Subway?

LonelyPilgrim
LonelyPilgrim Posts: 255 Member
edited September 18 in Food and Nutrition
do you guys really believe the 6 inch sub calorie counts on subway's menu site?

My boyfriend and I split a footlong turkey breast and ham sand (no cheese) with lettuce, onions, peppers, tomato, pepperocini and mustard.

subway's website says a 6inch (half of the footlong) is only 290 cal.

I find that so hard to believe as when I log in my three "small slices of french bread" it tells me the calories for that alone is 263.

1) i feel like subway bread is more equal to 4 slices of french bread
2) even if it isn't, I refuse to believe that turkey,ham,mustard,onion (etc) is only 27 cal total.

what gives?

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  • LonelyPilgrim
    LonelyPilgrim Posts: 255 Member
    do you guys really believe the 6 inch sub calorie counts on subway's menu site?

    My boyfriend and I split a footlong turkey breast and ham sand (no cheese) with lettuce, onions, peppers, tomato, pepperocini and mustard.

    subway's website says a 6inch (half of the footlong) is only 290 cal.

    I find that so hard to believe as when I log in my three "small slices of french bread" it tells me the calories for that alone is 263.

    1) i feel like subway bread is more equal to 4 slices of french bread
    2) even if it isn't, I refuse to believe that turkey,ham,mustard,onion (etc) is only 27 cal total.

    what gives?
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    Oh it is. French bread uses full fat/high carb ingredience, subway uses
    reduced fat/carb ingredience. It's all about what you use to make it.
  • milomoose
    milomoose Posts: 11
    Hi LonelyPilgrim,

    I have a little calorie booklet from a Subway store here.

    In it, a 6-inch Turkey Breast & Ham sub is listed at 290 Calories.
    (this Value includes: Whole wheat bread, lettuce, onions, green peppers, pickles and olives)

    Now, on another page it gives the calorie counts for just the breads alone. A 6-inch piece of wheat bread is 200 calories, meaning (according to them) the meats and veggies total 80 cals.

    I agree with you... it does sound a bit off.
  • lietee
    lietee Posts: 189 Member
    the turkey and ham cant be just 80 cals can it? I mean its three slices of turkey and 2 slicses of ham granted you can almost see through the ham. Maybe its fat free turket too?
  • Chickiebabe151
    Chickiebabe151 Posts: 59
    The FDA watches these things way too closely for them to get away with false figures. And if it did slip by the FDA somehow, Mc Donalds and Burger King (the comparisons listed on the napkins) would spend any amount of time and money to dispute their claims and ruin them in front of the media. So, I'd be willing to bet my first born its accurate. The bread they use is very "fluff". It's baked fresh with no persevatives so it seems like a lot of bread when in reality it is not. If you looked at the calories/carbs in a hogie roll bought at the super market it would be 400+. Go check out togo's nutritional information now. It's nearly tripple subways calories. But, togos loads the sandwich with meat and the bread is far more dense. You notice just by the fullness after you finish. I can't eat a whole small at Togo's but I could easly eat a footlong at subway. The vegetables on the sandwich are all negative calorie foods, aside from the olives. I believe it is 2oz of lean turkey breast meat which is nothing.

    Just be thankful it is less than 300 calories. It taste good, it's filling, and its fast and cheap. The frozen diet dinners don't even compare. I live off these things. lol
  • jakspak
    jakspak Posts: 260 Member
    id like to beleive them i know here its yummy to the max although i usualy have the wrap so need to find out what the calorie count is for that next time i go. oh and i dont have sauces on mine just salt and pepper for me thanks
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    It's true, I watched a whole big expose on these things, it included subway. the show had an independant lab confirm the calories, it was accurate to within 5% from 5 different subway's (about 15 calories). On the downside they had a lot of sodium.

    Now Burger King, they were off by over 100 calories on their whopper! And they were low too!
  • LonelyPilgrim
    LonelyPilgrim Posts: 255 Member
    cool, thanks! good to know, I'll have to start eating there more often!
  • proudmama0118
    proudmama0118 Posts: 433 Member
    Just remember that doesn't include cheese. That adds another 40-50 deending on the kind. And sauces too... but even with that stuff it isn't a bad deal. I eat there alot!
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    This is completely off topic and unrelated but I can't do Subway without the cheese... Just can't do it. :laugh:
  • Mlieb
    Mlieb Posts: 121
    Just had a double meat BMT from Subway....about 700 calories....I should have chosen the turkey, it would have been half (even the double stacked turkey without cheese is about 330 calories!!!)

