How to Eat Healthy at Quizno's

Fast food is not known for its nutritional value as much as it is for its taste and convenience. If you decide to eat out at a fast food restaurant, you can do yourself a nutritional favor by choosing the most healthy food they offer. Comparing nutritional information about the items on the Quizno's Sub menu, can prepare you to order the most healthy food.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer with Internet connection
• Time to compare nutritional information

1. Order a Quizno's turkey sub for a low-fat sandwich choice. The Turkey Lite small sub has 334 calories, 6 g fat, 1909 mg sodium, 52 g carbs and 24 g protein. Look out for high calorie counterparts. The Turkey Ranch Swiss with no dressing has 691 calories, 18 g fat, 2695 mg sodium, 89 g carbs and 49 g protein. This sub has double the calories and triple grams of fat.
2. Get a salad with the dressing on the side. The Quizno's menu is posted on their website and states that all dressings are served on the side. Compare the Flatbread Chopped, Classic Cob with and without dressing. The salad with dressing has 896 calories, 54 g fat, 1523 mg sodium, 60 g carbs and 41 g protein. The salad without dressing has 532 calories, 16 g fat, 865 mg sodium, 57 g carbs and 40 g protein. The caloric and fat intake is significantly decreased if you skip the dressing.
3. Choose a smaller sized sub serving. Quizno's nutritional information lists subs in three different sizes. The Lime Chilli Chicken Sub Sandwich on White Bread in jumbo size has 635 calories, 14.6 g fat, 70.6 g carbs and 52 g protein. The large size has 406 calories, 9 g fat, 46.9 g carbs and 32.1 g protein. The regular size has 230 calories, 5.6 g fat, 23.9 carbs and 19.9 g protein.
4. Compliment your meal with a Quizno's soup item. The Pumpkin Soup and the Tomato and Basil Soup are low in fat and calories. The Pumpkin Soup in regular size has 121 calories, 3.6 g fat, 18.2 g carbs and 3.9 g protein. The Tomato and Basil Soup in regular size has 96 calories, 4.3 g fat, 10.7 carbs and 2 g protein.
5. Select a pita sandwich as an alternative to a sub sandwich to save on calories. The Lime Chilli Chicken on Pita Bread has 260 calories, 5.5 g fat, 30.6 g carbs and 21.2 g protein. The Honey Bourbon Chicken on Pita Bread is another alternative with 259 calories, 6.7 g fat, 28 g carbs and 21.6 g protein.