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It's a little difficult for me to judge without seeing what sort of dressing is on the sandwich. When I'm actually at Quiznos, looking at the menu and item description, it's easier to discern what's healthier.
That said, I would not have guessed tuna melt no matter what.
I got it right but only because I just read \"Eat this, Not That\"
At first I thought it would be the tuna, then I was like, wait, bacon!
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I'm getting a tuna melt and large chocolate shake for lunch. 1 day's caloric intake in one meal.
The other side of the coin is, the overall effect on eating out on the waistline might be more important than the nutritional factors at restaurants.
Tuna at sandwich places is always high in calories because they make it with at ton of mayonnaise.
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@The Count of Monte Fisto: mmm chicken Carbonara, hold the mushrooms cuz I'm not a rabbit. Dang it consumerist, now I want quiznos.
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@Youthier: I think the point is that they have the same dressing, so that calorie info is irrelevant.
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I absolutely knew it was the tuna melt. If you look into Subway's caloric information, you'll see that their tuna sandwich is one of the worst sandwiches calorically that they offer. Got me on the Mcshake though; I thought 2 Mcgriddles FTW.
Honestly speaking, it's too hard to judge without seeing the product. Do they have cheese and heavy cream sauces? Do they have gobs of mayo? I wouldn't have thought a tuna melt just because when I make a tuna sandwich I make them pretty light, very easy on light mayo and some herbs for extra flavor.
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I'm happy to announce that I'm smarter than most (I know you're all thrilled) and guessed the tuna melt, though it's really just a process of elimination. Tuna has more calories than anything listed and when you add gobs of cheese to the mix, it's a no brainer. It's sad how many people fill their gullets without knowing something as simple as how many calories they're ingesting.
As someone who eats a lot fresh tuna, a tuna melt is an absolutely disgusting abomination. Who in their right mind would willingly order one?
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I guess right... but I actually misread the poll and thought they were asking which was the HEALTHIEST option. So I guess I actually lost. Blurg.
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Bacon gets so much bad publicity. Portion sizes are usually small enough to keep it from really wrecking a sandwich calorie wise.
The mayo they use to hold the tuna together is the killer.
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I'm waiting for the inevitable, \"It's fast food of course it's bad for you!\" comment.
doh, I thought it said \"fewest calories\", so my vote for Steakhouse Beef Dip was correct in that sense, jeesh good thing I don't have to read for a living...
Quiznos makes it available:
[www.quiznos.com]
There's a link at the bottom of the page to show nutritional information.
So does McDonalds:
[www.mcdonalds.com]
It might have been the case 5 years ago that it was hard to get nutritional information when eating out, but I think these days it's not all that hard to find Caloric counts. Mom & Pop restaurants are probable exceptions, though. Thanks Google!
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It's fast food of course it's bad for you!
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I didn't read the report, but knowing these guys the phrase, \"artery clogging\" appears at least 5 or 6 times. They love that one.
Damn, and I like a large chocolate shake once in a while.
Of course, my mid-section shows it.
@Rectilinear Propagation: I'm waiting for someone to tell us how fantastic the tuna melts are in Europe and that our American tuna melts are a joke.
@purplegrog: I think the people who actually care are the ones who are going to seek out the caloric information ahead of time. I always check a website to get the nutrition info so I can make the best decision once I'm at the restaraunt. So I think as long as places provide the nutrition info, online or in a pamphlet at the restaurant, then they shouldn't have to display it hugely and make the person who wants to eat their 1400 calorie burger in peace feel worse, cuz honestly aren't they probably feeling bad enough?
@Assimilation: the tuna itself does not have trans fat, the mayo has it. there's no fast food restaurant that does fish right. they either bread and fry it or mix it with so much sauce to bulk it up it completely undoes the nutritional benefit of eating seafood.
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It's not in England, that's for sure. Over their, that call tuna salad \"tuna mayonaise\" It's more mayo than tuna. Nasty!
Coronation Chicken FTW!!!
I'm just as bad at guessing my gorgeous wife's weight. There's really no way to win.
@AnderBobo: Agreed. Where I live, having pamphlets with nutrition info available is frequently the case in most chain restaurants.
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Woohoo! I got them both right. Tuna sandwiches at retail outlets are killer. More mayo, oil, etc. than tuna in some cases!
