The countless commercials touting Subway’s new “Fritos Chicken Enchilada Melt” have gotten so ridiculous, I am about to lose my mind. A member of the Food Babe Army sent me leaked photos of the ingredient list of this highly processed sandwich. The full ingredient list is below – you don’t want to miss this.
I’ve been asked why I targeted Subway in my petition to remove azodicarbonamide from bread many times now. While I already knew this chemical is being used in restaurants and bakeries all across the country, I was fed up with the way Subway misleads its customers with their deceptive “Eat Fresh” advertising. Something needed to be done, especially since they completely ignored my investigation into their ingredients in 2012, further pressure in 2013, and repeated phone calls and requests to their corporate headquarters.
As taken from Subway’s website, “We’ve become the leading choice for people seeking quick, nutritious meals that the whole family can enjoy” – they truly want you to believe they serve health food and many people fall victim to this, thinking eating at Subway is better than eating at other fast food restaurants. Subway uses many marketing tactics to drive this point home and dupe the public – but the tactics that really bother me are their partnerships with olympic athletes, medical associations and our government leaders, because many people take their endorsements as credible and rely on them. Here’s what’s really happening:
The American Heart Association’s endorsement of Subway as “heart healthy” is a farce!
Subway was the first restaurant to get the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check Certification on some menu items – so Subway prominently displays this little Heart Association logo all over their marketing materials and commercials. This is so deceptive because the Heart Association’s stamp of approval ONLY applies to a handful of Subway sandwiches without any cheese or sauces. Who doesn’t get mayo, cheese or oil on their subway sandwich? Most Subway customers are not eating sandwiches without any cheese or sauces and many are not aware that the certification does not apply when they add those items. Furthermore, the Heart-Check seal only applies to salads served with fat-free sweet onion dressing – a dressing loaded with sugar and dimethylpolysiloxane. Apparently the American Heart Association thinks it is healthy to eat silly putty and breast implants. Dimethylpolysiloxane is allowed by the FDA to be preserved by several different chemicals that don’t have to be listed on the label – including toxic formaldehyde – oh is that how they keep it “fresh?”
This certification doesn’t come cheap either. An undisclosed annual administrative fee is required by the Heart Association, and Subway has contributed more than 1 million dollars to them in the last few years. Subway may soon find themselves in the same boat as Campbell’s who was sued last year for their deceptive use of the Heart Association’s certification label in exchange for money. Especially when you consider that Subway has been permitted to use this label on sandwiches that are packed with 800 mg. of sodium – well above what the Heart Association sodium intake recommendation allows per meal – and much more than what is used in Campbell’s soup.
Who is Doctor’s Associates, Inc.?
To continue portraying the image that Subway is endorsed by a team of health-conscious doctors, you may notice that “Doctors Associates, Inc.” appears on their menu, napkins and packaging. This is simply the name of the corporation that owns Subway Restaurants and is in no way associated with any medical organization. Instead of naming their corporation like other restaurants do (i.e. McDonalds Corporation, Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.), they chose a name that implies they are a medical organization. How do they explain the reasoning behind this? According to their student guide:
“The name was chosen by Dr. Peter Buck and Fred DeLuca in 1966. Dr. Buck was a nuclear physicist by profession, and Fred had aspirations of attending medical school to become a doctor. So, the name Doctor’s Associates Inc. seemed to fit their situation”
First Lady Michelle Obama’s endorsement of Subway as a “healthy choice” for kids is saddening.
Our First Lady is now on the record stating that “Subway’s kids’ menu makes life easier for parents, because they know that no matter what their kids order, it’s going to be a healthy choice” and “Every single item meets the highest nutrition standards.” This came after a huge announcement that Subway is launching a $41 million dollar “Pile on the Veggies” advertising campaign targeted at kids using The Muppets, in cooperation with Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative. As part of their partnership, Subway is supposed to focus all their kid-focused marketing on the healthier options available in its restaurants.
That’s interesting – since Subway began this marketing campaign in February, the advertising for Subway’s new Frito Chicken Enchilada Melt has far surpassed the few Kermit and Ms. Piggy Ads played. Do Fritos count as veggies now? What do you think kids are going to ask their parents to eat next time they go to Subway after seeing a commercial like this or this or this?
