WTF Arby's - How do you make a 710 calorie turkey sandwich???

[Fritzo]

I thought I was going with a safe bet there. Bastards

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2f5th...arent?cm_mmc=ETNTNL-_-661766-_-08142011-_-dek

(It's #21 on the list - a freakin' processed cheese sludge roast beef sandwich from them has half the calories!)

 

[zinfamous]

God Bless Arby's.

()

 

[KaOTiK]

So glad I almost never eat out and cook everything myself, looking at that list you would think some of that stuff (like the OP's sandwich) are safe bets lol

 

[gothamhunter]

<3 Arbys

 

[ElFenix]

I thought I was going with a safe bet there. Bastards

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2f5th...arent?cm_mmc=ETNTNL-_-661766-_-08142011-_-dek

(It's #21 on the list - a freakin' processed cheese sludge roast beef sandwich from them has half the calories!)

the bacon egg and cheese from dunkin donuts is way better for you than the muffin. epic win for bacon!

edit: a lot the "eat this" suggestions have a very high sodium to calorie ratio if that's important to you

 

[Fingolfin269]

The almost 2000 calorie tuna sandwich cracked me up. What could one possibly need to mix with tuna to make it taste good enough to warrant almost 2k calories?

 

[Rudee]

You should be more concerned with the amount of sodium in those foods. It's far more alarming than the calories.

 

[cerebusPu]

the 2000 calorie salad from california pizza kitchen is a whopper too. no more of those for me.

 

[rudder]

Tell them to hold the mayo and it is probably 240 calories for the sandwich.

 

[Regs]

We are great inventors. We were on the wrong track the whole time trying to make unhealthy foods even worse like fried Oreos and chocolate covered ..... shit..., but now we're really onto something here! Let&#8217;s take lean proteins and marinate them in butter, or salads and smother them with melted flavored fat (also known as salad dressing).

 

[TheSlamma]

It wouldn't be "Good Mood Food" for Americans if it didn't have mega calories.

Now for people not setup on the Pfizer plan sure this is a problem

 

[Fritzo]

The almost 2000 calorie tuna sandwich cracked me up. What could one possibly need to mix with tuna to make it taste good enough to warrant almost 2k calories?

Mayo wasn't good enough, so they just went with good ol' lard.

 

[Fritzo]

You should be more concerned with the amount of sodium in those foods. It's far more alarming than the calories.

Sodium may not be as big of a deal as we thought:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-teitelbaum-md/salt-health_b_903673.html

 

[Skillet49]

I am surprised that this surprises you!

I made a 390 Calorie sandwich at home the other day and I even go pretty easy on the ingredients. My sandwich:
2 slices bread - 200 Calories
1 oz turkey - 70 Calories
1 slice white cheddar cheese - 80 Calories
1 T light miracle whip - ~30 Calories
1 T beer mustard - 10 Calories

If I were to guess: Arby's bread probably has at least another 100 Calories, they probably use full-fat mayo, which comes in 90 Calories/T. They probably put at least 2 if not 3 T of mayo. Let's assume they use 2.5 T of mayo, which leads to an extra almost 200 Calories worth of mayonnaise. Not to mention they put probably at least another 100 Calories worth of turkey.

So their sandwich easily has 710 Calories.

 

[bobdole369]

Arby's has got to be the worst in the fast food world. Not just the roast beef, but they have that newish line of what appears to the casual observer, a healthier selection. Nay! Not only is the the worst value for your dollar (least food for highest prices), its also somehow worse than burgers healthwise! A 710 Calorie turky sandwich is MORE than a gosh-durn Whopper!!!!

 

[dullard]

Tell them to hold the mayo and it is probably 240 calories for the sandwich.

The calories are in the honey wheat bread (at least 400 if not 500 calories from the bread). They even explicity tell you that they have honey in it. They just don't say the bread is almost bursting at the seams in the amount of honey they put in.

The mayo has calories, but it isn't bad at all in comparison.

Plus, like the OPs link says, beef gets a bad rap. But beef is just about as low in calories and fat as any other meat (lower fat and calories than many cuts of chicken or turkey). Just don't eat the huge chunk of fat on your prime rib.

 

[Aikouka]

2 slices bread - 200 Calories

Out of curiosity, what type of bread has 100 calories per slice? That seems awfully high as most breads that I use have around 60 per slice.

I do agree with your assessment though... cheese and certain condiments tend to be chock full of calories. It's one of the reasons why you have to be careful when you get a salad. For example, I recall watching some video on how brand names affect people's perception of food, and the Taco Bell salad that they used had nearly 900 calories. I make hearty salads at home with about 300 calories and that includes cheese, dressing and croutons, but it's not hard to see how you get that with tortilla chips, whole milk cheese, sour cream, etc.

 

[bobdole369]

Aye, really dense, "whole wheat" packed to the brim with carbs and with honey added for the enhanced flavor so it doesn't taste like ass + likely some cheese baked in there too - Makes for a very calorific bread.

Subway bread does this too - the Italian herbs and cheese bread is 250 calories for a 6"! a $5 footlong is 500 calories!

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

700 calories isn't really bad... Just eat a small diner you'll be fine.

 

[Skillet49]

Out of curiosity, what type of bread has 100 calories per slice? That seems awfully high as most breads that I use have around 60 per slice.

I do agree with your assessment though... cheese and certain condiments tend to be chock full of calories. It's one of the reasons why you have to be careful when you get a salad. For example, I recall watching some video on how brand names affect people's perception of food, and the Taco Bell salad that they used had nearly 900 calories. I make hearty salads at home with about 300 calories and that includes cheese, dressing and croutons, but it's not hard to see how you get that with tortilla chips, whole milk cheese, sour cream, etc.

I usually buy whatever bread is on sale. This bread was the King Sooper's City Market Stone-Ground Wheat.

What breads do you use that are 60 Calories a slice? It seems like most that we buy are around 90-110/slice depending on the brand. The only ones that I have seen that are that low are usually the Low Calorie ones and the slices of bread are usually small and don't' taste as good.

 

[SearchMaster]

700 calories isn't really bad... Just eat a small diner you'll be fine.

Including its patrons?

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Including its patrons?

Especially it's patrons : p

 

[TheNinja]

Certain bread has a LOT more calories that people realize. You might say hold the mayo and save maybe 50 calories. But 2 giants pieces of bread for a deli style sandwhich can by 450-500 calories total. Add cheese (which is high in calories), keep the mayo, and there you go.


Ya, what dullard said.

 

[xboxist]

710 calories is not THAT absurd for a sandwich. It's the portion that is ridiculous. No human needs to eat more than half that sandwich for any given meal. If you eat half, that's obviously only 355 calories which is quite fine.

 

[Zap]

Heck, that's more calories than the KFC Double Down!