    Melissa
  • dulceluva
    dulceluva Posts: 728 Member
    This is completely off topic and unrelated but I can't do Subway without the cheese... Just can't do it. :laugh:

    I am there with ya. For me... no sub is complete without cheese and its Chipotle sauce.
  • kaiyacali
    kaiyacali Posts: 175
    How many cals for the tuna wrap w/ no cheese or sauce? Just veggies?
  • JulieB21
    JulieB21 Posts: 492
    Try going to www.subway.com I keep this in my favorites as Subway is the only "fast food" I eat now. The site lists everything, even the dressings they use.
  • msarro
    msarro Posts: 2,748 Member
    I love subway, in fact I've been getting a sub there every other day for the past week. The calories are nice and low, the food is great, and right now they've got that 5$ foot long sub deal which is effectively lunch for two days. 2.50 for a healthy meal? Yes please!
  • kaiyacali
    kaiyacali Posts: 175
    They don't list the calorie content of the tuna wrap
  • JulieB21
    JulieB21 Posts: 492
    They don't list the calorie content of the tuna wrap

    http://www.dietbites.com/subway-calories-wraps.html

    I just did a search for subway tuna wrap
  • kaiyacali
    kaiyacali Posts: 175
    Woww! I might as well be eating the turkey & bacon, with SW chipolte sauce and cheese! Holy @#$%! No more of that for this chica. :noway: :devil: :mad:
  • DBranchaud
    DBranchaud Posts: 827 Member
    This is completely off topic and unrelated but I can't do Subway without the cheese... Just can't do it. :laugh:

    I am there with ya. For me... no sub is complete without cheese and its Chipotle sauce.


    I'm not that big of a cheese person. I skip the cheese. I don't like it's texture
  • Chickiebabe151
    Chickiebabe151 Posts: 59
    Just a tip-- with the wraps, do they offer a whole wheat tortilla? Because even though the calories are low in the italian bread and the flour tortilla, you are consuming simple sugars that spike your blood sugar level up high. Stick with the wheat bread (it's the same calories as the italian) or do a wheat tortilla if they have it. I've also learned recently that simple sugars generate a bigger appetite. Since I quit eating them, my diet has been much easier. I'm not always hungry and craving sweets.
  • grinningkat
    grinningkat Posts: 14
    I'll be honest, I'm no vegetarian. I've given up red meat slowly over the last year or so-but still crave steak or a burger occasionally. When I hit subway, which is often with their footlong special, I only get a veggie delight. Even adding extra veggies does not signifigantly increase the overall calories. Load it up and it is not that bad. Plus, then you can afford to have the cheese....
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    aw but I need that meat... it's ok, I usually go for the 6 inch roasted chicken on wheat, and I have the cheese but I don't have any sauce on it.... mmmm toasted with lettuce, tomato and green peppers... yummy, the calorie count is still pretty low.
  • lina1131
    lina1131 Posts: 2,246 Member
    I have nothing to add to this thread except for the fact that I love subway and could live off of it. I was talking to my co-worker about buying one but then decided I would eat all the profit. :laugh:
  • bunnyr
    bunnyr Posts: 275 Member
    I love the honey mustard sauce. It's 30 calories a serving and no fat!:happy:
  • rissa1322
    rissa1322 Posts: 107
    This is completely off topic and unrelated but I can't do Subway without the cheese... Just can't do it. :laugh:

    I am there with ya. For me... no sub is complete without cheese and its Chipotle sauce.


    I'm not that big of a cheese person. I skip the cheese. I don't like it's texture

    i wish i hated cheese:wink: i wouldnt have to count calories as much then:)
  • jumanji
    jumanji Posts: 3 Member
    I used to have wraps as well then discoverd there was 310 calories in a wrap compared to just 200 in a 6" whole wheat sandwich. So much for wraps being the healthier choice. They're wraps certainly aren't whole wheat.
  • FitJoani
    FitJoani Posts: 2,173 Member
    Believe it or not lunch meat is exceptionally low in calories, I guess due to the processing.
  • JulieB21
    JulieB21 Posts: 492
    Believe it or not lunch meat is exceptionally low in calories, I guess due to the processing.

    Cold cuts are also notoriously high in sodium content.
  • hmmmm
    hmmmm Posts: 607 Member
    I totally agree with the veggie delight comment. I always would get an italian sub loaded with mayo and oil n vinegar and I switched now to the veggie delight on whole wheat and I love it!! I get it loaded with all the veggies they have (except olives yuck) and I don't even miss the meat. I almost feel like something is messing with my brain b/c I would have never ordered that a year ago.
  • jakspak
    jakspak Posts: 260 Member
    ok when logging a subway sandwich in how do it do it as im guessing its calorie count is if you had everything that makes that up but i dont have cheese in mine (cant eat the stuff) no sauces or dressings and i dont have halipinos and olives so how would i do it i have the subway club and after reading above taht the wrap is more claories than the whole wheat bread then mmmm think im may change it
    must say the bread there is the only one that doesnt make me bloated and feel awfull
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