Oh wait – I forgot. Fritos are healthy.
Fritos = Health Food?
It may look like Subway is deviating from their healthy image with their new Frito Chicken Enchilada Melt, but it turns out that Fritos has been trying to get accepted by the public as a health food for many years now. Frito-Lay’s partnership with Subway is just one in a long list of endeavors to make customers think their chips are healthy.
This is ridiculous, right?
Back in 2007, Frito Lay notified the FDA that they were going to label their chips with “heart healthy” marketing claims and the FDA approved it. More recently, Candice Choi of the Associated Press exposed a newsletter from Frito-Lay to dieticians advocating Fritos as a good option for a gluten-free diet, which provided suggestions that their chips replace traditional breadcrumbs in recipes.
This was preceded by her reporting on Frito-Lay’s sponsorship of Registered Dietician training conferences in which they advise and teach dietitians on health trends and nutrition education. Registered dieticians are the people that are supposed to be telling us what is healthy to eat – and they are being told that Fritos are a health food! Frito-Lay even created an entire website dedicated to nutritionists called “SnackSense.com,” where they further attempt to convince health professionals that chips are healthy. Here, they tell dietitians that “There is no ‘junk’ in Fritos Original corn chips” and that they fit into a “healthier lifestyle”.
This is just another example of the food industry leading the conversation in this country about food and nutrition – and it’s really got to stop. Fortunately, last year, a group of dietitians formed Dietitians For Professional Integrity, which advocates for an end to the ties between Big Food and registered dietitians. This new group is working to share the truth that Fritos are made from GMO corn and are deep fried in corn oil (likely extracted using a very carcinogenic gas called “hexane”), which is very inflammatory.
So, what’s Subway got to say about their new sandwich with Fritos?
A member of the Food Babe Army shared the secret highly processed ingredients in the new Frito Chicken Enchilada Melt with me recently. This ingredient list is not available on the master list of ingredients Subway posts online – everyone needs to know what’s hiding in this new sandwich!
Here’s how Subway describes this sandwich:
“There’s never been another sub like it! Crunch into a pile of Fritos placed right on top of tender pulled chicken and authentic enchilada sauce for a new satisfyingly delicious bite of flavor you can’t find anywhere else!”
GIVE ME A BREAK – This is what they left out:
“There’s never been another sub like it…”
Although I’ll never sink my teeth into one of these – food bloggers are calling it a stale “Double Decker Taco” and a soggy “Taco Bell Gordita”.
“….a pile of Fritos…”
Yes, GMOs are piled high on this sandwich. The standard is to put 2 ounces of Fritos on a foot long, but there have been reports that up to two full bags of Fritos are dumped, which looks like “the bottom of a garbage can”. TWO BAGS!!!?! The ONLY ingredients in Fritos are GMOs (corn, corn oil) and salt. Frito-Lay’s parent company (PepsiCo) spent more money than any other corporation (over 4 million dollars) to fight GMO labeling initiatives in California and Washington. They have a lot of GMOs in their food and don’t want to label it – even though 90% of customers have indicated that they want GMO’s to be labeled. It doesn’t fit in with the “Fritos are healthy and natural” mantra that they want you to believe. And remember GMOs are not natural – they are made in a laboratory, increasing the use of toxic herbicides that are causing cancer and have unknown long term health impacts.
“…tender pulled chicken…”
This factory farm, antibiotic raised chicken is trucked in frozen and pre-shredded. It’s also laced with the preservative sodium benzoate, which becomes a carcinogen when combined with ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Ascorbic acid is an ingredient in Subway’s Flatbread and added to many soft drinks – so there is a strong possibility that this cancer-causing combo will end up in your mouth.
“…authentic enchilada sauce…”
Last time I checked, authentic enchilada sauce was made with a few simple ingredients – tomatoes, chiles, oil, spices. However, Subway’s enchilada sauce is comprised of an astonishing 45 ingredients – including hidden MSG in the form of yeast extract along with MSG enhancers (disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate). I’ve never heard of an authentic enchilada sauce needing “Polysorbate 60.” According to the “Journal of National Cancer Institute,” the “Journal of Nutrition” and the FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series, polysorbate 60 can cause detrimental reproductive effects, organ toxicity and cancer in high doses.
