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Seen those coupons for a Quizno's "Low Cal' Flatbread Sandwich? ThinkAgain
As everyone knows, the USA has a lot of weight to lose. Most of it
stems from the fast food society, a culture that we seem bent on exporting throughout the world. This does no one any good. I think it is a SHAM the way that certain fast food corporations treat the consumer who is trying to eat healthy. Let's use Quizno's as an example of what I mean here. I'm sure you've been to one of these restaurants. It's basically a Subway with a toaster in the middle, and the sandwiches taste relatively good although they have been criticized for the excessive calories and fat count in most of their sandwiches. And, of course, it goes without saying that they really push their side orders of chips and large soda drinks as well. But I personally never felt bad about Quizno's until their recent round of advertising. They are now pushing a flatbread sandwich they call the "Sammie." Have you seen these ads? The photographs are guaranteed to get you into their franchises, especially if you are watching calories and trying to eat healthy. There's a photo in your Sunday paper of a Sammie Grilled Chicken Balsamic sandwich . . . the sandwich is literally bursting at the seams, stuffed with 12 or 13 visible chunks of grilled chicken, a ton of lettuce and tomato, and right above it -- in giant letters -- ONLY 200 CALORIES. That, my friends, is one of the most blatant shams I've seen in a long time. The ad drew me into my local Quizno's franchise, where I ordered the above sandwich and then sat there in disbelief looking at the tiny little thing that I was served. Yes, the sandwich you GET might be only 200 calories. The guy making the Sammie used what appeared to be a teaspoon to dole out one level spoonful of a lettuce and tomato mix, on top of what were 6 or 7 small bites of chicken. All of it very carefully measured onto a tiny round piece of bread. (The sodium content of the balsamic dressing was off the charts, giving this little appetizer sized "meal" an overly-salty and unhealthy flavor.) I'm a consumer advocate, so I called the 800 number on the door of my franchise with a complaint. Oddly, the number was right below a giant photo of the sandwich I was eating - or, I should say, the sandwich I THOUGHT I'd be eating. They have "never gotten a complaint about this before" according to the Quizno's representative I spoke with. When I later spoke to the franchise owner, he told me that he hears this same concern from everyone, and agrees 100% with me that this is unorthodox advertising. Looking for truly healthy and low-cal food in a fast food restaurant? Look further than Quizno's. Those folks are false advertisers, at best. Dave Full text article above extracted from http://shamvswham.blogspot.com/ |
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Seen those coupons for a Quizno's "Low Cal' Flatbread Sandwich?Think Again
On Jan 24, 12:39*pm, Dave wrote:
I think it is a SHAM the way that certain fast food corporations treat the consumer who is trying to eat healthy. Let's use Quizno's as an example of what I mean here. Yeah. It's a shame how Quino's sends two big goons to your house, who drag you kicking and screaming down to the nearest location, where you are tied to a chair and force-fed. |
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Seen those coupons for a Quizno's "Low Cal' Flatbread Sandwich?Think Again
On Jan 24, 12:39*pm, Dave wrote:
As everyone knows, the USA has a lot of weight to lose. Most of it stems from the fast food society, a culture that we seem bent on exporting throughout the world. This does no one any good. I think it is a SHAM the way that certain fast food corporations treat the consumer who is trying to eat healthy. Let's use Quizno's as an example of what I mean here. I'm sure you've been to one of these restaurants. It's basically a Subway with a toaster in the middle, and the sandwiches taste relatively good although they have been criticized for the excessive calories and fat count in most of their sandwiches. And, of course, it goes without saying that they really push their side orders of chips and large soda drinks as well. But I personally never felt bad about Quizno's until their recent round of advertising. They are now pushing a flatbread sandwich they call the "Sammie." Have you seen these ads? The photographs are guaranteed to get you into their franchises, especially if you are watching calories and trying to eat healthy. There's a photo in your Sunday paper of a Sammie Grilled Chicken Balsamic sandwich . . . the sandwich is literally bursting at the seams, stuffed with 12 or 13 visible chunks of grilled chicken, a ton of lettuce and tomato, and right above it -- in giant letters -- ONLY 200 CALORIES. That, my friends, is one of the most blatant shams I've seen in a long time. The ad drew me into my local Quizno's franchise, where I ordered the above sandwich and then sat there in disbelief looking at the tiny little thing that I was served. Yes, the sandwich you GET might be only 200 calories. The guy making the Sammie used what appeared to be a teaspoon to dole out one level spoonful of a lettuce and tomato mix, on top of what were 6 or 7 small bites of chicken. All of it very carefully measured onto a tiny round piece of bread. (The sodium content of the balsamic dressing was off the charts, giving this little appetizer sized "meal" an overly-salty and unhealthy flavor.) I'm a consumer advocate, so I called the 800 number on the door of my franchise with a complaint. Oddly, the number was right below a giant photo of the sandwich I was eating - or, I should say, the sandwich I THOUGHT I'd be eating. They have "never gotten a complaint about this before" according to the Quizno's representative I spoke with. When I later spoke to the franchise owner, he told me that he hears this same concern from everyone, and agrees 100% with me that this is unorthodox advertising. Looking for truly healthy and low-cal food in a fast food restaurant? Look further than Quizno's. Those folks are false advertisers, at best. Dave Full text article above extracted fromhttp://shamvswham.blogspot.com/ Right. They serve a lot of high cal, high fat food. Subway is the same. You can order a veggie sandwich with supposedly 230 calories with 220 of those coming form the bread. Still, I doubt that this is accurate. I think it is over 300 calories judging from the size of the bread. I know for a fact that their bread is not a standard size to begin with. Once in S. Padre Island in a Subway, I experienced a veggie that was about half the size of my local Subway's bread. The tiny portion probably would give you a 220 cal sandwich, with the larger one yielding perhaps 350 calories. I mean I know that a regular slice of bread has... anything from 40 to 120 cal. per slice with the 40 cal coming from Lite Bread with added fiber and lower fat to get the calories to rock bottom. Subway's is likely closer to the 120 cal per slice...except it is thicker and larger than a slice of bread, so the 230 cal for the veggie sandwich if probably way off. They don't even try to hide the calories in their meatball sub which is over the top with fat and calories. The word "wheat bread" has essentially no meaning either, since it is not whole wheat bread. It is essentially white bread with a little whole wheat thrown in. Still, the veggie is the only reasonably healthy thing I see on Subways menu. People love their fat and calories and even allow themselves to be dupped into thinking they are eating healthy when they aren't I'm afraid. dkw |
