Is It Worth It?

Is It Worth It?

It is noon and you are hungry. You ate breakfast who knows how many hours ago, and you aren't even sure if that tiny granola bar counts. As you are walking around looking at you choices for lunch, various aromas compete for your attention. Your stomach grumbles in anger and impatience. You smell the delicious sent of freshly made French fries coming from a nearby McDonald's. Then, your nose alerts you to the zesty scent of orange chicken coming from a Panda Express. You settle for a nearby Taco Bell. You order you food and inhale it as soon as you sit down. Finally, your stomach has settled, your nose no longer tracks each smell it picks up, and your brain provides you dopamine that gives you a nice, satisfied grin in your face. Now, what about that waistline you were watching? What about your sugar and salt intake? How about maintaining that 2,000 calorie daily limit? Was eating all that fast food worth it? Did you even think about all of that? Exactly

Don’t worry. You aren't supposed to think about the tasty foods you are eating. According to Michael Moss’ Salt, Sugar, Fat even Stephen Sanger, a former General Mills CEO, stated, as the voice of a consumer, Don’t talk to me about nutrition, talk to me about taste, and if this stuff tastes better, don’t run around trying to sell stuff that doesn't taste good. This blog will help you do just that. It will provide you with a visual break down of the salt, sugar, and fat content of common fast foods. Or rather, tasty fast foods. The findings are something that even the most informed and health-conscious student will find troubling...

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Subway Can't be Bad, Right?

Among a multitude of fast food restaurants, one would assume that Subway is the healthier choice. Not only is it fresh, according to them, but it allows you to build your own sub. From picking the bread all the way down to the sauces, you are the one in control. You could build a sandwich of low-fat turkey or chicken with a multitude of veggies or you could go for the meatball and pepperoni smothered in cheese. ... It is your choice!
All wrapped up and ready to go...into your stomach.
Just look at those deliciously fresh ingredients!

Now, lets look under the hood, without the soda (because, seriously, who drinks soda?).

From left to right: 1750mg of salt, 10g of sugar, and 38g of total fat.
Alright! So far, it doesn't look too bad. All of these are under the daily recommended values (DV's). Right? Well...Go look at the Subway page on the left for more information.
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