HitsRus;1398365 wrote:http://www.livestrong.com/article/404501-is-subway-a-healthy-fast-food/

from livestrong....the meal is what you make it.

You can't get bread. The bread is absolute trash and full of chemicals. ARTICLE FAIL.

There is no need to limit the number of vegetables you put on your sub.

This also made me laugh considering the lettuce is iceberg(aka worthless nutritional wise), the olives, banana peppers, jalapenos, and pickles are basically pure salt. Like I said before, if you want to eat healthy at subway just get a salad with tomatos, green peppers, onions, and cucumbers. Everything else is trash and for poor people.

Subway is alright. If I'm going to get a sandwich, Jimmy John's is the best. Subway is no better or worse than the other sub shops such as Jersey Mike's or Potbelly's. I can't comment on Firehouse or Penn Station as I have never been. I'm not a fan of Quizno's as that place was terrible the couple times I've been there.

I generally only get a sandwich or sub for lunch on the go if there is no Chipotle nearby or the people I'm with really want a sandwich over a burrito.

It's edible, but simply a place I never choose. Maybe twice a year I eat it.

This also made me laugh considering the lettuce is iceberg(aka worthless nutritional wise), the olives, banana peppers, jalapenos, and pickles are basically pure salt

They have spinach.... and don't olives, banana peppers and pickles have salt ANYWHERE?

The bread is full of chemicals? link would be helpful to show me what you are talking about.

Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, yeast, whole wheat flour, sugar, contains 2% or less of the
following: wheat gluten, oat fiber, soybean oil, wheat bran, salt, wheat, rye, yellow corn, oats, triticale,
brown rice, barley, flaxseed, millet, sorghum, yeast nutrients (calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate,
ammonium sulfate), vitamin D2, dough conditioners (DATEM, sodium stearoyl lactylate, potassium
iodate, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide), caramel color, refinery syrup, honey, yeast extract, natural
flavor, enzymes. Contains wheat.

Mmm. Sound delicious?

sleeper;1398549 wrote:Mmm. Sound delicious?

I had a whole long post explaining each bolded ingredient, but it got lost when I tried to post.

They are all harmless and completely acceptable in the US (of course). The ony questionable one is Azodicarbonamide, which is allowed in the US up to 45ppm, but it is not allowed in Europe and Australia.

Most of those are commonly used in baking (not just subway). They either improve the cohesion of bread or somehow help the process. One of the ingredients, I forget which one is used in many different processes beyond baking such as icings, puddings, creamy drinks, etc..

I'm surprised you bolded ascorbic acid, that's essentially just Vitamin C.

Ascorbic acid is vitamin C.

queencitybuckeye;1398576 wrote:Ascorbic acid is vitamin C.

Well it's a form of Vitamin C. There are different forms (vitamers) of Vitamin C all described as Vitamin C because of the way they act in different animals, which is why I said "essentially."

Mmm.. Tasty! Enjoy heart disease at age 40!

sleeper;1398582 wrote:Mmm.. Tasty! Enjoy heart disease at age 40!

Prove it. I have yet to see any studies that link heart disease and eating bread. In fact doing a quick google search there are a few studies that indicate eating bread daily may protect against heart disease.

Firehouse is my favorite, but our Penn Station has a Buy One Get One deal on Tuesdays that makes it worth it. Two 12" for like 8 bucks. It's GREASY, though.

Fly4Fun;1398587 wrote:Prove it. I have yet to see any studies that link heart disease and eating bread. In fact doing a quick google search there are a few studies that indicate eating bread daily may protect against heart disease.

It's impossible to link a food directly to CHD. It's not impossible to correlate the intake of not only increased processed grain products, but the GMO versions of said products. The increase in refined grain and seed oils replacing quality oils like Coconut and Palm Oil because of expenses. We're not suffering the consequences.

1. Carbohydrates are NOT a mandatory macronutrient. Fat and protein are essential for life. Carbohydrate is not.

2. The body can manufacture all the necessary Glucose for vital organ function with protein and fatty acids. Again, there is no need to intake of refined carbohydrate.

One could eat root veggies, green veggies, tubers and specific starches until their heart is content and get more than enough carbohydrate in a lifetime. If the goal is to make every morsel of food be the most optimal in nutrient-density, breads, pastas, grains, legumes, fruit and any other forms of refined oils or sugar would have 0 place in the diet.

I'm not against this stuff 100%, it has it's place, especially if your goals are to be hyper-caloric or to add weight. For optimal health or improvement in metabolic parameters, every time you choose to eat it, you're undoubtedly sacrificing a little bit in overall health simply because you could be eating something more nutrient-dense.

sleeper;1398396 wrote:You can't get bread. The bread is absolute trash and full of chemicals. ARTICLE FAIL.



This also made me laugh considering the lettuce is iceberg(aka worthless nutritional wise), the olives, banana peppers, jalapenos, and pickles are basically pure salt. Like I said before, if you want to eat healthy at subway just get a salad with tomatos, green peppers, onions, and cucumbers. Everything else is trash and for poor people.[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR]

It's the same prices as any other fast food place, so you're generalizing that all fast food is for poor people. Fail.

pmoney25;1378083 wrote:Yea I like it a lot. If I am in the mood for a Hot Sub, That's usually where I will go. For Cold subs, I prefer jersey mikes.

Anyone remember Quiznos? Is that place even in business anymore?

I live 1/4 mile from one, thank god.

^^^

Probably one of the few. Quizno's is Business School textbook 101 on how not to run a franchise.

Manhattan Buckeye;1399269 wrote:^^^

Probably one of the few. Quizno's is Business School textbook 101 on how not to run a franchise.

From what I read they were bad to the franchisees in even getting stores opened, and once they were opened they bled them dry through requirements that food, supplies, etc. would all be bought through them at prices that made it impossible for the franchisee to turn a profit.

Sound about right?

friendfromlowry;1399256 wrote:It's the same prices as any other fast food place, so you're generalizing that all fast food is for poor people. Fail.

Isn't it? At least people without the time and energy to prepare real food for themselves and without the time and/or money to go to a restaurant that serves quality food.