Subway
By mapiklfish1
@mapiklfish1 (212)
United States
March 16, 2007 3:38pm CST
My daughter and I were out shopping today and stopped in at Subway to get a sandwich to take home. I thought it would be fewer calories than McDonald's. When I got home, just for kicks, I looked up the calories for Subway online. the sandwich I had had over 800 calories! Just the sandwich! I looked up McDonald's and you can get a Big and Tasty or a Big Mac for under 600 calories. So you could have a Big Mac and a med fry for about the same as just that subway sandwhich. I was really surprised. I always drink Diet Coke or Diet whatever is at the restaurant I'm at so could have had a Big & Tasty and Med fry for the same calories I had with just the sandwhich.
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@lpetges (3036)
• United States
17 Mar 07
i just don't even look anymore,.. i know skinny friends that eat at mac donalds all the time, and fat friends who eat at both subway, and mac donalds.. its all in moderation i think.. so have what you want,,just smaller portions!
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I agree with you there. All things in moderation. A stead diet of burgers would probably not be a good thing but then a stead diet of only subs is probably not good either. We need to add in the fruits and veggies as well.
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
17 Mar 07
It did actually have quite a bit of meat. The website does have the calories broken down into calories from fat as well but I didn't check that.
@creematee (2810)
• United States
16 Mar 07
Like other posters said, it depends on what kind of sandwich you ordered. Cheese, dressing, mayo, balogna, salami, they all add calories. Your best bet is a plain turkey sub, with nothing but veggies on it, for the low fat/low calorie sandwich. :)
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
16 Mar 07
Yup, but I'd rather eat cardboard or just veggies! Yuck! I like veggies but I don't like dry bread with nothing on it.
@creematee (2810)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I agree. Cardboard does taste a little better. :) I do add a little vinegar and oil dressing to mine, for that extra kick--If I'm not taking it home. If I take it home, I will wait and add the FF Italian dressing to my sandwich. YUMMY
@faylinn_chaeli (1619)
• Philippines
17 Mar 07
I think we really have to be conscious with the foods that we buy these days, because we'll never know what are the nutritional contents of the food that we are eating. For me, McDonalds or Subway, they are just the same.
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@avanisha (10)
• India
17 Mar 07
Hi,
Eating sandwiches with callorie, Consuming Diet Coke etc.. would not help u in loosing weight, The best way to loose weight is:
(1) Brisk Walking at least 45 minutes a day.
(2) Avoid Sugar/Potatoes/Rice/Butter/cheese/Oils/Fast foods/Ice creams/soft drinks.
(3) Consume Plenty of water.
(4) Fix ur menu and eat only at fixed time regularly.
(5) Do some Yoga/Meditation.
THANKS
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@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
19 Mar 07
Well, if I have to avoid all those foods, I'm afraid I wouldn't stay on that diet long at all. I think cutting portions and trying to watch the calories while increasing exercise is my best bet. *Sigh* I know I should drink a LOT more water but I just don't like water. I'll have to try to do that, though.
@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
16 Mar 07
I'm not sure
that one guy lost like 400 pounds eating at subway
I think fast food in moderation is ok
diet soda is toxic though
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Not only that but he was walking to Subway for each one. It was something like a mile or two each way. You do that when you weren't excercising before you'll lose weight even if you eat the same food you did before. Most seem to forget that part and think it's just what he ate, it isn't. It was a combination of the two that allowed him to lose so much so quickly.
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
17 Mar 07
No, I did not look up the fat because I just wanted to know the total calories. It did list how much fat was in it.
@timou87 (1638)
• Singapore
17 Mar 07
i feel that as long as you purchase food outside, and you have no control over what ingredients go into you meals then it cant be very healthy unless you can see every single prepaartion step by yourself. even then the unhleathy stuff lies in the sauces and condiemnts
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@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I don't think the sauces and condiments are necessarilly unhealthy but they do contain calories. I just read, for instance, that for heartburn, you should take a teaspoon to a tablespoon of mustard.
@KetanGulati (579)
• India
17 Mar 07
well i think calories are imprtant to be considered..... but fast fod becomes fatal(fats fatalised) if taken daily or excessivly....... a moderation kept on its consupmtin..isn't gonan matter much!!! and that is somethin that i dun say but the docts say.......
