Don't let the supposedly "HEALTHY" restaurants trick you...
I still here from a lot of people I had a healthy lunch because I got a tuna sandwich at Subway or a fish bowl from wahoos....I was just telling some of my friends it is not as healthy as they think it is and showed them the nutritional info and they couldn't believe it......
Keep in mind, when these places post nutritional info it is the bare essentials (No cheese, no sauce, lowest calorie bread or meat) and a lot of the time it is a child's portion or not the correct FULL serving an average person normally would get...
Some even try to confuse you on the website and will put A la carte items at the top or again in SMALL words have child's portion above it...
To get the true nutritional info you have to usually calculate your own with all the extra additions you get on it...
I'm sure a lot of you guys realize this but for the ones who don't here you go...
For instance, here is the calories for a footlong tuna sandwich at SUBWAY'S with cheese and mayo...
SERVING SIZE (g) 548 CALORIES 1270 Calories from Fat 710 TOTAL FAT (g) 81 Saturated Fat (g) 16 Trans Fat* (g) 0 CHOLESTEROL (mg) 110 SODIUM (mg) 1880 CARBOHYDRATES (G) 90 Dietary Fiber (g) 10 Sugars (g) 12 PROTEIN (G) 47 VITAMIN A % DV 20 VITAMIN C % DV 40 CALCIUM % DV 80 IRON % DV 40
Let's point out the big factors here - 81 grams fat, Sodium 1880 mg, Carbs 90 g and total calories 1270
Also, keep in mind this isn't the healthy fat...This is mostly from all the mayo and crap they put on there...Also, realize a lot of restaurants you get "Fish Bowls" from all the fat necessarily isn't the omega fat we all think of...It is mostly from the LOADS of butter saturated in the rice and laddled on top of your fish...
Another factor to keep in mind, even those that are eating salmon for instance and eating "Healthy fats"....Healthy fats still have A LOT of calories...So don't think it is okay to just eat salmon all day or your fat intake and total caloric intake will be SUPER high for the day....Hindering your weight loss...
Not all fish is HIGH in essential fatty acids...Which I think a lot of people believe...For instance, Tilapia, Orange Roughy, canned Albacore Tuna are actually super super low in fat content (As low or lower then skinless chicken breast) which might be a wiser choice for those looking to cut weight...
