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Old January 24th, 2008, 09:39 PM posted to alt.support.diet
Dave[_5_]
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Default 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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Old January 24th, 2008, 10:23 PM posted to alt.support.diet
Kaz Kylheku
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Default 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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Old January 25th, 2008, 03:04 AM posted to alt.support.diet
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Default 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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Old January 25th, 2008, 05:42 AM posted to alt.support.diet
Del Cecchi[_2_]
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Default Seen those coupons for a Quizno's "Low Cal' Flatbread Sandwich?Think Again

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.
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Old January 25th, 2008, 08:37 AM posted to alt.support.diet
Cynthia P[_2_]
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Default Seen those coupons for a Quizno's "Low Cal' Flatbread Sandwich? Think Again

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:04:23 -0800 (PST), wrote:


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



To my mind the good thing about the Subway menu is that you can have
sandwiches made as salads. That's what I generally do. I just go for a
roasted chicken breast done up as a salad. You don't have to have a
lot of fat on it unless you want to, since you can choose dressings,
bring your own, and olives and cheese are always optional.

You can also elect to have a sandwich made as a wrap, which may cut
calories some on the bread issue.

No, not everything at Subway is healthy, but there absolutely are some
decent options.

--
Cynthia
262/228/152
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Old January 26th, 2008, 04:51 AM posted to alt.support.diet
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Default 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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