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@thekiwi (588)
• United States
17 Mar 07
LOL I never really gave a care about calories, i always thought that subway calorie thing was a hoax, but anyways, i always get a foot long pizza sub with extra cheese...yummy! I can eat those everyday :D with a side of mc ds fries lol...
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I haven't tried the pizza sub. I'm kind of surprised my daughter didn't order it as she loves pizza! Sounds good to me, the fries on the side.
@monkeywriter (2004)
• United States
17 Mar 07
But its still more healthy I am sure then a hamburger. Plus it depends on which you got. I used to love the meantball one but heard its the one with the HIGEST calories in the bunch! So go for a more healthy one next time, or just a six inch if you want. But I am sure the med fries and burger is way less healthy then what you ate.
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@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Yes, the meatball one is something like 1700 calories but not sure if that is 6" or 12". I had a 6". I'm also not sure how much more healthy Subway really is unless you just get a veggies sandwich but then you could just get a salad at McDonald's with no meat. A Big & Tasty has a slice of tomato, lettuce, onion, Hamburger (of course) and bun (bread). Then if you get a meal at Subway, you get chips instead of fries, meat, toppings and bread. How much more healthy are chips than fries? I don't know.
@Stringbean (1273)
• United States
16 Mar 07
What kind of sandwich did you get? I notice that the Subway napkins you get with your order has the calorie count for a number of their lower-calorie sandwiches. I guess we'll have to stick to those when we crave a Subway.
My favorite is a tuna sandwich and it isn't listed so I suspect that means it has too many calories to be considered a diet meal.
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@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
16 Mar 07
I got a coldcut sub on whole wheat. It was probably even more than the calories count I found because I put mayo and mustard on it with extra cheese. The extra cheese was a really small piece and they don't put much cheese on it anyway.
@kate1356 (697)
• United States
16 Mar 07
I think that the Subway commercials are kind of misleading. Yes, some subs do have fewer calories.. but a lot of them do have just as many calories as the Big Mac. They don't tell you that guy on the commercial is probably eating plain Turkey sub maybe with a few veggies. The roasted chicken sub I get with cheese and mayo probably has a calorie count closer to a burger at McDonalds.
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@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
16 Mar 07
Right. They make it sound like all their sandwiches are better than burgers and that isn't true. If I have to eat a sandwich without mayo or anything else on it, (dry bread) I'll pass. I'd rather have a salad or soup.
@retardedrugrat (4791)
• Canada
17 Mar 07
Subway is a healthy option, but you do have to take into account that some of the options such as mayo and other condiments can cost you dearly.
When I eat at Subway I have no condiments whatsoever. Aside from the calorie count I'm not too ken on condiments anyway lol.
I have to say I prefer Quizno's. I like their choice of Sandwiches as opposed to Subway, although I know for a fact that Quizno's probably have a way higher count than Subway lol.
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
17 Mar 07
I have not seen Quizno's on list but then I didn't really look for it but, yes, it probably would have more calories. Guess then the only reason to go to the sandwiches vs. the burgers is just because you like sandwiches more than burgers.
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
16 Mar 07
Actually, I would have rather had a Big & Tasty than the sub. I'm not thrilled with Subway subs. They're expensive and there isn't much in them. I just thought I was saving calories.
@4ftfingers (1310)
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17 Mar 07
Yeah, they put the calorie count on their tissues in some palces. But the count they give you is if you don't include the sauces, the suaces are the killers i think
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@lisado (1227)
• United States
17 Mar 07
It has a lot to do with what you put on it, as well as the type of bread that you get. Cheese and mayo, for example, have a lot of calories. When you see those commercials on TV it says in the fine print that the low calories are without cheese and other toppings.
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@5000ml (1923)
• Belgium
17 Mar 07
I'd still rather eat from Subway than McDonalds. I nowadays always feel sick after eating their food and I still find the sandwiches from Subway to be much healthier. I do always put all the vegetables on it though, I can't imagine a sandwich without it all.
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@Gabrielle1609 (278)
• Singapore
17 Mar 07
subway is healthy... calories depend on what sandwich you buy...
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