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Kitty
05-03-2005, 03:13 PM
Okay, maybe this is just my own personal paranoia..

I got a 1 foot veggie delite from Subway today. Its pretty freakin' big and YES I ate the whole thing (I've been ravenously hungry lately). I check out the nutrition info and it says a 6 inch veggie delite is only 230 calories - which would make my monster of a sandwich only 460. I'm thinking WTF? That cannot be right....

I don't know if I should trust this info, and some of the other info that certain restaurants post. Seems to good to be true. I wonder how they go about calculating the nutrition facts.
pisces2473
05-03-2005, 03:21 PM
Remember, veggies have like ZERO cals in them...
Kitty
05-03-2005, 03:46 PM
So, basically, you're saying I'm paranoid :huge:
pisces2473
05-03-2005, 03:47 PM
Yes! Enjoy the freaking sandwich!
Kitty
05-03-2005, 03:49 PM
I needed that!
mishl982
05-03-2005, 03:54 PM
Are there really no calories in veggies? And up until this weekend I wasn't aware that diet coke has no calories.
Kitty
05-03-2005, 03:56 PM
Are there really no calories in veggies? And up until this weekend I wasn't aware that diet coke has no calories.

You're out of it lady! :)

Some veggies do have more calories. But stuff like lettuce, carrots, celery, cucumber has minimal caloric value.
paiger81
05-03-2005, 03:59 PM
Are there really no calories in veggies? And up until this weekend I wasn't aware that diet coke has no calories.


Please don't be offended but you just completely cracked me up! All DIET colas have 0 calories.

Some vegetables have calories, some don't. But most all vegetables are really low in calories.
mishl982
05-03-2005, 04:07 PM
Haha, yea I really didn't know. But then again I never really questioned the calorie content in a lot of things. What I do know that water has no calories! :p
grneyedmustang
05-03-2005, 04:21 PM
Did you have any mayo or cheese on the sandwich? That will make the calorie content go up. But if you didn't - you have little to worry about.

Enjoy the sandwich!!!
GetMeOuttaDC
05-03-2005, 04:27 PM
It is actually illegal for a restaurant (or food packager, or whomever) to report false nutrition information. You could sue Subway for millions, then shut them down. Not a risk they'd be willing to take.

So just enjoy your freakin sandwich! :)
Drufus
05-03-2005, 08:14 PM
Food nutrional info is government regulated. Veggies are low cal, plus your body has to expel a good amount of energy to digest them.