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Subway - $7 Footlong Chicken Fillet - Starts this Monday

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Subway - $7 Footlong Chicken Fillet - Starts this Monday
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Associatedelamo @ Subway on 14/04/2012 - 11:38 subway.com.au (3200 clicks)
Last edited 14/04/2012 - 17:17

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Hey all,
Deal is as title says. $7 Chicken Fillet Footlong. Regular price is $9.95 (at majority of stores, most busy stores have higher prices). 6 Inch is usually $6.95 so its a pretty good deal. Chicken Fillet is one of the most popular subs so I'm sure a few of you will like this one.
The pic is of the promo material the store I work at recieved so the deal is replacing the Sweet Chilli/Chiptole subs we have at the moment. No dockets/coupons/etc are required, should be default price Monday morning.
Note: I don't represent Subway officially, I'm just an employee ;)

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  • dan76n on 14/04/2012 - 11:43

    I believe you, mainly because they have been plugging it on Tv this week.

  • IVI on 14/04/2012 - 11:47
    +4

    Finally! A Subway promo… for its healthy foods!

    (Not much Off, by value, but at least we know their marketing dep't is still with us… ;-)

    • goatus on 14/04/2012 - 13:11
      +1

      I'm not sure how healthy this sub is.. from what I have seen it's an al-mightily processed chicken patty - its pretty much just a giant, footlong chicken burger. If you are going for healthy, I would investigate their nutritional information… i wont.. cos they taste too good. haha.

      • [Deactivated] on 14/04/2012 - 15:00
        +4

        I went and looked it up.

        Nutritionally they're good. The thing about processed chicken is that your body can't tell the difference. It treats it the same way it would regular chicken. Would I prefer to eat unprocessed chicken? Absolutely. Would my digestive tract get anything different out of it? No.

        A footlong "Chicken Strips" without cheese is about 2,400kJ with about 9g of fat, 45g protein and 75g carbs. Add sauce at 200-650kJ (depending on sauce). Add cheese at about 400kJ.

        A HJs grilled chicken burger (do they have cheese normally?) is about 1600kJ with 19g fat, 20g protein & 30g carbs.

        So the Subway isn't really like a footlong chicken burger. I'd expect it'd take at least three chicken burgers to match the size of a footlong at which point you'd be getting 4,800kJ, 57g fat, 60g protein & 90g carbs. Double the kJ and six times the fat.

        • [Deactivated] on 14/04/2012 - 15:06

          Oh bugger, I was looking at Chicken Strips instead of Chicken Fillet. The fillet IS more like a burger:

          Without cheese and sauce: 2,900kJ, 23g fat, 36g protein, 80g carbs.
          With cheese and sauce: 3,500-3,950kJ, 31-51g fat, etc.

          Ranges depend on sauce and cheese. So if you get cheese and the fattiest dressing (Chipotle by a mile), then it's not very different to three chicken burgers.

        • aerona on 14/04/2012 - 16:17
          +1

          I doubt the chicken is bad for you, I'd say the bread is more harmfull then the meat. Wholewheat isn't actually wholemeal and there is no healthy alternative breads at subway in australia.. Unless you don't mind the insulin spikes, I guess it's great for an average person's diet but not someone into fitness.

          You can read many articles about this all over the internet. Subway is not healthy as there's no healthy alternative breads….

        • [Deactivated] on 14/04/2012 - 16:43

          Can you find anything well written on the matter? I googled it and read the first three things and it's all entirely opinion driven rhetoric, nothing about how the differences in the bread are processed by the body.

        • aerona on 14/04/2012 - 20:56

          If you can't find single article about the Glycemic Index(GI) of certain foods and the effects on the insulin spikes, you aren't looking very hard…
          Compare Oats and a lollypop, Both carbohydrates, Different effects on the body.

          Wholemeal verse Wholegrain Subway(highly processed mostly white flour) NOT Wholemeal flour
          Same thing.

          But it doesn't matter to much if you're not into fitness like mentioned above. Things small like this won't be a problem for average man/woman.

        • [Deactivated] on 14/04/2012 - 21:27

          I can find lots of rhetoric about it, I can't find any actual science that backs the claim.

          For example this study shows that high GI foods don't impact diabetes. This study shows it doesn't impact metabolic improvement in exercising older people. Every study I've found shows it's a bit of a myth.

