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 | By Amy L. Schubert  Food Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Amy L. Schubert |
| Published March 17, 2007 at 7:01 a.m. |
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Every now and again I'll eat a sandwich from a sub shop even though I suffer from gluten intolerance. For me, things like sandwiches and pizza need to be really, really good for me to justify feeling like a slug the rest of the day and usually the next morning.
Even though I am the consummate meat eater, I prefer both vegetarian pizzas and sandwiches to their carnivorous counterparts, partially I think because I know the wheat is going to affect my system poorly. And also in part, I think somewhere in the back of my brain I somehow think it is more healthy to have a spinach and artichoke pizza than one smothered with pepperoni, although I certainly know even more so now that is not the case.
We ordered Jimmy John's for lunch last week and I opted for the Gourmet Veggie Club thinking I was doing my waistline at least a tiny bit of justice; so imagine my horror when I later looked up the nutritional information and saw that the veggie-laden beauty had 1,141 calories and 70 grams of fat (http://www.jimmyjohns.com/nutrition.html)! Just to put this in perspective, that is more calories than I would have consumed had I eaten two McDonald's Quarter Pounders with Cheese -- 1,020 calories and 52 grams of fat (http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.index1.html)!
Honestly, the sandwich was great, and I definitely enjoyed it much more than I would have two Quarter Pounders, or even a half of a pizza, but it's definitely indicative of how much we can fool ourselves into thinking we're eating healthily when we are really not. In order to burn off the calories in one Jimmy John's Gourmet Veggie Club, I would need to run for 1 hour and 53 minutes, or nearly 12 miles. I think I'll stick to a salad the next time I get a veggie craving.
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Posted by mikemiller34 on April 14, 2007 at 2:41 p.m. (report)
Maybe the "hating" stems from all the Jimmy John's drivers contributing to global warming, all because people are too lazy to make a *sandwich*. What's next, cereal delivery?
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Posted by floss on March 18, 2007 at 12:46 p.m. (report)
What's with OMC being such a Jimmy John's hater? This blog, while a seemingly innocent account of a gal trying to get herself a healthy meal only to find out that the meal has (gasp) calories and fat in it, stinks of an ulterior motive. What it is, who knows. Sticking up for a fellow writer? Attempting to right a nutritional wrong? Whatever the reason may be, a good sign that a restaurant doesn't have its eye on the customers health is when it caters to the after-bar set. But to help out anyone still shocked by this gripping piece of journalism, mayo and cheese have a lot of calories and they can make you fat.
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Posted by Patrick on March 17, 2007 at 4:07 p.m. (report)
You say you were surprised at the ungodly amount of calories and fat in your veggie sandwich, but did you really order it the way Jimmy John's lists it on their Web site? If so, how could you have thought otherwise? Man, they include 8 layers (not just slices) of cheese on that thing, as well as a decent helping of mayo. But if you were to hold the cheese and substitute the mayo with Italian vinaigrette or mustard you get a sandwich under 460 calories and under 8 grams of fat. Their Web site is cool if you are trying to watch your cardiac arrest risk.
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Posted by Andre on March 16, 2007 at 11:33 a.m. (report)
Eating vegetables is considerably better than all the greasy meat that's normally on subs, but it doesn't mean you can go slather mayo and cheese and whatever else on top. Same goes for salad and dressing. Duh.
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Posted by littletinyfish on March 16, 2007 at 10:25 a.m. (report)
Wow. That is simply amazing.
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