Thread: Just how healthy is Subway?

as a cheat meal. I wouldn't eat it on a regular basis

What about for bulking?

LAM, could you post an example of what you eat in a day?

Originally Posted by Toughenuff

What about for bulking?

i added up one time that a footlong spicy italian with pepperjack cheese, lettuce, onion, olives, jalapenos, oil, and vinegar was about 1200 calories. id say it could help a bulk around the midsection since it only has like 30g of protein. not to say that i wouldnt eat it anyway...

Originally Posted by DimebagDarrell

i added up one time that a footlong spicy italian with pepperjack cheese, lettuce, onion, olives, jalapenos, oil, and vinegar was about 1200 calories. id say it could help a bulk around the midsection since it only has like 30g of protein. not to say that i wouldnt eat it anyway...

Well yeah they also serve coockies.

I was talkin about, lets say, 6 inch chicken breast on wheat, no cheese, add veggies, mustard.

hows this look?

lol, good job. Isnt that a lot of sodium?

They need more meat on those things. Im not too impressed with the protein content.

yeah, protein is only 25% of the calories. and yes, thats a ton of sodium. but compared to what a lot of people eat, theyre not too bad.

Originally Posted by njc

lol, good job. Isnt that a lot of sodium?

Wow, that seems like a lot of sodium 2 me. I do know my friend has high blood pressure and he is NOT to consume any more than 1500mg of Sodium per day per doctors orders?

Around the 1200g (+) Sodium range for a 6" Sub??? Try a footlong? Now to me, the 300 Calorie range for a Meal, i'm guessing, is pretty good? The Fat content on Ave. is 5.0. (that doesn't seem bad?) The Carb content on Ave. is 47g? ehhh... my total daily Carb is 65g - only 18g left for my entire day? This is IF i get the 6"? hmmm....One visit to Subway with a Footlong and i am WEIGH Over my Carb intake 4 the Day by 29g? And this does not include Breakfast/dinner/Snacks???? (Carb overboard in my opinion.)

I think LAM is Right on 2 say "Eat as a Cheat Meal" not 2b viewed as a Healthy Lunch. Too much Sodium and too many Carbs is my view? (And this is for the 6") The footlong is WEIGH out of the Ball Park. lol.

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Subway has got 2b the wiser choice compared 2
other fast food joints? Can u imagine?

I love Subway. I ate it at the mid-point of my cut, and I was still losing good weight on it. Now, I'm stuck, and no Subway... a connection!?!?

i would either get a 6" dbl. meat chicken strip(32g. p ) on white (since their wheat is just white with molasses added to it.) or two wraps with chicken strips.
with a little lettuce, tomato and mustard of course.

Originally Posted by BigDyl

LAM, could you post an example of what you eat in a day?

Meal 1 - 2 scoops WPC, 2 cup whole oats blended in 16 oz H20
Workout
Post WO - 2 scoops WPI, 1 banana, powdered gatorade in 16 oz H20 or 16 oz orange juice
Meal 2 - 7 oz cooked chicken breast, 1 cup cooked lentils, 1 cup string beans, 1 cup pineapple chunks
Meal 3 - 6 oz beef, 1 sweet potato, veggies
Meal 4 - 1 can tuna w/ whole mayo, mustard, olive oil (carb free meal here)
Meal 5 - 5-6 oz cooked fish or steak, 1 cup veggies, salad
snack - 1/2 cup sugar free Jello pudding, 2-4 tablespoons Cool Whip
Meal 6 - 2/3 cup blended protein, 16 oz FF milk

* this is pretty much what I am eating now. trying to slowly lose some bf. n

[QUOTE=Missfit4all] I do know my friend has high blood pressure and he is NOT to consume any more than 1500g of Sodium per day per doctors orders?


hahahaha 1500g of sodium would kill anyone in one day.

i think u mean 1500mg.

how much is your food budget per week/day/meal average LAM?

That seems like a fair bit of expensive food u r eatin, but if it works for you then keep doing it Bro!!!

Originally Posted by LAM

Meal 1 - 2 scoops WPC, 2 cup whole oats blended in 16 oz H20
Workout
Post WO - 2 scoops WPI, 1 banana, powdered gatorade in 16 oz H20 or 16 oz orange juice
Meal 2 - 7 oz cooked chicken breast, 1 cup cooked lentils, 1 cup string beans, 1 cup pineapple chunks
Meal 3 - 6 oz beef, 1 sweet potato, veggies
Meal 4 - 1 can tuna w/ whole mayo, mustard, olive oil (carb free meal here)
Meal 5 - 5-6 oz cooked fish or steak, 1 cup veggies, salad
snack - 1/2 cup sugar free Jello pudding, 2-4 tablespoons Cool Whip
Meal 6 - 2/3 cup blended protein, 16 oz FF milk

* this is pretty much what I am eating now. trying to slowly lose some bf. n

What is WPC and WPI?