        • aerona on 14/04/2012 - 21:36

          True, it is abit complicated but glycemic index determines the time it takes for the food to be digested to the blood stream. It might not have direct correlated with diabetes but what this is important is the insulin spikes. More insulin in the blood stream equals more fat storage. Its a fair argument to say you eating 60grams of oats and 60grams of pure sugar which one will make you fatter. Its a obvious statement. It's not connected with diabetes because many will just argue too fat = diabetes, so it isn't directly connected.

          If this isn't backed by any research, Might as well eat 250grams of sugar a day instead of rice and dunk in a load of fat lol.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2012 - 00:42

          | Its a fair argument to say you eating 60grams of oats and 60grams of pure sugar which one will make you fatter

          Yes, of course, as they contain a different breakdown of their components. 60g of oats is only ~40g of carbs, for starters.

          The problem with your spiking argument is that it still contains the same amount of calories. The body responds slightly differently, but with no know negative side effects that you've been able to find (or mentioned).

          You can say "it's obvious" as much as you want, but essentially all you're saying is "you're right, it's all opinion and rhetoric with no known measurable impact".

        • aerona on 15/04/2012 - 20:08

          I see you are going with the calories in and calories out. Let me ask you one thing.. If you were to eat all your calories all in one shot without doing any excercise in the morning and eat nothing at night. Do you think you will gain no weight? Spike in insulin means lower time to use the energy hence fat gain.

          You can argue all you want but wholegrain flour will always be better > then white flour, not only for the nutritional value but the time it takes to be digested into the blood stream.

          Do you know why all bodybuilders seem to avoid sugars? For the exact reason of insulin spikes not because of calories in calories out but for the blood spike levels. The people who are persuaded by the calories in calories out are the people who are trying to persuade themselves that it is OK to eat simple sugars. This is not the case as most are quite fat.

          ^ the negative effect you say is the fat storage

          also when you say in your first comment

          "The thing about processed chicken is that your body can't tell the difference. It treats it the same way it would regular chicken. Would I prefer to eat unprocessed chicken? Absolutely. Would my digestive tract get anything different out of it? No."

          Take whey protein & chicken
          whey takes approximately 30 minutes to digest whereas chicken takes 2-3 hours. It might not have any negative effects but it gives you a limit to use the energy which can in turned into fat when not stored..

          I would love to continue this argument but there are two theories and this argument won't lead anywhere. Glycemic index vs calories calories out over a day. Its better to keep with the theory that you believe in.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2012 - 20:39

          All you have to do is show evidence for your claim instead of repetitive rhetoric. You keep re-explaining it as if I don't get it. I get it - I just want WHY you think it, not rewordings of WHAT you think.

          I suppose by default I'm arguing the calorie in/out, but that's not intentional. It's simply because the low GI claim has no evidence backing it that I've discovered. Does it make insulin spike? Sure. Does that have impact on the human body that's measurable in terms of fat retention? Not that I've been able to find.

          Thing is, there's a solid chance you're right. I simply don't know. I would love to learn something new here. But unless you can tell me WHY you think it, where the evidence comes from that backs your claim, why should I think it?

          "The explanation sounds pretty good" is not a good enough reason for me, 'cause I actually care whether something is true or not and don't trust purely my feelings on the matter.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2012 - 22:00

          The first two links supports your rhetoric, which is not under question, not your claims.

          The second two links are dead - I assume you copy/pasted these links from somewhere and didn't make sure you got the full addresses?

          The last also simply supports the rhetoric which again, is not under question.

          I'm not questioning the spiking, I'm questioning it's impact.

        • aerona on 16/04/2012 - 00:35

          Sorry having trouble understanding, what do you mean not the rhetoric but the impact?, Do you mean subway? I think you'd have to look at the ingredients to find that. Yes i copied and pasted them cause i cba looking for links!

        • [Deactivated] on 16/04/2012 - 20:00
          +1

          The rhetoric is that the spikes cause greater fat creation/other bad health things than a longer length of time with a lesser amount of insulin/blood sugar.

          The spikes aren't in question - that there's a measurable difference between how much fat/other negative health impacts is created by a spike in blood sugar versus a long burn of blood sugar.

      • IVI on 14/04/2012 - 15:24

        In the case of red meat, if not more, the Pink Slime - also known as:

        1. "lean finely textured beef' (LFTB) &
        2. "boneless lean beef trimmings" (BLBT)

        So, maybe it depends on -which- processed things you're talking about.

        • [Deactivated] on 14/04/2012 - 15:29

          And your body doesn't care. Considering how long "pink slime" was in the burgers and just how much of this stuff the population eats, if it had a serious detrimental impact wouldn't we have seen a significant rise in ammonia related illness?