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Does anyone else question the methods of Quiznos sandwich making? They put the meat in a small cylinder of luke-warm meat water before it gets heated. People... it's dirty meat water. How long has that water been in there? It's not boiling so it can't kill bacteria and in fact, it's warm, which promotes growth of all sorts of wonderful things.
Bottom line: dirty meat water. I'll make my own, thanks. Oh, and those $2.99 sandwiches you're always advertising? Wouldn't feed a guinea pig with that small portion. It's $10+ if you want real people food (heated in dirty meat water).
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I said tuna melt, but I'm a Nutrition Action Healthletter subscriber and a calorie fascist. Fast food \"tuna salad\" is always made out of a bucket of full-fat mayo that was near a can of tuna at some point during the assembly process. IIRC, Quiznos also puts cheese on their mayo-tuna sandwiches.
hmm let me think. Oh yeah, I don't really care. Its funny how we have gone thousands of years without counting calories and yet we are still progressing as humans. It seems to me the more we count calories the more unhealthy we become. Which I would amount to stress trying to figure all this crap out rather than just enjoying a meal. Yes I know fast food is not the most healthy of foods. But I will still occasionally eat some because its tasty or I am on the road and need food.
Uck, mayo.
I'm completely against this idea of mandating that restaurants provide this information. Eating out is a vouluntary recreational activity! If nutrutional info is so important to you, take your business to restaurants who provide it; There are plenty of options. Or, tell your favorite place you won't be eating there until they provide the info. But please, we don't need more nanny-state laws!
American tuna melts are a joke!! To truly enjoy the subtle characteristics mayonnaise brings out of tuna one must be in Europe.
@valthun:
I agree. YOu know needs scales and measures to judge whether something is healthy.
Chicken, non-buttered breads, salads w/out gobs of dressing: healthy.
Mayonaisse, heavy sauces, sugary syrupy rubs: Not healthy.
I simply eat in moderation - and at restaurants choose items with sauces on the sides. I always bike every day and workout 2-3 times a week.
I think proportion control and exercise makes the details of what's in everything less important.
james [www.futuregringo.com]
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Ugh, for some reason I thought the poll said which has the LEAST calories, and I did guess right on that. Of course, I misread the poll. :(
@TWinter: TOTALLY TRUE, my favorite sandwich at Subway is the Tuna. It has a whopping 1060 calories and 64 grams of fat. MY GOD , WHO SCREWS UP TUNA? I can only have it on days that I walk 10 miles first or after. GOOD GRIEF!
The calorie count doesn't matter to me, I'm doing the Atkins! :-)
Can I just make a suggestion? When there are polls posted, would it be possible to write a little byline for people who use NoScript to let them know what to \"unblock\" to take/view the poll? Thanks!
Atkins = Another unhealthy alternative to simply eating in small portions throughout the day and working in walking/biking/running and well, MOVEMENT to your daily life.
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This book called Mindless Eating has some great studies in it. They conducted a study at a Subway, and asked random people what they thought the calorie intake of their meal was.
One lady who had a 6inch turkey sandwich stated that her sub had only 1 calorie! And thats even with the calories listed on the napkin.
i have a theory.
if you TRULY believe that a food has no calories or fat, it does not.
you have to believe it though...believe it more that you believe in yourself or god or free speech or the right to dance in a community where dancing is prohibited.
the same applies to MORE calories, too..if you believe your milkshake has 3000 calories, it will.
crap, you know what?? maybe thats why im the size of a horse.
@jamesdenver: I know and I agree. Perhaps my comment needed a little more explanation than just the little smilie face. I was indeed taking a jab at all those people who think it doesn't matter how much crap they eat because they are on Atkins or whatever the latest fad diet is.
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The fact that 80% of Consumerist readers (atypical, to the extreme) got that answer wrong speaks volumes about the need for calorie labeling at chain restaurants.
Unless you're a fan of fraud.
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I got it right cause I used to work at a sandwich shop years ago.
Mayonnaise is full of calories, and the tuna melt is full of mayonnaise.
Baja chicken is probably number 2, mostly because of the sauce that's on it.
#3 would go to the italian, for fatty salami and sausage meats.
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I guessed tuna melt because years ago I read that the Fillet O'Fish had the most calories of any sandwich at McDonald's--keep in mind this was before the current fad of foot-high steakbaconlardburgers or whatever insanely fattening crap they're dishing out nowadays.
