I do, I do, I *do* believe in propaganda!

[missroserose]

Some of you might recall how a couple of years ago, during the height of the Atkins craze, Subway introduced a "wrap" option that was supposedly the go-to choice for those looking to watch calories/carbs/health in general. I tried it once, and was moderately impressed - it was pretty tasty, but the bread never bothered me in the first place, so I didn't bother getting the wrap again.

Coming back to the present day again, I've been watching what I eat for the past few months. I haven't been counting calories or dieting per se, but I have been trying to get a conscious feel for how much I consume on an average day, and what the food consumed consists of. Surprisingly enough, aside from the occasional bag of Cheetos, I've managed to completely cut most processed/snackish foods from my diet - and I can't even really say I miss them.

Anyway, since I often eat Subway for lunch (yay fresh spinach on sandwiches!), I was browsing their website looking at the calorie contents of their various sandwich components, when I found out something interesting. Under Breads & Toppings, they have their bread options listed, including the wraps. I usually get the Honey Oat bread, which is the most calorie- and carbohydrate-intensive of their normal bread options. Here's how it stacks up against a wrap in several key areas:

Honey Oat Bread: 250 calories, 30 calories from fat, 380 mg sodium, 5 grams dietary fiber
Wrap: 310 calories, 70 calories from fat, 610 mg sodium, 1 gram dietary fiber

But the icing on the cake? The honey oat bread, which again, is the most carb-intensive of the normal bread options, has 48 grams carbohydrates. The wrap? 51.

And this, kids, is why educating yourself from primary sources beats listening to commercials any day.

Comments

[errant-variable.livejournal.com]

Hm. I did notice that they stopped advertising their wraps as low-carb a while back (not that I watch much television, so I could just be not seeing it) so maybe they realized that low-carb wraps generally taste like glue and chalk and therefore nixed them in favor of something more palatable. There are a couple of blogs, reviews etc that list the wrap as a sub-200-cal option with 5g of burnable carbs, so that seems likely.

Either way, though, I like the wraps. Chewy, good, but they could stand to turn the salt down some.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

"Glue and chalk" is an excellent description. I tried getting a bag of wraps from the store and thought they must have been stale, but the next bag tasted pretty much the same. Needless to say, *that* cooking idea went away quick.

The Subway ones really are pretty good. But you know me - I dig bread. Plus, 25% RDA of dietary fiber FTW.

[alexmegami]

I had a fruit smoothie that had half that (12.5%). *lol* Of course, it was also a fifth of the recommended daily calorie intake (which is great for me, not so much for other people... though I guess Booster Juice is really for athletic types, but wow.)

The only item I ever get at Subway is a roast beef sub, and the cookies. God, do I love their cookies. (A friend described it as eating Crisco, but I love them. :D)

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Holy crow. That's a helluva smoothie. Was it good, at least?

My favorite Subway - tuna on honey oat bread, extra pepper jack cheese, extra spinach, onions, tomatoes, and a few jalapenos. And mayo and honey mustard. I have no idea why, but it makes me perfectly happy to have exactly that for lunch three or four or five days a week. (Although I occasionally will get the cold cut combo or something similar.)

I've never actually tried their cookies. Perhaps I should do so...