Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Picnic lunch

Mayo and I have now made friends.

Subway Orchard Chicken Salad Sub










Where purchased: University Drive, Urbana Subway
Price: $5 for 12" sub
Overall rating: 4/5

In general, I am not a fan of deli chicken salad. There is something about a huge unhealthy glob of mayo-covered chicken that I have never found appealing. Subway's new orchard chicken salad sub caught my attention, however, because they put it on their fresh fit menu - which I knew meant it had to be 8 grams of fat or less. And really, how nasty and mayonnaisey can you make a chicken salad for 8 grams of fat or less?

So I picked up a $5 foot-long for my friend Katie and I to try for lunch, and I was very impressed. It had great flavor, and I loved the chunks of apple in it. There are also some golden raisins, cranberries, and celery  bits thrown in there, mixed together in a light mayo. I was actually surprised at how moist it was - I thought it might be a little dry, but there was no need to add extra mayo or sauce at all.

So, in case those commercials grab you like they do me... go ahead and try it! It's delicious. And really, you can't beat those $5 foot-longs. So plan a little picnic, grab a friend or spouse, some veggies and sun chips, and bust out of the turkey and ham rut!

4 comments:

  1. yep, i am definitely trying that one. I have heard rave reviews, but trust yours the most of course :) good work!!

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  2. I have been wondering about it! Sounds like a perfect summer sandwich! yum!

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  3. had to comment again because i tried one for supper last night. It was yummy for sure! I think it had a little too much mayo in it still, but I'm not real super big on mayo anyways and i'm sure that varies from location to location too. Definitely recommend for something different AND summery!!

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  4. Subway owes you endorsement monies! Great example of your writings introducing us to something new that we may not have tried without your review/blog!

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