Food Myth Buster: Subway
Advertising is everywhere. Subway, like any business like to bring in customers with advertising that appeal to their consumers. In their commercials, Subway claims that customers will lose weight when they continually eat subway which is called the subway diet. The subway diet, made by the “Subway guy” otherwise known as Jared, was to eat two low fat sandwiches a day for continuous days. Jared created the Subway diet the March of 1998. Subway announces this diet in there commercials to show customers that their product is healthy. Jared loses 245 pounds by continuing this diet for as claimed to be only 11 months to lose this weight.
The controversy of this claim the business advertises is the question did this weight loss of Jared really involve this diet or was the weight lost in other ways that aren’t contributed by the eating of the sandwiches. There was no ongoing experiments if this weight loss claim is actually true. Another reason to question this claim is does this diet work on all body types or was Jared’s body type more prone to losing weight? Another thing that questions the claim is what is considered a sandwich
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There was an article that claimed certain sandwiches are more prone to help a person lose weight. Although subway does have certain healthy choices, there are some sandwiches that are very high in fats and calories, such as the chicken bacon ranch melt that contains 570 calories without cheese. In subway there are calorie counts on the menu next to the sandwich but this calorie count does not include the cheese or many of the other things added to your sandwich. It was found that some of the sandwiches that could be eaten on this diet excludes cheese and mayonnaise on your sandwich which is another thing that contributes to picking certain sandwiches in order to lose weight, which is not described in
Anticipation is prevalent throughout The Road, which is set by the narrative pace, creating a tense and suspenseful feeling and tone.
Pollan’s article provides a solid base to the conversation, defining what to do in order to eat healthy. Holding this concept of eating healthy, Joe Pinsker in “Why So Many Rich Kids Come to Enjoy the Taste of Healthier Foods” enters into the conversation and questions the connection of difference in families’ income and how healthy children eat (129-132). He argues that how much families earn largely affect how healthy children eat — income is one of the most important factors preventing people from eating healthy (129-132). In his article, Pinsker utilizes a study done by Caitlin Daniel to illustrate that level of income does affect children’s diet (130). In Daniel’s research, among 75 Boston-area parents, those rich families value children’s healthy diet more than food wasted when children refused to accept those healthier but
Jack Shakley’s “Indian Mascots- You’re Out” published on the op-ed page of the LA times, he impacted readers about the argument over professional and college sport teams whose mascots are using Native American names. Shakley is the former chair of the Los Angeles city/county Native American Commission. The author describes the history of using Indian mascots and how it hurt a group of people. He wants readers to know that it is necessary to remove Native American names and mascots from college and professional teams. Jack Shakley uses three strategies to present his argument to show his attitude to remove Indian mascots in teams.
“Priceless family moments are now more affordable” reads an online Amtrak advertisement. A family of three sits happily aboard a train car, the parents smiling at one another, their son playing his handheld Nintendo. “Kids age 2-15 ride for half off” the advertisement goes on to say, followed by a website where viewers can find more information about the sale. When the advertisement was published in July 2012 to Amtrak email subscribers, countless amounts of people took to social media to express their dissatisfaction toward Amtrak for publishing such an advertisement. What makes it so controversial? The parents happen to both be male; the child on his Nintendo has gay fathers. Aside from that, the advertisement is shockingly humdrum. However,
The movie trailer “Rio 2”, shows a great deal of pathos, ethos, and logos. These rhetorical appeals are hidden throughout the movie trailer; however, they can be recognized if paying attention to the details and montage of the video. I am attracted to this type of movies due to the positive life messages and the innocent, but funny personifications from the characters; therefore, the following rhetorical analysis will give a brief explanation of the scenes, point out the characteristics of persuasive appeals and how people can be easily persuaded by using this technique, and my own interpretation of the message presented in the trailer.
