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Arby's Market Fresh Turkey And Swiss Sandwich - A Modern Mystery

Aug 09

by Justice~! Personal

Lettuce.

Arby's Market Fresh Roast Beef and Swiss - A Nutritional Disaster

Tomato.
Shredded turkey breast.
Honey wheat bread.
Swiss cheese.

*720* calories, with *27* grams of fat.

Can *anyone* explain to me why this sandwich is more than 1/3rd of my recommended daily caloric intake??

The Swiss cheese is 91 calories (7 g of fat).
The bread is about 120 calories for two slices.
Let's say that the turkey is 180 calories (1 g of protein = 4 calories, and there's 45 g of protein in this sandwich).

So if the swiss cheese, the bread, and the turkey are about a total of 391 calories, what is making up the other 329 calories and 20 g of fat? The lettuce and tomato? I mean, even if we're counting mayo (which I normally ask to leave off), that's got to be the *fattest* mayo ever!

By all rights, this sandwich should be healthy! Why is it a complete nutritional disaster??

Update: Thanks to both Kyle Fox and Catherine for pointing out that it's actually the *bread* that is the problem here. Rather than being 120-180 calories for 2 slices of whole wheat bread, it is actually *360* calories. Kyle has also been good enough to supply the following image illustrating that the mysterious 'slat' ingredient might also have something to do with this ;) (click to enlarge).

Comments

#1 Stevo on 8/9/2006 2:12:16 PM

As usual, white folks just can't get their math right. Outsource that shiet to the Asian, man!

#2 Matthew Wearmouth on 8/9/2006 5:17:46 PM

Oh boy... 720 calories is MORE than 1/3rd your daily intake??  I think we need a lesson in Math. ;)

Let's start wiht this website:
www.hpathy.com/healthtools/calories-need.asp

It's pretty comprehensive, so assuming someone is 5'10, doing some form of slight physical exercise and in their 30's... let's see.

Well, if you're 125 lbs, the numbers work.  I don't know many men at 125 lbs, nevermind guys (and yes, this site is for males and females).

So, back to the question posed:  why is this a 'complete nutritional disaster'?  Well, it's not Arby's fault... it's Justice's *amazing* math and fraction skills!  Kidding. ;)

BTW:  Does your comments not work with Firefox?  This is the 3rd time I've tried to comment and nothing got left in.

#3 Justice on 8/9/2006 5:41:54 PM

Matthew:

1) I'm leaving a comment with Firefox right now, baby!  Maybe it's just that Firefox doesn't like you!  ;)

2) My daily caloric intake according to this site is something like 3000 calories so I think I'm doing it wrong...I'll try later.

3)  Actually, probably not more than a third but close - I had my daily calories pegged somewhere around 2000 for losing weight.

4) "Assuming...in their 30s" = "Assuming...I'm a dead man walking"

#4 mrsloquacious on 8/9/2006 7:01:50 PM

Oooooh...Matthew is *so* dead! Justice isn't 30 yet!!!

#5 Cat on 8/10/2006 3:06:36 AM

361 calories = bread
108 calories = mayo

mmmmm colon cancer

#6 Steven R on 8/10/2006 3:11:16 AM

If you're going to cheat, you might as well go all out and get the pastrami burger from Carl's Jr:
image.blog.livedoor.jp/.../f48135ce.jpg

If is 760 calories (380 from fat!)
http://www.carlsjr.com/nutrition/

#7 mrsloquacious on 8/10/2006 3:13:16 AM

Oooh..that looks so juicy and tasty... ;)

Unhealthy food always tastes so good going down, but never really feels good afterwards.

#8 Justice~! on 8/10/2006 3:37:27 AM

Man, that does look good and ridiculous at the same time. Reminds me of that giant omelette sandwich from Burger King that had a pound of meat in it...

#9 Matthew Wearmouth on 8/10/2006 5:26:48 PM

@ Steven R, Justice:
Here's a link to that really massive Burger King Breakfast Sandwich.

http://www.newstarget.com/006415.html

To summarize: 730 calories, 47grams of fat. That's... gross. What's worse is according to the article (could be a US one), it's about $3.00 to have one! That's absolutely crazy talk! Think about how many hungry mouths you could feed with all those calories at that price!

@ mrsloquacious and the "Oooooh...Matthew is *so* dead! Justice isn't 30 yet!!!" remark:

...I've just been pwned. ;)

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