Which Sub Shop Least Likely To Sink Diets?
Comparing Subs Not Easy
When I was a kid, when you ordered a sub -- or hoagie, grinder, muffaletta, etc. -- you knew what you were going to get: a big, crusty bun loaded with fat-laden deli meat, rich cheese and add-ons like peppers in oil and dressings whose primary component seemed to be pure beef tallow.
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Classic Subs
Subway: The Italian B.M.T. features Genoa salami, pepperoni, ham and cheese, along with your choice of veggies and extras. The 6-inch sub packs 450 calories, 21 grams of fat, 55 mg of cholesterol and 1770 mg of sodium. It offers 35 percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin C and 25 percent of the RDV of iron.Schlotzky's: The small Original offers lean smoked ham, Genoa and cotto salamis, melted cheddar, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses layered with black olives, red onion, lettuce, tomato, mustard and Schlotzky's signature dressing on toasted sourdough bread. It has 563 calories, 27 grams of fat, 85 mg of cholesterol and 1840 mg of sodium. No vitamin or mineral content was offered by the company.Quiznos: The Classic Italian meats it up with salami, pepperoni, capicola and ham along with mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, red onion, black olives and red wine vinaigrette dressing. As stated, the company does not have nutritional information available.While the pepperoni on the Subway offering is excellent, the chain's preference for characterless processed cheese was a strong down note among the testers. If the test had been simply "meat to meat," Subway would have taken the win by a nose. However, taken as a whole, Schlotzky's was the runaway winner. The blend of cheeses and the dressing made it irresistible.Quiznos' Italian was tasty, but half the testers disliked what they described as a greasy feeling in their mouths. Altogether, it ranked a close third behind Subway's B.M.T. The red wine vinaigrette was a nice touch, though.The Veggies
Subway: Subway's Veggie Delight is probably the most famous of the big-chain "light" sandwiches. It's loaded with lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, olives, pickles and your choice of fat-free condiments. The 6-inch sandwich has just 230 calories, 3 grams of fat, no cholesterol and 500 mg of sodium. I chose the sweet onion sauce for this test.Schlotzky's: The Fresh Veggie has cheddar cheese, cucumber slices, red onion, tomato, black olive and lettuce drizzled with fat-free spicy ranch dressing. The small sandwich has 355 calories, 10 grams of fat, 23 mg of cholesterol and 772 mg of sodium.Quiznos: Quiznos' Italian Caprese, a new offering, has mozzarella, basil pesto, romaine lettuce, tomato and balsamic vinaigrette dressing.This was a very, very tough choice for the testers -- at least, among two of the contenders. Schlotzky's, the runaway winner in the first category, didn't make the finals here. The cucumber slices weren't a favorite with two testers, and overall the flavor was just a bit pale.That left it to the old classic, the Veggie Delight, and the newcomer, the Italian Caprese. The Caprese is certainly more adventurous, but the abundance of fresh vegetables and the very tasty sweet onion sauce carried the day for Subway.I suspect that when and if the nutrition information is released, that the oil in the basil pesto combined with the mozzarella will easily make the Quiznos sandwich the heaviest of the three, but this test proved that fat doesn't necessarily win any extra points when it comes to flavor.So, if veggie sandwiches are what you're after, you can rest easy in the knowledge that the best-tasting one also happens to be (apparently) the one that is kindest to your waistline. Other Links:Copyright 2008, Internet Broadcasting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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