Fast food low carb craze

Vera · January 19, 2004

I've noticed the bunless burger and the low-carb craze that's sweeping the nation. Hardee's and Carl's Jr. dumped the bread from some hamburgers last month, going lettuce-wrapped instead. Now its Burger King's turn to jump on the bunless band wagon. The bunless Whopper has 3 grams of carbohydrates, compared with 52 for a regular Whopper but what about calories and the fat? Note they cost the same as a regular burger. I haven't ran out to try one just yet.

Subway partner with Atkins Nutritionals to make the Turkey and Bacon Melt Wrap, with Monterey cheddar cheese, and the chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap, with Swiss cheese. Both Atkins Friendly Wraps have 11 grams of Carbs or less, and the wrap itself, which is made with wheat gluten, cornstarch, oat, sesame flour and soy Protein, has only 5 grams of Carbs. Now this got my attention not because of Atkins but the advertisements make them look really good. So off I went to Subway and got 1 of each, they look smaller then the ad and they cost $4.79 each. I was amazed on how easy they were to eat, being banded and at a moderate not-too-tight fill adjustment. I still wasn't able to eat half of each one and I ate slowly. So I give it a thumbs up for fast food on taste. But on the nutritional level, the wraps are among the worst items at Subway in calories (480 and 430 calories) and fat (27 and 25 grams). Only you can decide what to eat! Oh yea what ever happened to Jared Fogle?

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Dizzy182 · January 20, 2004

This craze is making me a little nutty. It is everywhere and a bit annoying! I think it is funny that everyone is following Atkins, the man who had dangerously high cholestrol

tangerine · January 20, 2004

You guys can count me in for nutty too! If I hear the word "carb" anymore, I'm going to go postal on someone. Whatever happened to healthy, balanced eating?

My cousin, who is an Atkins follower, was watching me eat a banana the other day. I asked her if she wanted some because I wasn't going to eat the whole thing, but she declined, saying that she hasn't had a banana since she started Atkins over a year ago. She continued to watch me eat it, drooling. It's a friggin' banana! What harm could a banana do to a normal person? It's not as if I were sitting there eating a box of chocolates (I wish!)..it was a BANANA! EAT IT! lol

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