What else goes into the Fritos Chicken Enchilada Melt?
- Soybean oil – A cheap GMO oil that causes harmful inflammation in your body and is a major ingredient at Subway. It’s in their bread – including the flatbread – and you’ll find it in the Chipotle Southwest Sauce that is squirted onto this sandwich.
- Artificial colors – Derived from petroleum, they may contain carcinogens and are linked to hyperactivity in children.
- High Fructose Corn Syrup – A cheap sugar substitute that increases appetite, weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and dementia. It is also can be contaminated with mercury.
- Sugar (and a lot of it) – Since the ingredient label doesn’t say “cane sugar” it’s a safe bet that its derived from GMO sugar beets – as is the majority of sugar in the U.S. This type of sugar has no nutritional value, helps you pack on the pounds, and promotes inflammation – so it’s best to eliminate it as much as possible from your diet. I found sugar added to the bread, the chicken, the enchilada sauce, and the chipotle southwest sauce – too much for a “healthy sandwich.”
- Cellulose – Do you really want to eat wood?
- Autolyzed yeast extract combined with disodium inosinate/guanylate – A super-sneaky additive that is really MSG in one of its hidden forms.
- Polysorbate 60 (again in the Southwest Chipotle Sauce) – An emulsifier that may be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane – a known carcinogen.
- Propylene Glycol – Also known as the key component in anti-freeze.
- Calcium Disodium EDTA – This preservative is made from formaldehyde, sodium cyanide, and ethylenediamine – sounds like fresh food, doesn’t it?
- Natural Flavors – This ingredient seems so innocent, but it’s often not!
Check out the FULL LIST of over 170 ingredients here:
Thankfully, one thing this sandwich doesn’t have is the yoga mat chemical “azodicarbonamide.” A month has passed, since Subway announced that they will remove azodicarbonamide from their bread – but 93,000 people who signed this petition demanding this change have still not gotten a timeline or direct response from Subway headquarters. I called again today and asked customer service for an update. The answer is still that it will be changed in “coming weeks.” I’d love to know what they are going to replace azodicarbonamide with and if we are finally going to be able to “eat fresh.” Unfortunately, looking at all the other ingredients Subway uses in other menu items, I don’t think we have any hopes of eating fresh anytime soon. They clearly have a lot more work to do!
Please note, until they make this change, If you are still eating at Subway and ordering any other subway roll other than the flat bread – you are still eating yoga mat that is a possible carcinogen, linked to asthma, allergies and skin issues and banned all over the globe.
Join our cause to keep the pressure on Subway to make this change as fast as possible HERE and spread the word about their deceptive marketing practices (and this crazy ingredient list) with your friends and family by sharing this post – everyone needs to know what’s in their food!
Much Love,
Vani
This is not surprising seeing as Taco bell has done this with some of their menu items. I am wondering if they are doing this to try to be competitive. But Subway, can’t have their cake and eat it too. If they are going to market as healthy than they have to go all the way. You can just put healthy on it and it not be. Bunch of lairs.
I couldn’t have put it better Bonnie.
I agree also I’m so fed up with Subway’s lies.
This is astonishing! I can’t believe Subway and other big corporations have the audacity to make these ‘health’ claims and expect people to fall victim to them. Wake up! We’ve entered the age of the conscious consumer. Deceivers, you will be uncovered.
“Conscious consumer” is excellent word coinage, Gabby. Did you maker that up? Kudos if so. Keep up the great work, Food Babe.
Thanks Terence. I’m not sure if it’s a term that’s been used before. It just seems so fitting.
Hey,
Have you ever looked into/researched/written about PepsiCo, and other large food companies like them, using aborted human cells in their snacks and sodas as “taste enhancers”? Might be interesting topic….majority of people are not aware that aborted babies are not only used by vaccine and leading cosmetic industry but also, apparently, by food industry.
