Dunkin Donuts Egg White Flatbread Sandwich

By: Tanya Taylor, PhD | Jul 31, 2008
3 stars

Dunkin Donuts Egg White Sandwich I know you're saying to yourself - what the heck is Dunkin' Donuts doing on a "healthy" and "diet" food review website?! Well, fear not ladies and gentlemen, I haven't loss my mind. Dunkin Donuts has a new DDSmart Menu, which features "healthier choices." They are now the first fast food company to make an all Egg White Flatbread Sandwich.

There are 2 varieties, an Egg White Veggie sandwich which features egg whites, peppers, onions, mushrooms, reduced fat cheddar cheese on multigrain bread. The other one is an Egg White Turkey Sausage sandwich which has egg whites, turkey sausage, spinach, reduced fat mozzarella cheese on multigrain bread.

I found the Veggie sandwich a little bland (sorry vegetarians). Maybe it needed more salt (although the nutrition facts suggest that not another gram should be added). The peppers, onions & mushrooms didn't add anything to the texture nor the taste. In contrast, I thought the Turkey Sausage was delicious. The sausage made a difference and the sandwich just seemed more spicy.

The nutrition facts for the Egg White Veggie Flatbread Sandwich are 290 calories, 9 grams of total fat which is 14% of the recommended daily amount (RDA), 4 grams of saturated fat - 20% of the RDA, no trans fat, 7% of the RDA for cholesterol (20 mg), 28% of the RDA for sodium (680 mg), 11 grams of protein and 39 grams of total carbohydrates which includes 4 grams of sugar and 3 grams of fiber (12% of the RDA). There is also 170% of the RDA for vitamin C and 20% calcium.

The Egg White Turkey Sausage Flatbread Sandwich has less calories and almost half the fat, but more sodium. There are 280 calories, 6 grams of total fat and 2.5 grams of saturated fat (9% and 13% of the RDA), 34% of the RDA for sodium, 19 grams of protein and 37 grams of total carbohydrates which includes 5 grams of sugar and 3 grams of fiber (12% of the RDA).

The ingredients list reads like a book, which was a bit of a turn off. Overall, the nutrition facts are not stellar, but as I said over at Food-Notes.com, this is one of the better choices if you must have fast food. The sandwiches cost a little less than $3.00 each and was substantial enough for lunch (at least when paired with the small (16 ounces) Reduced Calorie Berry Smoothie).

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Comments

Thu: July 31, 2008
anon said:

are these pre-made? or can we custom order to, for example, take out the cheese?

Thu: July 31, 2008
Fit Bottomed Girl said:

Funny how the veggie one had more cals....

Thu: July 31, 2008
Chelsea said:

I noticed the calories on the veggie was more than the turkey sausage. How is that possible? I wish i was able to test these nutritionally myself... Funny this was posted today, I just got back from the lacation near my house. I bought the Veggie Egg White sandwich, and I found it horrible! I couldn't take more than a few bites. I actually just ended up eating the egg portion and throwing the rest out (hey, I was hungry).

Thu: July 31, 2008
FatFighter said:

I just don't think I would go to Dunkin' Donuts if I was in the mood for a sandwich.

Thu: July 31, 2008
Tanya said:

@Chelsea I think it's because there is more fat (which has more calories). I don't know why there is more fat though. I wonder if they made a mistake on the nutrition facts on their website.

@FatFighter it's weird to think of DD as having more than coffee and donuts.

Thu: July 31, 2008
Mrs. Who said:

Thanks! I will definitely try these sandwiches. It's hard to find a place with a quick, easy breakfast that is healthy. Uh, make that impossible!

Thu: July 31, 2008
MizFit said:

totally my sentiment:

good choice if yer about to gnaw your arm off and trapped at a DD.

(not that I wouldnt enjoy it ;))

Miz.

Thu: July 31, 2008
carly said:

I was curious about these, I don't eat fast food very often but these caught my eye. Not sure if I will try them though since the nutritionals aren't really that great.

PS- love your blog.. I read it religiously and it inspired me to start a blog of my own (just started today actually!) Thanks for sharing so many useful reviews with us!

Thu: July 31, 2008
Wolf Goettin said:

It's possible that the veggie sandwich has more calories because they add extra oil to sauté them in - after all, a mere tablespoon of oil has over nine grams of fat. The cheddar cheese might have more calories than the mozzarella, too.

Wed: August 6, 2008
Stacey R said:

What is the calorie, fat and carb content WITHOUT the bread?

Sat: August 9, 2008
Dustin H said:

I got the veggie sandwich today and the lady was nice enough to take off the cheese before heating it up. So, I'm sure if you just ask, they'll have no problem doing that:)

Sun: August 17, 2008
kerry said:

Ok, the commercial for them caught my eye but as a weightlifter who eats a lot of straight eggwhites I'm wondering how/why the protein is so low. Must have minimal eggwhites in them! Not enough to make me drop in for one...