Diet Food Reviews
Subway Veggie Patty
By: | Jan 18, 2008
Subway has tried to cultivate a reputation as one of the healthier fast food chains, thanks to offering several sandwich options with under 6 grams of fat and yogurt, apples, and raisins as side options instead of oily french fries. If you're looking for a meatless option however, you might think that you're stuck with the Veggie Delight, which is basically a salad on a bun - hardly satisfying. But recently, I visited a Subway that offers a more substantial option: the Veggie Patty Sandwich.
You'll be able to instantly recognize this sandwich because it looks like a rectangular veggie burger, with visible bits of carrot and peppers. The veggie patty sandwich comes as a "melt" meaning that it usually topped with melted cheese. In the interest of calorie counts and your health, I would suggest ordering your sandwich without cheese or mayonnaise and asking for plenty of vegetables instead. The Veggie Patty itself tastes like a Gardenburger - plenty salty with the added texture of vegetables and vegetable protein. They can be a little oily, so you might want to blot off excess moisture with your napkin before digging in.
Each Veggie Patty contains 160 calories, 5 grams of fat (8% of the RDA), 3 grams of fiberv(12% of the RDA) and a whopping 15 grams of protein. Unfortunately, there is also 520 milligrams of sodium, which is 22% your daily allowance. Also remember that these numbers are for the patty alone. Bread alone adds 200-250 calories.
Overall I would order this again if the Veggie Delight simply won't satisfy me. The patty's impressive protein content makes it great for keeping my hunger at bay, at least for a few hours. The oiliness, however, does leave me a little concern, making me think that the nutritional stats are not entirely accurate. Also, the substantial sodium count makes this an occasional indulgence rather than a regular part of my diet.
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i used to get those in los angeles, i don't see them as much in seattle though
They don't have them here in the Midwest. I would love to try them, they look scrumptious.
Well, I found them on my college campus is Durham, NC of all places. It's always worth asking!
I actually really love the Veggie Delight :P but this is a good option!
I used to buy these all the time about five or so years ago, maybe even a few years earlier. I've seen a few variations, one with the Morningstar Farms/Boca style patty, and another with a old-style GardenBurger style patty (with visible grains and such).
Both were awesome, and after they were pulled, I'd forgotten about them until they started advertising them in the Subways near my college.
I do not know where you got your nutrition information, but according to Subway, (see the last line of) http://subway.com/subwayroot/MenuNutrition/Nutrition/pdf/NutritionValues.pdf it is incorrect. The Veggie Patty has 20 grams of fat and about 270 calories. These numbers make it seem like a far less appealing, and far less healthy, choice in my opinion.
I lookesd at the link and it shows 5 grams for the patty not sure where you got 20
I lookesd at the link and it shows 5 grams for the patty not sure where you got 20
I agree... and only 390 calories with the bread?
I've been ordering these for years. Subway does not offer the nutrition information on the veggie patty with 6in wheat. So I'm wondering where you came with the nutrition value? I looked on Subway's website and for years they've only had the Veggie Delight listed. If the sodium count is accurate, then I will no longer be ordering my fav. Subway sandwich.
Man, can't you guys read?? You're all wrong. According to the link (posted above), the Veggie Patty nutritional stats are as follows:
VEGGIE PATTY:
Serving Size (g) = 252
Calories = 390
Cal. From Fat = 70
Total Fat (g) = 8
Sat. Fat (g) = 1.5
Carb. (g) = 56
Dietary Fiber (g) = 8
Protein(g) = 24
if you scroll all the way to the bottom, you can see that there are only 160 calories, 5g fat, 3g fiber, 15g protein in a veggie patty (without bread, cheese, mayo etc). you could then determine the calories etc of the bread of your choice. a deli style roll has 170 cal, 2.5g fat, 3 g fiber.
Thank you courntey for being able to read. :D
If only it was vegan! Beware .. the veggie patty has lots and lots of animal products, if you consider cheese and eggs animal products. I wish veggie options at restaurants were, in fact, really vegetarian (strictly).
This messege is for peter who left a message march 10 on a monday, 2008. Thank you for posting the facts and the links. You were the most helpful out of all these people, just posting anything! You guys know other people actually look at this stuff to get real life info. My advice is, if your not sure, or don't know all the fact on the do us all a favor and hold your peace. You think you helping out, but end up making more work for other people. I ended up looking at so many sites cuz everybody saying something different, don't know and to lazy to find out.I even tried emailing the morning star company until I ran into something lagit. Even subway didn't have the nutritional value.
Subway emailed me with the information and had this to say:
Calories 390
Protein (g) 24
Carbohydrates (g) 56
Sugar 7
Fat (g) 8
Sat. Fat (g) 1.5
Cholesterol (mg) 10
Sodium (mg) 1030
Dietary Fiber (g)7
The above values include wheat or white bread, a 3.0 oz patty, and all the standard vegetables. Cheese or other condiments are not included.
Hi there,
I have been having the patty for years and have read your reviews as well as subways nutritional facts.I have it with lettuce,pickles,onions and barbecue sc. It beats other fast foods out there, try it. Would you all rather the fats in other fast food veggie products.
Thanks to the girl at the start, good luck with the studies, keep up the good work, remember all foods in moderation.
Here is the response I got from Subway
This is my lunch almost everyday. thanks for the research.hope subway post all there nutrition list,so can everyone will know it.
This is my lunch almost everyday. thanks for the research.hope subway post all there nutrition list,so can everyone will know it.
heard they found glass in some in fl. i used to eat these, but they said yesterday that they were all recalled.