no mayo? willpower baby, willpower.

Jimmy John's has 7 grain wheat bread as well as the French "white" bread(oh, and "unwich" lettuce wraps for the low-carbbers). Because of the thick cut, the wheat has more calories than the French bread(for a club, which means the bread is left in, as opposed to the sub, where the bread is taken out and stuffed with lettuce, onions, etc). A number four or 14 without the mayo are very low in fat content, and pretty filling. I like to throw on a couple of yellow mustard packs so the sandwich isn't so dry.
Try working at JJ's(I do!) and having Italian Night Clubs staring back at you on a daily basis! WILLPOWER, let me tell you.
I would also like to add that if you get a club(7-17), ask them to take the bread out and you'll save a few calories and carbs. Stay away from the chips, even the reduced fat ones, because they aren't that much better for you and are fried in peanut oil just like the regular ones. Instead, get a pickle, but watch out for the sodium! Hope this helps!

Spicy mustard sounds good! I think I might try it, as long as it doesn't taste anything like honey mustard. I hate sweet and savory.
Can anyone explain what it tasts like?

I always have subway....turkey / ham on wheat dry with lotsa yummy veggies.....I do add swiss and have them toast it ......yummy. Its a treat so just be aware of what you're doin'

2 cents :flowerforyou: