Subway Restaurants, Healthy of Not?
by This has been debated for long periods of time. However, I’m here to provide my own opinions on whether its healthy and how you can make a better lifestyle change!
English: Subway restaurant, 4009 Carpenter Road, Pittsfield Township, Michigan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
It is a common misconception that Subway, the restaurant is a healthy choice. From the late 1990s to present day, many people believe that by eating Subway is a healthy choice. So is it? The answer is simple… it depends on what you order.
Initial Issues:
The Bread: One of the main issues with Subway is its bread. The bread roughly contains between 200 to 260 calories in total, with choices like whole wheat and white being on the lower side and italian being on the higher side. But, one of the things that many people don’t know is that the healthiest choice of Bread is actually Plain White, not the 9 grain whole wheat. This is because the other bread types contain high amounts of high fructose corn syrup, which is one of the main contributer to calories, and subsuqently fat.
The Meat: At subway, in order to compete with many other restaurants, they offer a diverse assortment of meats to select. Although most seem healthy (like the Assorted collection) for example, many of them actually arn’t. Meats like Assorted, meatballs, pepperoni are loaded with calories and fat, not to mention high amounts of sodium, which is bad for the body.
The Sauces: Nowadays, they have a print out of the healthy and unhealthy choices. But just to reaffirm, be sure to avoid items like Mayo, Chiptole & other ‘flavourful’ sauces. Instead, choose options like honey mustard, plain mustard or ’sweet onion’, although it does kinda fit in the unhealthier choices.
The Extras: Obviously, its important to resist snacks like chips and cookies. Avoid sugared pop, and I would recommend purchasing water opposed to the pop, even the 0 calorie ones. Nowadays, they have Yogurt avaliable, which is always a good replacement for the unealthier snacks.
Conclusions:
So Subway, like most other fast food chains, can be healthy or unhealthy, depending on what you order. The best option is to get a Subway salad, with the ‘healthier’ choices for dressing. For snacks, choose water + yogurt over the other alternatives. Remember, its only healthy depending on what you actually order.
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