Is subway healthy?

Red-Squirrel_2

Mr_Singleton wrote: »

That’s a bit random.

Not really, the OP asked if their sandwich with cheese on it was healthy. Cheese impacts on the health of two different species and is terrible for both!

joey88

According to this website called carobcherub it isnt!

But in general, I always find that sandwiches from shops are really unhealthy! They tend to be really high in calories, so much better to make your own.

sammyjammy

Subway IMO has always been substandard but then I have never eaten it, I cannot even bear the smell of the place when i walk past one. How anyone can find that smell appetising I really don't know.

KxMx

I have the Wheat bread there which often contains whole grains and seeds.

I don't have cheese or sauce.

The meat is of a similar quality that many happily buy from the supermarket.

Salad from Subway is always fresh and just the same as sold elsewhere.

I personally do consider Subway at the healthier end of the takeaway market.

fred246

I used to eat a lot of their chicken salads. I did enjoy them and I thought they must be reasonably healthy. However everything came in little plastic bags and most of it seemed to have been frozen. I used to complain the salad was TOO perfect. They obviously had very minimal wastage because they only took a new bag out when needed. I never felt it was fresh as in straight from the ground onto the plate. That's what I expect eat fresh to mean.

theGrinch

never liked their food and that settles it

esuhl

I succumbed to a Subway today. I don't know why. Lazy instant food really appeals sometimes! :-D

The unnatural smell hits you when you open the door, and there is something very odd about the texture of the bread and the residual chemical taste of the ingredients.

But if you avoid a few unhealthy options and the sweet sauces (ketchup, sweet chilli, etc.), then it's not actually that bad for you -- in terms of salt, sugar, and fat, anyway.

https://www.subway.com/~/media/United_Kingdom/Documents/Nutritionals/NutritionInformationSeptember2018.pdf?la=en-GB

What worries me more are the preservatives and the quality of the food. What could be in the bread that gives off that weird Subway smell?!

The tuna tastes really nasty. You can't even tell if it's gone off with the overpowering chemical taste. It tasted like it had been washed in bleach solution. I'd guess a lot of salad items (olives, sweetcorn, chillies, gherkins) have been marinading in preservatives for years, too.

Some of the meat is heavily processed and of low quality... And I've rarely seen the salad bar looking "fresh" exactly...

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Anyway, the real "killer" in terms of unhealthy fast food is chips. They're saturated with fat and salt, and don't provide many vitamins. And fizzy drinks are pretty unhealthy, of course, with the sugar and chemicals.

If you're going to eat fast food anyway on occasion and want a healthier option, avoid sweet sauces and chips. And drink water.

If there's a supermarket nearby, you could get a roll or two, some cheese/ham, and a salad pot for less than a Subway, and make your own healthier, tastier sandwich for less.

Esie

sammyjammy wrote: »

Subway IMO has always been substandard but then I have never eaten it, I cannot even bear the smell of the place when i walk past one. How anyone can find that smell appetising I really don't know.

Not just me then! The smell makes me want to heave. Not at all appetising. Never crossed the threshold because of that

BananaRepublic

I’ve never eaten a subway meal. I went in once, but the menu didn’t appeal. I sometimes have a veggie burrito, lovely and healthy. Lots of supermarkets do healthy quick meals such as samosas. I eat veggie curries from Sainsbury’s for lunch during the week as I am lazy, but want healthy food. They have only natural ingredients.

So many fast food joints sell fried foods, which require little skill to prepare, and provide decent profit. A few years ago a group of us from our company went to a burger joint. Yuck. Why on earth do people eat that muck?

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Not really, the OP asked if their sandwich with cheese on it was healthy. Cheese impacts on the health of two different species and is terrible for both!

What a silly remark, cheese isn’t terrible for us. Modest amounts are beneficial. It is odd that vegetarians eat dairy though, unless they simply dislike meat. No doubt the quantity on most pizzas is not healthy.

coffeehound

Never ventured into one until last week. Only had a coffee. £1.80 for a small cup seemed high compared to the likes of McD, Greggs, JDW et al. It was less rough than those, but still a bit steep in price. Healthy? Couldn’t say.