Thanks for your work and blessings,
Kaia
what??
can you post evidence of this ? I’m horrified.
http://www.naturalnews.com/035276_Pepsi_fetal_cells_business_operations.html#
If you search “PepsiCo and aborted cells” there are many many sites and sources, some claim PepsiCo stopped using them 2013, some say it started 2013. Kraft and Nestlé are other two mentioned…
http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/pepsi.asp
They arent using the aborted fetuses in the artificial flavors they are using them to develop and test what kind of flavors to use. Still gross but there are no human fetuses in our food to clarify. if you want to investigate yourself read up on the company Senomyx
I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE ABORTED FETUS TISSUE FOR PEPSI OR ANY OTHERS.
I TOLD YOU WE WERE GETTING TO SOYLENT GREEN, EATING HUMAN TISSUE FOR NUTRITION. WATCH THE 1960’S MOVIE. THIS IS DISGUSTING. I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ABORTED FETUS’S USED IN OUR FOODS.
AND I THOUGHT EUTHANIZED PETS WAS SICKENING TO BE USED FOR PET FOODS. THIS IS AS BAD IF NOT WORSE. GREED!
MY FRIEND OWNED A SUBWAY STORE-WHEN SHE REALIZED HOW BAD THE FOOD WAS-SHE SOLD HER FRANCHISE.
Really Kaja ? Soylent Green? I will never defend a corporation that tells me a chemical Sh__ storm sandwich is healthy,but what your talking about I find very difficult to believe.
Ummm… if Frito-Lay wants to change their image (and image only, apparently) to a healthier one, they should start by changing their name. “Frito” literally means “fried” in Spanish. It’s always kind of grossed me out when I see it printed on their bags. You’d think big companies would have marketing research gurus on staff… Spanish is spoken by A LOT of people
OMG – Common sense would tell you that when you see a “list of ingredients” as long as your arm & you can’t pronounce most of them….how does anyone in their right mind call that healthy food?? As I’ve been reading your site for a while now, I’m frankly stunned that so many questionable ingredients are allowed in our food source. Thank you so much food babe for raising our awareness & leading this charge. You are tenacious, courageous, and helping so many people! I have & continue to learn so much. We’re being so duped at so many levels.
I used to eat Subway almost everyday! Ever since I started reading your blogs, I cannot look or think of Subway as a healthy fast food. You are doing an awesome job making us all aware of what kind of crap we are eating! And I thank you for that!
Vani,
Thank you SO much for doing what you do. I’m 22 and I look forward to your informative, honest posts and I really take your advice to heart. Thank you for educating us about TRUE good health and helping me live an organic, healthy lifestyle-even in college!!
Thank you 1000x for all that you do to keep us informed. The facts you provide are priceless. I am ever grateful. Keep up the outstanding work that you do. Thanks to you our dollars are starting to make a real difference!!!!!!
This Subway company is relentless in their deceiptful and duplicitous marketing campaign! They are Public Enemy #1 for companies to boycott. Thanks Vani!
Absolutely agree, from an RD who is not a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics due to some of these issues (like having food companies who make unhealthy food unhealthy food sponsor meetings)
I’ve always suspected what you’ve uncovered about Subway. 20 years ago, I had a boyfriend who LOVED it. I would always say, “It’s disgusting. Their bread is stale and the sandwiches taste gross.” Years later, a friend of mine tried to get me to eat there with her. When I refused, she said, “You are such a food snob.” Ha. If being a food snob means you like organic food and food that doesn’t have GMOs, artificial flavors & colors & plastic then, YES, I am a food snob!
You know, when you proclaimed victory over Subway a month ago because they are getting rid of that ingredient in bread your blog was filled with extremely negative comments about all the rest of their food. They probably lost more business than they gained for doing something that should have been a positive move. Maybe they decided that giving in to the Food Babe Army is not really worth it.
No Thank you!
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=1120&tid=240
I find it so alarming that you continue to go after Subway. I have to say of all the companies they are one company that at least focus on health and work to provide healthy options. Yes there are healthier options vs those not as healthy, but don’t eat the unhealthy ones if you are a health nut. You need to worry about companies that are full of grease and fried foods and at least recognize Subway for providing healthier options.
The article is about Subway’s claim to be a “healthy” choice and it clearly is not, it is false advertising that Vani is going after. Everyone knows all the other fast food restaurants are unhealthy and they don’t claim otherwise, they are what they are and people can make their own decisions based on that. Subway is outright lying to the public and that has to stop, I am thankful for people like Vani for exposing the truth!
