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new subway subs in wraps (for u carb-less diet freaks)

Originally posted by: kalster
Originally posted by: lager
They are going to charge more for their overpriced sandwiches now.
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another quiznos fan huh 🙂
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I had horrible experience at my local Quinzo's. The service sucks here, the sub is small but pricy and they have a 2 refill policy. WTF!!
 
Both wraps have like 20g of carbs. The advertisements claim only ~9 "net" carbs. They subtract the fiber content from the actual carbs. Seems strange to me. I've never heard of net carbs before. Is that an Atkins buzzword?
 
Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Both wraps have like 20g of carbs. The advertisements claim only ~9 "net" carbs. They subtract the fiber content from the actual carbs. Seems strange to me. I've never heard of net carbs before. Is that an Atkins buzzword?
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Yep. They do subtract fiber to get "net" carbs. It's more about how the carbs raise your blood sugar levels. The fiber cancels out this effect to a certain extent. This is why things like brown rice and whole grain breads are considered healthier than white rice and white bread. The carbs may be comparable but the effect on your blood chemistry is not. It makes a lot of sense if you read up on it.
 
In terms of cost: Jimmy Johns > Subway > Quizno's

In terms of quality, I like Quizno's subs, in some ways more than Jimmy Johns, but Jimmy Johns is so much cheaper.

However, in the end, Planet Sub (Yellow Sub) > *

R
 
Originally posted by: DBL
Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Both wraps have like 20g of carbs. The advertisements claim only ~9 "net" carbs. They subtract the fiber content from the actual carbs. Seems strange to me. I've never heard of net carbs before. Is that an Atkins buzzword?
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Yep. They do subtract fiber to get "net" carbs. It's more about how the carbs raise your blood sugar levels. The fiber cancels out this effect to a certain extent. This is why things like brown rice and whole grain breads are considered healthier than white rice and white bread. The carbs may be comparable but the effect on your blood chemistry is not. It makes a lot of sense if you read up on it.
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What does that have to do with fiber, though? They tell you to eath whole grains because they are full of complex carbohydrates that your body takes longer to break down, and thus it's a much slower, smaller blood sugar spike.

That is how I've always understood it.
 
Subway used to have wraps a few years ago. They were pretty good then and I was bummed when they quit carrying them.

why can't people make sandwiches at home?
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Because if you make your sandwich in the morning, by lunchtime it's all soggy and yucky (just like salads). You'd have to package everything separately, then combine it at lunch, which is kind of a pain.

i dont care,i want good cheap healthy fast food (yeh rite lol)
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It's really scary when you read the nutrition information for most fast food, even salads. :Q
 
They've had these for a month or two around here. The chicken/bacon ones are actually pretty damn good.

Fiber doesn't raise your blood sugar at all, so ketogenic dieters don't count them, hence 'net carbs'. Same thing with sugar alcohols.
 
Originally posted by: ThaPerculator
They've had these for a month or two around here. The chicken/bacon ones are actually pretty damn good.

Fiber doesn't raise your blood sugar at all, so ketogenic dieters don't count them, hence 'net carbs'. Same thing with sugar alcohols.
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I never noticed that fiber was even included in the carb count on nutrition labels.
 
Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Both wraps have like 20g of carbs. The advertisements claim only ~9 "net" carbs. They subtract the fiber content from the actual carbs. Seems strange to me. I've never heard of net carbs before. Is that an Atkins buzzword?
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net carb are being used more and more, especially since companies are using sugar alcohols in their products. Those alcohols, while a carb, are not readily absorbed by the body, so they are subtracted from the total carb count to give you net carbs.
 
Originally posted by: akodi
why can't people make sandwiches at home?
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I do! And they are better than Quizno's or Arby's market fresh...but I still go out, because its easier.
 
Originally posted by: lager
Originally posted by: akodi
why can't people make sandwiches at home?
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hehe
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what's your opinion lager? nothing? appearently
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"hehe" is not a good way to increase your post count you attention ho.
 
Originally posted by: MogulMonster
Originally posted by: akodi
why can't people make sandwiches at home?
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I do! And they are better than Quizno's or Arby's market fresh...but I still go out, because its easier.
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lol...it seems so expensive to go out all the time.
 
Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Originally posted by: DBL
Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Both wraps have like 20g of carbs. The advertisements claim only ~9 "net" carbs. They subtract the fiber content from the actual carbs. Seems strange to me. I've never heard of net carbs before. Is that an Atkins buzzword?
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Yep. They do subtract fiber to get "net" carbs. It's more about how the carbs raise your blood sugar levels. The fiber cancels out this effect to a certain extent. This is why things like brown rice and whole grain breads are considered healthier than white rice and white bread. The carbs may be comparable but the effect on your blood chemistry is not. It makes a lot of sense if you read up on it.
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What does that have to do with fiber, though? They tell you to eath whole grains because they are full of complex carbohydrates that your body takes longer to break down, and thus it's a much slower, smaller blood sugar spike.

That is how I've always understood it.
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Understand that fiber is a carbohydrate. There is fiber, there are complex carbohydrates, and then there are simple sugars. Simple sugars are immediately absorbed into your bloodstream, and f*** with your blood sugar levels and insulin levels and stuff. Complex carbs take longer to be absorbed, therefore no spike in your blood sugar and insulin levels. Fiber isn't digestable by your body, it isn't absorbed into your bloodstream... that's why it's used as a laxative. So it doesn't affect your blood sugar or insulin levels at all. So on the Atkins diet, there's no reason to count the fiber carbohydrates because they aren't doing anything to you besides softening up your poop.

Look on a nutrition label sometime, you'll notice that Fiber and Sugar are both listed underneath the Carbohydrate heading. It'll say something like
Carbohydrates: 25 g
Fiber: 10 g
Sugar: 5 g

I'm not sure if the remaining 10 g are necessarily complex carbohydrates, though...
 
Originally posted by: KnightBreed
Both wraps have like 20g of carbs. The advertisements claim only ~9 "net" carbs. They subtract the fiber content from the actual carbs. Seems strange to me. I've never heard of net carbs before. Is that an Atkins buzzword?
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Fiber isn't absorbed into the body.
 
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