How many calories ... in a Subway cookie?

Posted on Dec 6th 2006 6:00AM by Brigitte Dale

Let's say it's your lunch break and you've convinced yourself to eat one of the low-fat subs at Subway, rather than one of those other, less healthy fast food choices. You're feeling pretty good about your decision, so it's tempting to treat yourself to one of their famous fresh-baked cookies for dessert. Personally, I'm crazy for the white chocolate macadamia nut ones. But will that one cookie ruin your entire healthy meal choice?

How many calories are in a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie from Subway?

a) 73
b) 120
c) 188
d) 220

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The answer is D. One white chocolate macadamia nut cookie from Subway has 220 calories and a whopping 11 grams of fat. And it's not just the white chocolate macadamia nut variety. The healthiest Subway cookie, oatmeal raisin, isn't much better with 200 calories and 8 grams of fat.

When you consider the fact that a plain 6" veggie sub is only 167 calories, and a plain 6" ham, roast beef, or turkey breast sub is only 223 calories, it's pretty depressing. Choosing to add a cookie to your meal may double your calorie count, and nearly triple the total grams of fat you're consuming.

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Martin Irving 12-06-2006 @ 10:52AM

I find this amusing though we really shouldn't be surprised. I frequently opt for cookies instead of chips imagining that it might be a slightly better choice but perhaps not? I'm not particularly worried about calories, but I am concerned about excessive fat and particularly trans fat. No doubt these cookies have plenty of that. Looks like it's back to plain chips if I want something extra with the sub. I really try to avoid the flavored chips. I follow Kevin Trudeau's philosophy that the more unpronounceable ingredients, the more you should avoid it.

Tim UF 12-06-2006 @ 3:53PM

we are adding that little fact to the list of things you'll never hear Subway's Jarod mention...

eats it all 12-11-2006 @ 11:41AM

Eat it...one day you will be dead anyways. Go to the graveyard...look at how long those people lived...they ate all this stuff. Then go to subway get a big coke and a cookie...you'll feel better...just call it medicine.

Kay 12-11-2006 @ 6:46AM

No one ever claimed that the cookies were fat free nor low calorie. We should know that cookies of any kind from any where are fattening. If they were fat free or low cal they would not be SO DARN GOOD!!!!!!!!!

t 12-11-2006 @ 6:55AM

hey guys no fair! no one ever claimed that the cookies were low fat or low calorie! do the math, people...if it looks like it's got butter, white chocolate and macadamia nuts it's probably not diet food. then again, what you "save" by eating the veggie sub (on whole wheat of course) you can "spend" on the cookie, and how about walking back to the office after that to use it up?

tammy moyers 12-11-2006 @ 6:56AM

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO EAT A COOKIE!!!!!! WHY DOES EVERYTHING THAT TASTES SO GOOD, HAVE TO BE SO VERY BAD FOR US?

' wink ' 12-11-2006 @ 7:28AM

Don't trust the large corporations pushing their so called diet foods., low calorie food, healthy foods , whatever they tag um with. These guys are in business to make money first and foremost and have large marketing and PR depts. to get their message to you and they DO spin the hell out of their "MESSAGE" to the public with little regard to the truthfulness of what they say...Bottom line if it tastes truly great it ain't diet anything. The only thing thats gonna be loosing weight is your bank balance if you buy most(key word) of the crap sold as "diet".

\\\' wink \\\' 12-11-2006 @ 7:39AM

First and foremost there just isn't any easy way to loose the weight kids. Alot of hard work( or around $25,000+r- ah few for surgery....oh yeah that's really not so EASY. Al least not easy as you think about it)

mary 12-11-2006 @ 8:12AM

Even a meager amount of common sense would dictate COOKIE=BAD. Duuuuh. I can't even believe someone would be surprised there are 220 calories in one cookie; maybe they know better but want to pretend they didn't? Don't know. But people, seriously, common sense is key.

D 12-11-2006 @ 9:20AM

It's all about balance. If we all did the healthful things we're supposed to do, like exercise every day, eat meals full of vegetables and lean protein, and drink adequate amounts of water, one cookie wouldn't sink the diet ship!

Katie 12-11-2006 @ 9:29AM

I agree...nobody - including Jared - ever claimed that a cookie will help you lose weight. Even the "diet" cookies that are out on the market are only there to help satisfy your cravings without completely destroying your diet. Cookie does not equal diet food, kids (unfortunately!).

J 12-11-2006 @ 10:07AM

Subway never has claimed that the cookies are on the list of subs with 6 grams of fat or less. I don't think Jarred said he ate the cookies when he lost all that weight. The cookies are awesome, everyone knows, but you don't have to eat them if you are dieting. I guess the choice is up to you....you could eat at Subway and make your own decisions about the cookie, or go to McDonald's or BK and really load up on the fat and calories. The American Heart Association sponsors Subway for a reason.

John 12-11-2006 @ 10:11AM

Oh, Puhleeeeze - would anyone with even a shred of common sense really think that because a plain veggie sub is low in fat and calories that a fresh-baked delicious chocolate-chip cookie from the same store is also "good for you"? Sure, blame it on a "big corporation" - come on, get real! Nobody with half a brain should need a Master's in Nutrition to figure out that a wonderful cookie has more calories than a vegetable; is this really a surprise? Subway wouldn't bake cookies if people didn't buy them all day long - if you want something healthful with zero calories, zero fat, and zero taste, go to a health food store. Sheesh!

Hurricane Andrew 12-11-2006 @ 10:46AM

You would be dumbstuck at how much fat you can lose if you give up sugar and white flour for a month. There is nothing faster.

Tommy 12-11-2006 @ 10:56AM

After a recent physical,I really had to change my eating habits.Subway is one of my favorites for lunch,and yeah those cookies are very tempting---love oatmeal raisin,I haven't given in yet.I allow myself to indulge in about 1/3 of a bag of chips instead.

TIM RICHE 12-11-2006 @ 10:56AM

ARE YOU ALL INSANE?

FLOUR AND SUGAR OF ANY KIND ARE TERRIBLE FOR YOU.

EVEN THE LOW CAL, LOW FAT SUB IS POOR NUTRITION....

EAT LIKE A CAVE MAN: MEAT, VEGETABLES, AND FRUIT

NOTHING IN A PACKAGE...

NOTHING WITHOUT UTENSILS...

DO THIS FIVE TIMES A DAY; SMALL MEALS (THIS WILL SPEED UP YOUR METABOLISM)
===> ADD CARDIO AND YOU WILL LOSE YOUR FAT...

DUH....

:)

Phil 12-11-2006 @ 10:56AM

Heck, I always gain some # around T-day and X-mas, but I did better this season so far, so I'm gonna skip Subway and head straight to the Starbucks 'snickerdoodle' and 'carmel oatmeal crisp' cookies for morning break today! YUM somehow I always loose most of it by swimsuit season.

Lisa 12-11-2006 @ 11:05AM

Cookies dont make me gain weight no matter how many calories they are, so I say BRING THEM ON!!! If I have to eat a cookie, it would be one humongous cookie from Starbucks or whatever. Sure, it probably contains 600 calories, but Subway cookies for me are not particularly filling, although I just LOVE they're brownie cookies.

Vinny BoD 12-11-2006 @ 11:14AM

No one ever said that Subway cookies or any cookies were healthy for you. Its good to indulge once and a while. With the holidays here I am sure everyone has. Watch your intake of sweets and go to the gym on a regular basis and all should be fine.

Dave 12-11-2006 @ 11:31AM

F Jarod, that POS spokesboy, is nothing but another corporate BIOTCH!!!!

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