Kelly, she goes after them because they claim to be so healthy and good for you. She doesn’t really have to “go after” companies like McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King, etc. because so many people know that that kind of food is bad for you. However, a LOT of people believe that Subway is a much healthier option than those places, when in actuality it’s not. There’s nothing wrong with telling the truth about the ingredients they use.
All of this is so disturbing! Aside from the bread (which is bad enough), how can people not realize that eating a bunch of processed meats and non-organic produce and dairy is harmful in itself? Then the list of shocking ingredients is just icing on the cake. (I’m not even going to go into the Fritos thing, because that is just absurd.) Even if you don’t want to pay attention to details like every ingredient that goes into fast food, common sense alone should tell us that this is not “health” food. It’s mind-blowing that anyone would buy into this, let alone the American Heart Association and the First Lady. Ugh…
-Lori
http://adventuresofasickchick.com
Get at them Girl..
We need to be vigilant as the very people who are supposed to be leading seem to be just as uneducated as the rest of us about things they claim their expertise in.
I applaud your work. Keep it up
Hi,
The really sad part is that people have not been doing their own homework to discover the truth. We need to be proactive not re-active.
Wonder what Pepsico’s CEO, a mother thinks about the “poisons” she advocates in her brand portfolio? Does she even have a conscience? A partnership between Frito Lay and Subway is a potent toxic element in our so-called food chain. Thanks to Vani for this massive expose….
What’s sad is a lot of Americans are forced to eat this kind of food because of their lifestyle. They work too much so they can’t make their own food, but they don’t make enough to afford anything better. Oh, the reality.
Have you seen the commercials? ” crunch and munch and crunch and munch….”
More like “gag and crunch and eat poison and munch…”
I am so glad you wrote this article. I too have been getting really angry with all the Olympic athletes and the First Lady endorsing subway as a heart healthy place to eat! It is ridiculous. I hope they choose to improve like the other companies you have targeted in the past. It would be nice to have somewhere to stop for lunch when I am out shopping or traveling with family.
Although it annoyed my kids to no end, we stopped eating Subway after seeing your posts in 2012. They have been with friends and had it a couple of times and now can taste and feel a difference in what Subway offers as fresh and what I offer as fresh at home. It was a battle, but they’re on my side now! THANK YOU for everything you do!!!
As a dietitian, this comment right here is why I can’t stand this author. You are pub-bashing a FAST FOOD CHAIN that has succeeded in providing healthy OPTIONS for lunch. There needs to be some responsibility on the consumer to be able to discern whether a chicken enchilada cheese melt that has Frito-Lay chips on it is not as healthy as, say, a turkey sandwich on wheat bread. If you can’t figure out which is healthier, and that ultimately the freshest option would be to grow it yourself, then I feel bad for you. Subway is a quick spot that provides healthier (Albeit lackluster in taste) options for people on the go.
But go ahead Food Babe, hate away. The only people who take your irresponsible and ill-advised journalism seriously are those who believe Pepsi has aborted fetuses in its sweetener. LOL.
Is it just me, or is Ross a TROLL?
Ross, as a dietitian, I am appalled that you would have so little regard for truth in advertising or accuracy in labeling. This is what Mrs. Hari is so courageously trying to correct. If Subway’s food is such a healthy choice, as you claim, then why are they claiming the food is healthier than it is, hiding the ingredients, delaying the removal of azodicarbonamide from their breads, and using an obviously misleading name like Doctors Associates, Inc. to attempt to show the food is doctor-approved? Subway is blatantly attempting to mislead the public and this is hardly the kind of restaurant I would like to purchase my food at.
Really Ross?
MY comment, which is echoed by so many others? Did you take from my comment that I’m still hitting up Burger King, but “hell no” to Subway because she said so?
It’s a matter of making better food choices at every chance possible, and if the Food Babe is helping to educate others, where’s the issue?