          If you're eating enough to get a measurable quantity of ammonia in your system you've got far bigger problems from the fat and sugar and whatnot.

      • teaBagger on 16/04/2012 - 13:28

        I believe that "processed" is the word used when the manufacturer would like to get rid of the surplus lips and arseholes…

        As someone else said: "The thing about processed chicken is that your body can't tell the difference. It treats it the same way it would regular chicken"

        • bought on 20/04/2012 - 06:45

          u r gross… LOL… my opinion, bad "PROCESSED FOOD" are those cured with large quantity salts, sweetened with heaps of sugar, and loaded with chemicals, preservatives, additives, etc. if it is just a matter of blended, coated and pre-cooked, it is more of "prepared" - not so much "processed".

  • shaybisc on 14/04/2012 - 12:00

    7 footlong chicken fillet Subway: mmmm filling

  • shaybisc on 14/04/2012 - 12:06
    +4

    Subway chickens are free to roam chickens, on their A4 size share of the shed.

  • unity1 on 14/04/2012 - 13:02
    +6

    2 comments I'd like to make:
    1)it's a pity not all Subway outlets follow these promotions
    2)it's a pity Subway don't have any $2 offerings like McD and HJ

    • giggles on 14/04/2012 - 14:26
      +2

      $2 at Subway would get you 2 bites?

  • red-hot on 14/04/2012 - 15:26

    Thanks, elamo.
    Patiently waiting for the promo material when you get home……..
    Does it require a printout/ flash on smartphone to get the deal?

    • niksrulz on 14/04/2012 - 19:26

      read the description again ,,,

  • lgchuson on 14/04/2012 - 15:35
    +1

    Random question, but is it pronounced chicken 'fillet' or 'fillay'?
    lol, i dunno if im saying it right..

    • [Deactivated] on 14/04/2012 - 15:38
      +1

      However you like. With chicken and mignon I'm more likely to use fillay. With fish I'll mostly use fill-it. But both are correct.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/04/2012 - 17:48
      +3

      I think filet (one "L") is pronounced the French way, and fillet (two "L's") is pronunced how it is spelt.

    • dyziplen on 14/04/2012 - 20:36

      I have noticed Americans tends to say fillay more.

      • dorian_gray on 15/04/2012 - 07:17

        actually, fillet is pronounced the French way in all parts of the world except Australia

        • bought on 20/04/2012 - 06:49

          sweet… proud of speaking the Aussie English - Austranglish!!! Try to pronounce the middle A in Aussie accent… LOL

    • Associatedelamo @ Subway on 15/04/2012 - 13:50

      In two years of working there, I have had one customer call it a fill-ay. Everyone else calls it a Fill-et.

      • Yuri Lowell on 15/04/2012 - 15:59

        That would have been funny.

        • Associatedelamo @ Subway on 15/04/2012 - 17:23

          Yeah, it was memorable moment for sure lol.

  • kumquat on 14/04/2012 - 17:06
    -1

    $7 for a chicken sandwich…cmon ozbargainers….I feel a neg coming on.

    • Daniel15 on 16/04/2012 - 13:10

      $7 for something that's normally $9.95… That's about 30% off! :P

  • samba on 14/04/2012 - 17:14

    Healthy alternative to the bread? Get it as a wrap. Problem solved :)

  • cobRAJ on 14/04/2012 - 17:58
    +3

    $5 and I would get this every day

  • WillKillfor5Cents on 14/04/2012 - 19:51
    +4

    This meal is going to be my post-workout meal after the gym. Insulin spikes, no care in the world ! Anabolic window is waiting. Source: Broscience

  • parsimoney on 15/04/2012 - 18:21
    -1

    yeah good deal but this particular sandwich sucks dont get it the chicken fillets are awful.

  • strangeloops66 on 16/04/2012 - 02:28

    Does processed chicken taste like chicken? : P

    • VeganJerky on 23/04/2012 - 13:18

      It tastes pretty good. I usually get a "Chicken Schnitzel" which is mostly unprocessed chicken breast, there's a clear difference between the two.

      I just got a chunk of bone or something in my last bite here… this is clearly a mix of left over chicken bits. I can't find any info on the nutritional value of this but the "Chicken Schnitzel" option is no doubt healthier.

  • Daniel15 on 16/04/2012 - 13:11
    +1

    Just went to a Subway on Collins Street in Melbourne, and can conform this offer. Everyone there was getting chicken fillet footlongs :P

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