Subway has all Subs for $5 the month of February!

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Subway has their $5 footlong campaign the month of February where all foot long sandwiches are included. This place is a good choice over other fast food joints, including Burger King and Taco Bell. Oh yeah, you know taco bell uses FAKE meat - WOW!

Well, Subway DOES have real meat - just not everything there is "good for you". It's important to remember that even though it is Subway, they have many other landmines to your 2011 resolution of slimming down. I have listed a few of the do's and dont's of selecting the proper sandwich or menu item when you make your next visit as well as nutritional info on a few sandwiches:


Sandwich                  Calories               Fat (g)             Carb (g)               Protein (g)


Italian BMT                  900                      40                   96                         44


Orchard Chix Salad      720                      16                   94                         35

Subway Club               640                       10                  108                        40

Roast Beef                  630                        9                   91                         52


Turkey Breast              220                        4                   94                         35


If you are watching your weight, definitely stay away from the Italian BMT (BAD). Instead, ask for a Roast beef or Turkey breast sandwich and save yourselve a bunch of fat grams and bigger waist. I recommend choosing Subway as an alternative to making food at home rather than just "THE option". Use it when you didn't make time to cook or make a sandwich at home.


Sandwich                 Calories                    Fat (g)              Carb (g)             Protein (g)


Ham and Cheese         352                         15.5                   33                       21

PB and J                     327                         14.5                   43                       10.5

Turkey                        220                         3.5                     32                       15


Salad Info (GOOD)
Most of their salads are pretty good nutrition wise including the Roast Beef, Ham and Subway club each coming in around 3-4 grams of fat and around 150 calories. If you choose the Sweet Onion Chicken Teryaki, expect to raise the calorie count to 210, with still a lower 3 grams of fat.

Condiments (The UGLY and GOOD)
I tried the Chiplote Southwest Sauce before and it was decent. Now, the fact that is has 20 grams of fat per tbsp is ridiculous and makes it taste gross. Once I learned that the mayonaisse has 12 grams pers tbsp, I quickly made the switch to mustard as well. If you're looking for an alternative to your salad dressing or just something to make your sandwich tastier and a bit more moist, try the Fat Free Italian dressing. At 30 calories and ZERO fat, it's a great substitute for anything else. Subway also has Fat Free Honey mustard for those who like their sandwich a little sweeter.

Summary
In short, Subway definitely can be a great option you just have to take your time and choose wisely. Just look up at the menu and they will have all the calories for you...just remember why you went to Subway over Taco Bell in the first place. Oh yeah, 1 cookie has 10 grams of fat...just sayin'.