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The American Diet Has a Sandwich Problem...Americans’ favorite lunch is a ‘heart bomb’ of salt, preservatives and sugar. But doctors say there’s a way to build a healthier sandwich—here’s how.
Wall Street Urinal ^ | March 14, 2023 10:00 am ET | By Andrea Petersen

Posted on 03/15/2023 5:16:46 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger
Sandwiches are the number one source of sodium and saturated fat in Americans’ diets, making up about one-fifth of our daily sodium intake and 19% of our daily saturated fat calories, according to an analysis of federal survey data. Sandwiches contribute 7% of daily added sugars, the same percentage as breakfast cereals and bars.

The implication of this statement is that any sandwich is bad for you, as if a bacon double cheeseburger is nutritionally the same as a tofu-and-sprouts-on-28-grain-bread sandwich. Absurd.

I know which I'd rather have, heart bomb be damned.

21 posted on 03/15/2023 5:39:30 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Red Badger

Sammiches

Peanut butter and nanner with bacon…

Haha !!!

(I’m joking…)


22 posted on 03/15/2023 5:40:00 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Want a sandwich? Make or buy whatever kind of sandwich you want. Everything in moderation is okay, if it makes you happy. Live your life!


23 posted on 03/15/2023 5:40:06 AM PDT by V V Camp Enari 67-68 ( This clears up a lot of misconceptions.)
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To: Red Badger

A Big Mac ingredients include all the food groups.

Ditto a Wendy’s single with cheese


24 posted on 03/15/2023 5:40:19 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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To: fishtank

Elvis would approve.................If he had not died of a heart attack............


25 posted on 03/15/2023 5:40:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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“Americans eat so much of their meals not sitting down at a table. They are eating in their cars or at their desks, so sandwiches are easy,” says Erica Kenney, assistant professor of public-health nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Hey, Erica, shut up and make me a sammich.

26 posted on 03/15/2023 5:40:59 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Red Badger

All of them are nitrite factories. You have to search for uncured meats.


27 posted on 03/15/2023 5:44:48 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: AppyPappy

https://bikehike.org/what-hot-dogs-do-not-have-nitrite-additives/

https://boarshead.com/products/no-nitrates-nitrites-added


28 posted on 03/15/2023 5:47:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

I had a sandwich for lunch yesterday, a fish sandwich. Pretty darn good from Arby’s.


29 posted on 03/15/2023 5:48:36 AM PDT by 9422WMR (45 1. Lie, cheat, steal. It’s how the democRATS operate. )
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To: Red Badger

The government is FOS. Everything they say should be met with skepticism. There’s nothing wrong with eating a sandwich once or twice a week. The problem America has is eating 5 a week plus McDonalds, Wendy’s and Burger King on weekends. Plus, American moms think they are so overworked that many can’t be bothered to put a decent meal on the table for their families a few times a week.


30 posted on 03/15/2023 5:48:38 AM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America!)
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To: V V Camp Enari 67-68

exactly.

moderation is the key to nearly every situation like this.

the idiots that run from one new miracle food to the next or eat crap they hate their entire lives thinking it will help them live longer are MORONS.

Lets just make an example:

Lets pretend there is a new scientific study that shows that if someone is kicked hard in balls every morning they might live up to 5 years longer! Even if the study was correct... who the hell wants to be kicked in the balls for 5 additional years!!!!

And that’s the BEST case scenario! In the worst case after 20+ years of being kicked in the balls every morning, they come out with a new study saying no... actually being kicked in the balls will reduce your life expectancy!

But (oh, and here is where it really gets good) a NEW study shows that having bamboo shoots slipped under your fingernails is actually the path to a longer life!

LMAO

This is how I see all the crappy health science studies!

Like you said, just eat a variety of things in MODERATION!

It’s that simple.


31 posted on 03/15/2023 5:48:39 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: AppyPappy

Anything processed.

“If it tastes good, spit it out!”
— Jack LaLanne


32 posted on 03/15/2023 5:51:02 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Red Badger
Eat keto.

Of course, you have to kiss the bread buh-bye.

When you lose water on keto, you lose salt. And meat (without added chemicals) and cheese are fine in great quantities.

Keto may not be right for some people, but I guess you have to try it to find out (since doctors can't tell you).

I eat high-fat, high sodium, relatively high protein and my blood pressure is low, my LDL cholesterol is low, and my weight is perfect (well, about 5 lbs higher than I would like at 165).

Today I am going to have a massive chicken breast covered in red salsa and topped with a mountain of sour cream. Broccoli smothered in cheese sauce. And a couple of huge hamburger patties covered in pimento cheese (with sugar-free ketchup and mustard on the side).

I would have an omelet but I can't afford the eggs without selling my truck.

33 posted on 03/15/2023 5:52:05 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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34 posted on 03/15/2023 5:53:20 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Red Badger
BTW, bread, no matter nutritious, becomes sugar in the bloodstream.

Sugar: bad.

35 posted on 03/15/2023 5:53:25 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I’ve lived long enough to see studies say coffee and eggs are both bad and good for you probably 3 times.

Eliminate federal grants to colleges and universities and you stop most of this BS


36 posted on 03/15/2023 5:53:41 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: RoosterRedux

Sounds perfect!

BTW, eggs are coming down!..............


37 posted on 03/15/2023 5:54:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: bert

exactly.

I have been trying to point that out for years!

a deluxe burger with fries and a shake is simply a balance meal with most of the items stacked.

a dinner roll cut in half is a bun, then you stack a serving of meat on it along with a salad with a side of potatoes, then finish it off with a desert of sugared fruit and milk also known as a shake.


38 posted on 03/15/2023 5:55:00 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Red Badger

The local Food Lion has uncured hardwood smoked Oscar Meyer hot dogs.


39 posted on 03/15/2023 5:57:09 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: Red Badger
BTW, eggs are coming down!

Great news. I love eggs (particularly deviled eggs). And I won't have to sell my truck.;-)

40 posted on 03/15/2023 5:58:06 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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