He proves his theory by wanting a smoothie and going to 2 different ‘wholesome foods’ just to be unsatisfied with the overly priced, ($9.00 and $7.75) more calories (roughly about 300), and longer wait periods (about 10 minutes each smoothie) to just go to a local McDonald 's and satisfy his craving for just $3 and 225 calories, plus it only took seconds to make (Freedman 506-507). Most are quick to jump to the assumption that fast food is unhealthy for you, although it is not particularly great for you, neither is the wholesome foods. The media shows that all processed foods make us ill and overweight, so we really do not have a choice but to believe that if we eat fast foods, we will become sick and unhealthy (Freedman 508). For that he attended a stress management seminar where a wellness coach spoke to those who came. She said that “ it’s okay to eat anything as long as its plants or animals origins aren’t obscured by processing”. Furtherly explaining that it is okay to eat a potato chip since it comes from a potato, but it is not okay to eat a cheeto because “what plant or animal is a cheeto” even though cheetos and potato chips have about the same amount
The major premise that it builds upon is that Subway allows its customers to eat fresh. This is the stated premise in the slogan. What isn’t directly stated is that eating fresh is good. However, despite this fact, this can be assumed as common knowledge. This creates a target audience for the advertisement: people who value their health and want to eat fresh food. Subway takes advantage of the popular value across the western world for eating “fresh.” This is consistent with the general placement of Subway’s stores. They tend to be in western first-world societies who place this great emphasis on eating healthy as much as possible. The major and minor premises in the slogan lead to the logical conclusion that Subway is good. Being told that Subway allows its customers to eat fresh and that eating fresh is good, one can draw the logical conclusion that eating at Subway is good and that people who want to eat fresh should buy from their
This commercial argues that to be like Michael Phelps one must have a passion for training and eating healthy, it says that by using the false authority fallacy. Subway is making this argument using Michael Phelps and his Mother. His mother states that to be a good mother you should feed you children Subway. Subway is making the argument because they want to bring in more customers, and they want people to think that no other sandwich shop has healthier sandwiches’. In the commercial the audience is athletes, moms, anyone that likes to eat healthy, and anyone who likes sandwiches’. Subway focuses on athletes by using one of the best athletes on the planet and they make him say that “Athletes everywhere eat Subway.” They focus in on Mothers by having Michael Phelps mom in the commercial giving him a sandwich and with the narrator saying that’s what you. In the commercial Subway calls the sandwich a “Protein Power House”, by saying
The first step you must take in breaking the nasty habits fueled by Ronald McDonald is to quit “cold turkey”: in a metaphorical sense and literally! In order to satisfy your needs for quick and tasteful foods, replace the McNuggets with a more suitable, healthier meal from McDonald’s archenemy: Subway. Regardless of Subway’s recent domination in restaurant numbers compared to McDonald’s, this universal deli sells an assortment of sub-sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, and even breakfast...
Many "diets" are profit-based, meaning if all their customers really lost and kept weight off, they wouldn 't make as much money. "Fad diets" come and go and while somebody is getting rich off of them, most people aren 't really succeeding on them.
The FTC deceives consumers by using advertisement weight-loss and as a result it has collected almost $107 million since 2010 (Giorgianni, 2014). In addition, people need to increase their awareness of fad diets by knowing the negative impacts of it.
How can it be that one could lose weight if he/she binge eats all of the calories back with three whoppers from McDonalds? The quantity as well as quality of the food must absolutely be taken into consideration. Abbott mentions the importance of overall food intake when it comes to weight loss, and along with another diet book, discretely advises against overindulging in the periods between fasting, but does not specifically account for this significant detail in her description of the weight loss method, making it rather unconvincing (James, S.
Eating five to six servings of fruit, choosing whole grains or even just avoiding foods high in density can be a step closer to reducing chances of becoming obese or overweight. Mark Bittman in his article, “Is junk food really cheaper,” argues that Americans are wasting their money on junk food or fast food restaurants when that money could be used towards a healthy home cooked meal. He persuades the readers to have alternatives. Instead of buying McDonalds’ French fries people should get apple slices, instead of drinking sodas drink water, instead of buying junk food get vegetables. Bittman states, “The fact that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes.” I agree food (fast food) plays a huge role unto why Americans are so overweight. It is because fast food is so convenient and inexpensive to some. Even if a person wanted to eat healthy from a fast food restaurant, salads are more expensive than a burger or chicken nugget meal. How can a person with low income choose the “healthy” way when the healthy way is more expensive? Although fast food can be beneficial more so convenient in the short term, it can be very detrimental in the long term. One man filmed a documentary where he was supposed to eat McDonalds three times a day. Unfortunately during the film, he had to stop because his health started to fail. This shows that fast food is indeed not good for people’s
Subway has just become the biggest fast food franchise in the United States. They advertise a healthy menu full of all natural ingredients. However a recent experiment by the Journal of Adolescent Health found people consume almost the same amount of calories at Subway as McDonalds (Lesser). Subway is not the only fast food advertising healthy options however. Despite the unhealthiness of fast food, these chains do offer some benefits. Natalie Stein,a writer for the live strong foundation, who focuses on weight loss and sports nutrition points out some crucial benefits of fast food. Stein acknowledges the convince of fast food in her article “What Are the Benefits of Fast Food?” She believes that having fast food restaurants on almost every corner is a good thing. This might be a good thing to some people, but what is too much? The conveyance of fast food chains has driven out grocery stores and ruined a chance at a healthy diet. With obesity growing in the United States maybe it’s time to rethink the actual conveyance of fast
For decades the Fast-food industry has supplied Americans with tasty, comforting food, quickly and at a low cost. It was not until recently, when the health craze first hit America in the late 1980’s that the corporations developed a new approach to marketing health food products to fit their customer’s wants (Nielsen). The most common fast food chains, such as McDonalds and Subway, started advertising “healthier” food items on their menus to continue appealing to the general public. While fast food restaurants give the impression of offering healthy food, nutritionist studies show healthy alternatives are not as nutritious as advertised and can lead to possible calorie underestimation and overconsumption (Chandon 85). In order to maintain significant market share of the industry, fast food companies must entice people of all ages and advertise alternative menu options, even if the nutrition content does not support the messaging. The advertisement of “healthy” fast foods as nutritious often results in calorie under estimation and overeating by the consumer. The reality is Fast Food companies hoax their costumers into purchasing the advertised healthy products, but do not provide enough nutritional information for them to make healthy decisions.