Get over yourself.
great job food babe!! can you also please investigate heavy metals found in brown rice proteins? my family and I enjoy a particular protein bar which contains brown rice protein and I have not been able to get a straight answer from the company about the heavy metal content. I’ve read several articles about this lately and I’m concerned for my family!! thank you!
naturalnews.com …the health ranger did extensive research and testing of brown rice proteins.
I find these ingredients despicable and deplorable. It’s a shame that Subway is selling processed chemical garbage and passing it off as healthy. Oh my God, this is why so many young people are getting cancer, thyroid issues, etc. I just wish people would realize any fast food place equals toxic food no matter what their commercial says. This country was built on lies and it will continue to be as such for as long as greedy people exists, and vulnerable ignorant consumers consume. Sad and disgusting food. I wouldn’t feed it to an animal. Eat @ home people. Buy fresh organic fruits and vegetables. Throw your toxic meat out that has been submerged into a toxic ammonia bath to deter e-coli, and throw out your canned and processed boxed junk. The FDA now is allowing in chicken: feces, pus, and bacteria at unhealthy levels, FYI. The problem is people believe in security & safety by governmental agencies all the while being duped. Bought & paid for. Sad commentary.
Thanks for your reaearch Vani!
So, do you think you can get a meeting with Michele Obama on her Subway endorements?? That would be really cool… =) keep up the good work Food Babe.
Maybe you could look into MSG and its toxic effect on us .. A neurotoxin that seems to be much more toxic now. Dr Russell Blaylock has written quite a lot about it effect and a mother a PHD mother with a autistic child tried several diets but found MSG was the trigger for the autism KATHRENE REID AUTISM should get you some information , You know its now 1 in50 children ok
This is awful, but what is worse Subway has knowningly deceived so many people
….. a very well delineated article. I could begin the remainder of my response with this idea. Fast food chains are in cahoots with hospitals and doctors so as to produce, as it were, a supply of people with diseases and disorders to keep them busy and in business.
That idea is, of course, farfetched and absurd. But delivering caustic criticism to the fast food industry is easy considering what they do in the pursuit of profit.
In that regard, I learned in the first 10 years of my activity in the stock market that any given business, whatever it does, has one singular purpose above all others which is, ‘make as much money you can and make it as fast you can’.
Every other purpose is ancillary and subservient to the above phrase.
As such, Subway and its brethren will only espouse or consider ideas that contribute to the so-called bottom line or profit. As your article makes clear, deception, in various forms, is an idea they want to employ.
Altruistic, they are not, and will never be.
Enough.
PS. Making Subway change can only be achieved by threatening their profits.
That, in turn, implies a change in the mindset of their customer base.
I’ve railed against the “Eat Fresh” Mantra for years. How can even the ‘veggies’ be “fresh” coming chopped in big plastic bags off the back of a semi along with packaged meat[frozen], and pre-mixed dough for the breads and cookies. The only thing healthy I’ve noticed in the Belmond Subway is the Fuse Green Tea With Honey…and I’m a little suspicious of it.
If you’re not a vegan[I’m most definitely NOT.], it’s better to go to a decent bar and grill and order steak, baked potato with butter, and a side salad…it might actually be fresher-and if like Jerry’s Place in Belmond, they also might by direct from a farmer-not a perfect solution, but MUCH better than Subway.
Eat Fresh…My Ass.
I used to eat the veggie sandwiches alot, but noticed I was getting severe digestive issues. I think it was the bread! Will no longer eat their food.
Their veggies are coated in sodium benzoate that is why you were having digestive issues.
Thank you for all you do Food Babe!!
I love it! I knew it was coming!
I haven’t had subway since jan. 18 and I do not plan on doing so until they fix all of this! I am so tired of being lied to, by the government, the FDA, Subway, and all others! I am so fed up!!! Thank you so much for all you do Food Babe! I appreciate you so much! I have learned so much from you. It is hard for my husband and son, but I don’t want them to wait until it is too late! Keep up the GREAT WORK!!!
About a year ago I went to subway and had a 6 inch sub. I hadn’t been there in years and had cleaned up my diet….but I had worked very late, was tired and just grabbed a sub. It was awful. All I could taste was chemicals. It was weird, yet oh so affirming. I could trust my own knowledge and my taste buds would not lead me astray. I’ll never go back.
