Saturday, December 17, 2011

Subway Sandwich And Dietary Exchange System?

396545384 I'm new to the exchange system, and I was wondering how many and what kind of exchanges would go into a 6" sweet onion chicken teriyaki sandwich on 9-grain wheat with lettuce, onion, tomato, provolone, and fat-free sweet onion sauce.
The website was very limited with the exchange information. I thank you for your help in advanced!
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  1. rebesDecember 17, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    cherie blair - i have just been trained for diabetes uk forget exchange system eat a balanced diet containg masses of low gi foods eat a lot of vegs and pulses move around and your diabetes will be in control you can contact me with pleasure on susan.vyvoda @btinternet.com

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  2. rebesDecember 17, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    TheOrange Evil - This is why I hate the exchange system. I have found it much easier to count carbohydrates.

    I looked up the nutritional content of the sandwich, as well as what the exchanges are for all types of food, and I'm having a hard time figuring out the exact exchange.

    I can tell you this: the carbohydrate count for that sandwich is 58 grams. If one starch exchange is 15 grams, then that's 3.8 exchanges or, rounded up, 4 exchanges (servings) of carbohydrates. I really don't know if I am even doing this right.

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  3. rebesDecember 17, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    A. Thorne - The few times I do eat out I use the below book. Otherwise most fast food sandwiches are about 3 carb servings and 1-2 meat or lean meat servings not including any veggies, fats or dairy. If you are looking for tighter control of your diabetes consider recreating your own version of fast food favorites so you can control the carbs, sodium and fat easier.

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  4. rebesDecember 17, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    Nana Lamb - the exchange diet is a total crock!! toss it and get either South Beach or Atkins and follow the guidelines for phase 2 of either of them.

    Eat eveything on your sub sandwich except the bread!! In other words get it as a salad!! That is what I do when we go to Subway!!

    I also like the new "sandwich thins" bun things!! They are great in that there is less than 1/3 of the amount of bread which is 2/3 less carb grams than the original sandwiches.

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  5. rebesDecember 17, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    opinionated - i count carbs,could never figure out the exchange thing.
    a 6" subway has appx 45 carbs,i am allowed 60 carbes per meal ,which controls my numbers

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