My day is sort of like this:

Meal #1: 2 scoops ON hydrolized whey, 1 cups organic steel cut oatmeal
Meal #2: 2 scoops On hydrolized whey
Meal #3: Never consitent, could be one of the following, Sushi, half a subway sub, left over's of chicken and vegetables
Meal #3: 2 scoops On hydrolized whey
Meal #4: Tunafish sandwhich mixed with 1 TBL spoon soy/flaxseed oil mayo with omega 3, and 1 TBL spoon organic relish, on mutigrain bread
Meal #5 Chicken and vegetables or fish and vegetables
Meal #6: Protien bar or Protien shake with milk.

Originally Posted by BigDyl

What is WPC and WPI?

whey protein concentrate & whey protein isolate

Subway tastes pretty good but the meat is still over processed from what I always saw. If I was going to have a sub it would be a cheat meal as said before. I would just have it early on in the day... even post cardio to make it even better. I tend to pick a sub sandwhich from high quality delis that serve good meat like Thuman's where you can even get low sodium or low fat meat options. The meat is fresher also. If you are also keeping away from the cheeses and heavy spreads that's good too. I always opt for sweet peppers instead of mayo. Carbs yes but fat no

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Originally Posted by Missfit4all

I do know my friend has high blood pressure and he is NOT to consume any more than 1500g of Sodium per day per doctors orders?


hahahaha 1500g of sodium would kill anyone in one day.

i think u mean 1500mg.

Lordy B, thank you for pointing that out. YES!! Correct to say (mg) of sodium!!!

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Originally Posted by LAM

Meal 1 - 2 scoops WPC, 2 cup whole oats blended in 16 oz H20
Workout
Post WO - 2 scoops WPI, 1 banana, powdered gatorade in 16 oz H20 or 16 oz orange juice
Meal 2 - 7 oz cooked chicken breast, 1 cup cooked lentils, 1 cup string beans, 1 cup pineapple chunks
Meal 3 - 6 oz beef, 1 sweet potato, veggies
Meal 4 - 1 can tuna w/ whole mayo, mustard, olive oil (carb free meal here)
Meal 5 - 5-6 oz cooked fish or steak, 1 cup veggies, salad
snack - 1/2 cup sugar free Jello pudding, 2-4 tablespoons Cool Whip
Meal 6 - 2/3 cup blended protein, 16 oz FF milk

* this is pretty much what I am eating now. trying to slowly lose some bf. n

out of interest what job have you got LAM? do you pre-cook a lot of your meals, then reheat them? or do you cook each one from scratch? must be pretty time consuming, as of late i've been living off tuna, whey, ham, bread and oats, just been too lazy to cook all the time (and personal issues have made me feel like not really bothering lately)

Eating healthy means being rich OR eating stuff that tastes like shit. Basically your screwed.... well unless you have loot.

Originally Posted by njc

lol, good job. Isnt that a lot of sodium?

They need more meat on those things. Im not too impressed with the protein content.

Subway is actually pretty good when it comes right down to it.

You can ask for double meat. When you do that, and stay with the Under 6 sub selections on whole wheat bread, they're actually pretty good nutrition-wise. Even the regular sub selections won't hurt once in a while. And then you have their salads also, with lf or ff dressing that you can double the meat.

Originally Posted by Minotaur

Subway is actually pretty good when it comes right down to it.

You can ask for double meat. When you do that, and stay with the Under 6 sub selections on whole wheat bread, they're actually pretty good nutrition-wise. Even the regular sub selections won't hurt once in a while. And then you have their salads also, with lf or ff dressing that you can double the meat.

How much extra for double meat?

double sodium.

Originally Posted by young d

out of interest what job have you got LAM? do you pre-cook a lot of your meals, then reheat them? or do you cook each one from scratch? must be pretty time consuming, as of late i've been living off tuna, whey, ham, bread and oats, just been too lazy to cook all the time (and personal issues have made me feel like not really bothering lately)

I'm a branch manager of a mortgage company, I work from home. It's both a blessing and a curse.

I cook my carbs on sundays so I have them ready for the week. most proteins do not reheat well so I cook them as I need them.

Originally Posted by LAM

I'm a branch manager of a mortgage company, I work from home. It's both a blessing and a curse.

I cook my carbs on sundays so I have them ready for the week. most proteins do not reheat well so I cook them as I need them.

I'd hate to work for LAM and then do a bad job or something. Then he'd be like bitch i bench 2139890841 LB's, your dead fool.


Anyways subway - 6 inch on wheat turkey.... i can't see that as a cheat meal.

Originally Posted by BigDyl

subway - 6 inch on wheat turkey.... i can't see that as a cheat meal.

i do know what u mean? One of the Healthiest choices by far .... and so cold darn delicious! lol. Maybe it goes like this? If a 6" has on Ave. 45g of Carbs and a (med. build female) such as myself has a daily intake of only 65g of daily carbs, then it could b pushing it?

But maybe ur build can handle a whole heck of alot more daily carbs? Then i think it b fine? The 1300(mg) of sodium for a 6 in." ? Ah-hh...if u don't have high blood pressure, who cares? But ask ur doc 4 advice on that one? LOL.

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anybody? anybody? what's ur take?

During bulking, I can eat two foot-long subs, loaded, no problem!