I am totally disgusted with corporate America and America’s Politicians. I signed a petition on GMOs that landed on Marc Rubios office and the letter of response I received did not make sense. It was all double talk that several of my friends could not figure which side he stood on. I feel we are living in a state of genocide brought on by these corporations as we just sit by. Thank you Vani for standing up for us!
this is just such awesome information to get out there…..great work! Make your own food people!! No time?….just eat a banana. I would love for your team to investigate Red Mango in the future.
Done – https://foodbabe.com/2013/06/12/frozen-yogurt-gone-bad/
As much as I stand behind everything Vani stands for I almost feel like targeting Subway of all fast food chains still feels like beating a dead horse when it gets to media. Why not start petitions for the biggest evil of all? If we can take down McDonald’s I think most will have to fall into place right??
Why don’t we unite and create a nationwide ban of Subway for a 30 day period to prove a point. We pick a month , advertise by having a petition signed and via social networking and email etc. we put a bottom line hurting to create the vehicle for change. Once successful, the other food chains will hurridly adopt measures to avoid us. Just a thought.
Why not just choose to never eat in any fast food place again, for life? For Life Health, for your Children. Never forget, never forgive, they shoveled trash forever, and if they change when they get called on it, so what? They don’t deserve our trust or patronage.
How did we ever live without you, Vani? Until NOW! Keep up the incredible work!
Hi just bought Arlene sea-luscious… epa, & dha omega 3.
Fish oil supplements really screw me up because the pacific ocean is so full of nuclear waste from all contents testing and dumping their waste in the Pacific ocean. So is this product safe from radiation. The waters by Iceland is were it come from…. are the waters there toxic to??????
I’m so glad someone is calling these money hungry deceptive corporate companies!! I wish there were more people like you!
Vani, keep pushing we are behind you!
Vani,
Thanks for your research on our food system. Years ago the tobacco companies were sued for causing smoking-related deaths. Are we gonna get to the point where the food industry is sued for causing these rampant diseases? Maybe that would send a message. .. right to their pockets. We spend billions on disease research, when all we need to do is to clean up our food source.
This is ridiculous that Fritos are healthy for us! The whole food industry is responsible for all the overweight sick people in this country. I am glad you are calling them out on their deceptive practices. Can’t believe bread has a chemical that yoga mats are made out of! Not very appetizing!
I feel the same. Subway and many other company s are telling us fairy tales and then poisoning us. I am sick of it. I love Food Babe!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the great info. Thought it would be interesting to pass along…many years ago I took a wilderness survival class in the Rocky Mountains. Fretos were one of the items that you could start a survival fire with. They burn extremely well. Mmmm…give me a whole bag! Thanks again. Appreciate your work.
I have never eaten any of the “chicken” products from subway, the “breast” looks like a piece of plastic food that children play with when they get a play kitchen. In a pinch( years ago), I would eat a veggie sandwich. Now I wont step foot in a subway.
Stay Home…buy Organic….make your own food…..it’s simple, healthy, fun and empowering to know that You are in control of what goes in your body. DO NOT patronize these businesses that are poisoning our people and planet.Thanks for the info Food Babe..
Thank you so much for all the effort you are extending on everyone’s behalf. It’s important work. I am grateful for the expose of Subway et al. I consider myself to be pretty savvy about what I eat and purchase. I haven’t done ‘fast food’ for many, many years, but if I ever did eat on the run I occasionally ate at Subway. I did not like to eat there however, and for many reasons, there produce was not organic, their breads were terrible and full of things I don’t like to eat but even bigger, for me, was the MEAT they use. It is terrible and filled with NITRATES, and none of the proteins are healthfully raised, not hormone free, are corn fed, caged and tortured animals….
I really appreciate that this is ‘out’, I won’t eat there until ALL the above practices are changed….
there are usually some little organic cafes and stores where you can eat well and in so doing, support organic farms and healthy food…..
Monsanto, et al, have been on my boycott list for decades.
Keep at it Food Babe.
Thanks,
Bobbie
I am a current dietetics major, and I can assure you that any of us with ANY common sense do not believe Frito Lay and their lies. And the good ones, are also pushing legislation for GMO labeling, even if it does mean pushing against Monsanto.