is subway really healthy?

[ucjffj]

would a subway diet really be healthy? their subs don't seem that different than a pizza

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

I'd imagine it depends on the pizza (and the sandwich for that matter). Pizza Hut always seems really greasy to me, and subway sure doesn't.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

depends what you compare it to

 

[OverVolt]

I don't think the subway diet is er.. really a diet. The commercials say Jared's diet consisted of lowered calorie instake and exercise and included low fat subway subs (no cheese, mayo)

 

[T2T III]

If I want bread, I go to subway. If I want a real sub (e.g. Philly cheese steak) I head to one of the local delis or shops owned and operated by some fine Italian folks. 🙂

 

[z0mb13]

yes if u get their cold cuts..

 

[Rkonster]

I think it is pretty healthy, as long as you do not load up on the mayo.

 

Yes, if you get a cold cut sub WITHOUT cheese or sauce, and loaded with veggies. Then again, without sauce, it's possible to make a Subway sub at home for $1.00 worth of ingredients.

 

[DAGTA]

Depends on what you compare it to. Many of subway subs are much healthier than eating fast food like Burger King or McDeath. Probably healthier than most pizzas, too.

 

[klah]

http://subway.com/subwayroot/MenuNutrition/Nutrition/pdf/NutritionValues.pdf

Most have too much sodium(AHA rec's 2.4g/day) and a few have too much sat. fat.

 

[V00DOO]

Subway is healthy if you order a turkey sub w/o Mayo, Dressing, and cheese. I once saw a large (Fat)person ordered a veggie sub with extra dressing and mayo, now that can't be healthy. If you read the small print on subway advertisement, all of their low calories subs are without most of the fat condiments.

 

[shiner]

Subway is healthy when compared to a diet of eating rusty nails and broken glass.

 

[Feldenak]

Depends...are we talking homemade pizza? 🙂

 

[Schadenfroh]

depends on what you get, im sure a vegie delight with no oil, salt, or dressing will do wonders for you.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
depends on what you get, im sure a vegie delight with no oil, salt, or dressing will do wonders for you.

Mmmm....sounds tasty.......about as tasty as licking the bottom of my car.

 

[dighn]

last i checked pizza didn't come loaded with veggies?! 😕

 

[Kenazo]

yum subway. My fav is the BBQ Rib.

 

[Pandamonium]

It's as healthy as you choose to make it. Whether the average consumer can exibit the self-control to make it healthy is another question. I generally get chicken strips on whole wheat with some sort of sauce instead of cheese/mayo. As for garnishings, I stick to getting and all the veggies sans olives, banana peppers, and jalepenos. I'd argue that this is a pretty damn healthy sandwich.

IMO, all the hullaboo about putting the nutritious burden on the franchises is baseless... but that's pushing a separate topic.

 

[fredtam]

No wonder Jerod lost weight. He was eating a six inch turkey for lunch and a foot long veggie for dinner. 1200 calories max.

 

[thirdlegstump]

anything is healthy as long as it's taken with moderation.

 

[Cawchy87]

It can be, but it also can be unhealthy.

A chickenbreast with BBQ sauce on whole wheat is very healthy (lots of veggies of course)

A BBQ rib with mayo, sub sauce and salt on white is very un-healthy.

Even mcdonalds can be healthy if you watch what you eat.

Don't go by the notion that an entire fast food chain is healthy, because they aren't.

 

[Pandamonium]

I just realized you were asking about a subway diet......

If you wanted to eat subway at every meal, and your primary concern is a balanced and nutritious diet, you'd probably need to alternate sandwiches- or at least take a multivitamin. But from experience (finals week), you will tire of Subway after the fourth or fifth day of it. I actually couldn't bring myself to look at Subway for a few weeks...

If you're considering the subway diet for weight loss, you should really just begin to count calories. I'm pretty sure I lost weight during a weeklong period where most of my meals consisted entirely of ice cream of the high calorie variety. Hell, I finished one of those ~1/2 gallon Edy's tubs in a day. At worst, I didn't gain weight. But the only explanation for this is my caloric balance- I worked out like a fiend. FWIW, an ice cream diet will severely impact your athletic performance.

Anyway, back to weight loss. IIRC, a lot of the 6-inch "6 grams of fat" subs clock in at something around 400 calories. I can't speak for you, but I don't find that particularly filling. One possibility is if you were to have more meals spread throughout the day- this would assist in weight loss. All weight loss diets seek to create caloric deficits- the subway diet is just another recipe for weight loss.