Sugar, bread, fat -> calories. How much you feel you've eaten has nothing to do with it.
So, of course, I got both right. Think of it this way: how are four buns and maybe a teaspoon of grease going to pump you up on calories? OTOH, the shake has tons of sugar, and a decent bit of milk fat, I would hope. It also covets Carl's pool, but that's neither here nor there.
i guessed tuna melt because of all the mayo AND cheese. a small coke has fewer calories than the same amount of 2% milk. wild.
@ucdcsteve: aww man, why did you have to bring up the dirty meat water? I've seen that and it does concern me but the place has the \"A\" sign from the LA County Department of Health. That sign means it's all good right? And seriously a \"B\" couldn't be all that bad? That means \"good\" right? It's 12:45 here and I'm thinking about lunch. oh well.
@Sian: Baja Chicken weighs in at only 770 w/ cheese and dressing... 690 if you get it w/o cheese which is disgusting on that thing anyway.
Looked it up because thats actually a good sandwhich, 770 is completely fine for me because i need 3000 calories a day just to maintain my weight (6'3\" 210) and i lift weights and mountain bike alot. Yeah theres some bad stuff in there but I only get it once every few weeks.
A \"Regular Hamburger\" sounds good right about now! The simplicity of those burgers are just so alluring, and they're so cheap.
@Trai_Dep: I got the answer wrong, yet I don't feel deceived. The real deception would come if they did put the calories on the menu.
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Peaking is easy, but in poor taste.
Um, I'm sorry but I think you meant \"peeking\". ;) Yes, it is in bad taste and can get one arrested in the right (wrong?) circumstances.
As for \"peaking\", we all peak eventually and it's nothing to be ashamed about.
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On friday I bought two medium pizzas and 2 boxes of breadsticks from Pizza hut for $20.
I ate it all within 24 hours, and wow was it delicious.
@Bladefist: deceit is probably too strong a word, and I'll take it back. However, many of the offerings are counterintuitive. Labeling is the only way for consumers to be armed enough to make the rational choice for them.
Peaking might be rude, but is PEEKing ok? Or outsourcing to Peking?
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well, got that one wrong, better go shoot myself three times now.
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I had had the idea to start a chain restaurant which listed the entire nutritional contents (with calories, carbs, fats, protein, salt, etc) for each item on the menu. I still think with a great menu and lots of variety including both vege and non vege offerings it would be a big hit in SoCal. But given that 90% of new restaurants are belly up by the end of the first year, I decided instead to become a doctor. Now I'm sad.
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Consumers are good at estimating deliciousness, not calories. Doesn't that count for something?
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Why the hell do I have to read this *after* Quiznos closes?
Damn you...damn you all!
Mmmmmmm....tuna melt.
To eat at a place that thought to put singing, dancing, Spanish rats in front of their sub ads, was a good idea, how formidable do you believe these people's \"pallets of deduction\" to be?
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My daughter needs a high calorie diet... first thing the Dr. recommends? Tuna fish sandwiches! milkshakes! avacados!
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Man. This brings back memories.
I used to work at a Subway in college. There was a small, well-equipped gym next door.
These two hot chicks would come in after their workouts and get a foot-long tuna sub (each) with all the veggies and cheese. But what got me, was they always asked for extra mayo. And not just a little- but a lot.
I could not stop thinking, \"Don't you know how we make this stuff?\" and \"We use the extra-heavy Portuguese mayo to boot, and this 'tuna' is mostly mayo...\"
But then again- they were hot, so whatever they were doing worked out for them.
I am very good at estimating calories, (and got both questions right) but that's because I'm obsessive. And Costco STILL got me with their slice of cheese pizza - I thought it'd be a better choice than a churro (fried carbs + sugar) or a smoothie (mostly sugar), but it turns out that sucker has 800 calories. I mean, it's a big slice, but not THAT big - do they inject it with lard or something? You can get a churro AND a berry smoothie for fewer calories. You could eat a Big Mac and a half for that many calories. It's insane.
Which I guess is kind of the point. Nutritional content can be deceiving. I don't think restaurants should have it printed on their menus, because that's just tacky, but it should be available if a customer asks.
@NeroDiavolo: Wow I forgot all about those rat commercials. Are they rats or bad taxidermy ferrets? And let's not forget the wolf-lactation.
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Now I'm hungry.