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[quote=Anonymous][quote]If that's truly the only thing you (no chips, no caloric beverage, etc.), it's fine for an occasional lunch out. The problem is that when people go there regularly (a few times a week every week), eventually that gets old. And they throw bacon and mayo on their original turkey. Or they get some chips to go with it. Or they get the roast beef instead of turkey. And the next thing you know, they're eating 600-700+ calorie at lunch every day, which is excessive.[/quote]

There are several sandwiches on the menu that are under 500 calories (or if not, right around, and the salads are also 500-600 calories).  Adding mayo only adds an extra 100 calories to a sandwich.  Even the roast beef is only just over 500.

Anyway, if you are eating 600-700 calories for lunch, that might not be so insane, depending on what else you eat.  Like, say, if you just have a small bowl of cereal or a piece of fruit (or nothing) for breakfast, and a 700 calorie lunch (assuming the typical adult died is 1800-2000 calories), then you still have maybe 900-1200 calories left over for dinner, snacks, a glass of wine, whatever.

Is a potbelly turkey or roast beef sandwich as healthy as some sort of quinoa, kale, and beet salad?  No.  But some of these attitudes regarding normal food (like, say a turkey sandwich with cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, and mustard) seem kind of disordered to me.[/quote]

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