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Seen those coupons for a Quizno's "Low Cal' Flatbread Sandwich?Think Again
On Jan 24, 8:42*pm, Del Cecchi
wrote: wrote: On Jan 24, 12:39 pm, Dave wrote: As everyone knows, the USA has a lot of weight to lose. Most of it stems from the fast food society, a culture that we seem bent on exporting throughout the world. This does no one any good. I think it is a SHAM the way that certain fast food corporations treat the consumer who is trying to eat healthy. Let's use Quizno's as an example of what I mean here. I'm sure you've been to one of these restaurants. It's basically a Subway with a toaster in the middle, and the sandwiches taste relatively good although they have been criticized for the excessive calories and fat count in most of their sandwiches. And, of course, it goes without saying that they really push their side orders of chips and large soda drinks as well. But I personally never felt bad about Quizno's until their recent round of advertising. They are now pushing a flatbread sandwich they call the "Sammie." Have you seen these ads? The photographs are guaranteed to get you into their franchises, especially if you are watching calories and trying to eat healthy. There's a photo in your Sunday paper of a Sammie Grilled Chicken Balsamic sandwich . . . the sandwich is literally bursting at the seams, stuffed with 12 or 13 visible chunks of grilled chicken, a ton of lettuce and tomato, and right above it -- in giant letters -- ONLY 200 CALORIES. That, my friends, is one of the most blatant shams I've seen in a long time. The ad drew me into my local Quizno's franchise, where I ordered the above sandwich and then sat there in disbelief looking at the tiny little thing that I was served. Yes, the sandwich you GET might be only 200 calories. The guy making the Sammie used what appeared to be a teaspoon to dole out one level spoonful of a lettuce and tomato mix, on top of what were 6 or 7 small bites of chicken. All of it very carefully measured onto a tiny round piece of bread. (The sodium content of the balsamic dressing was off the charts, giving this little appetizer sized "meal" an overly-salty and unhealthy flavor.) I'm a consumer advocate, so I called the 800 number on the door of my franchise with a complaint. Oddly, the number was right below a giant photo of the sandwich I was eating - or, I should say, the sandwich I THOUGHT I'd be eating. They have "never gotten a complaint about this before" according to the Quizno's representative I spoke with. When I later spoke to the franchise owner, he told me that he hears this same concern from everyone, and agrees 100% with me that this is unorthodox advertising. Looking for truly healthy and low-cal food in a fast food restaurant? Look further than Quizno's. Those folks are false advertisers, at best. Dave Full text article above extracted fromhttp://shamvswham.blogspot.com/ Right. They serve a lot of high cal, high fat food. Subway is the same. You can order a veggie sandwich with supposedly 230 calories with 220 of those coming form the bread. Still, I doubt that this is accurate. I think it is over 300 calories judging from the size of the bread. I know for a fact that their bread is not a standard size to begin with. Once in S. Padre Island in a Subway, I experienced a veggie that was about half the size of my local Subway's bread. The tiny portion probably would give you a 220 cal sandwich, with the larger one yielding perhaps 350 calories. I mean I know that a regular slice of bread has... anything from 40 to 120 cal. per slice with the 40 cal coming from Lite Bread with added fiber and lower fat to get the calories to rock bottom. Subway's is likely closer to the 120 cal per slice...except it is thicker and larger than a slice of bread, so the 230 cal for the veggie sandwich if probably way off. They don't even try to hide the calories in their meatball sub which is over the top with fat and calories. The word "wheat bread" has essentially no meaning either, since it is not whole wheat bread. It is essentially white bread with a little whole wheat thrown in. Still, th e veggie is the only reasonably healthy thing I see on Subways menu. People love their fat and calories and even allow themselves to be dupped into thinking they are eating healthy when they aren't I'm afraid. dkw If you believe that, why not buy some Subway sandwiches, weigh them, and file a complaint with the FTC. *The adverse publicity would help people understand. 230 calories is like 2 or 3 slices of bread, however.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I already know the answer. Subway would explain that the 230 is an average and any individual sandwich at any location could vary a lot. They are right of course. Since they guess about where to cut a 6" in two, how much of each veggie to put on, how much mustard or whatever to put on, this could not be anything else but an average? My guess is that they have a lot of guidelines but no exact requirements for how to make their sandwiches. Probably each individual loaf of bread is weighed at the factory, but I can't even be sure of that. No problem, but I am keenly aware of caloric content of lots of food and I would bet loads that the veggie I order is a lot higher than 230 calories. Most people would not find this a problem, and in fact I don't either since I only eat one every once in a while and estimating is good enough for almost all my other food and exercise as well. The only point is that Subway goes out of their way to advertise their sandwiches as healthy with low carb content, fat, and/or calories being a point of advertisement for certain subs. I just think they not as low as advertised at some, if not most Subways. The original poster's point was about false advertising, so this seems to fit right in with the topic. dkw |
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