It's funny you see it that way:

Subway rolls ruled too sugary to be bread in Ireland https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54370056

Subway 'bread' contains 10% sugar, the EU limit is 2%.

I don't think 2% is EU-wide, but Ireland-specific. (And not present in all contexts -- sugary bread like milk bread or Subway rolls are considered bread for some legal purposes in Ireland.)

Does that really change the fact that it would be one of my healthiest options for eating out? Have you considered what the other options are? I think you are misconstruing my comment as claiming that you should consider it one of your healthiest options.

I think the whole discussion is misplaced as you can eat at Subway without eating the bread; but equally you can have a salad at McDonalds.

I can get a veggie patty with a ton of extra veggies on wheat at Subway. So much better than a McDonald's salad, imo. But I do see the point. Still, I think the typical meal at Subway is healthier than the same at McDonald's. I lost about 90 lbs with subway for lunch as a key part of my diet.

Yeah, I guess walking hungry into a McDonalds is more risky in terms of restraint vs Subway..

In Ireland the Supreme Court told Subway they had to reclassify their 'bread' as cake due to the sugar content. Regarding the payment of taxes.

When it comes to nutrition -- as a good general rule once you buy fresh good ingredients it's actually quite difficult to make unhealthy food regardless if you add too much fat, salt or sugar to your recipe -- the corollary is if you buy commercial food served ready to eat it's quite difficult to choose something healthy.

Healthy?! It's fast food, with (sometimes) vegetables.

The subs I order are all vegetables on wheat.

That bread is basically candy. Just make yourself a salad if veggies is what you want.

Well, as a vegetarian, if I ate a salad every time I wanted a vegetable then I'd pretty much only be eating salads. I'm sure you can commiserate with wanting a variety of foods in your diet which would include sandwiches. But knowing that the bread has so much sugar, I can pick other sandwich places most of the time.

Ethiopian and Indian are great options.

but not deep fried.

it's a low bar in the USA

USA NUMBER 1 !!! (in childhood type-2 diabetes)

Type 2 diabetes is generally caused more by excessive sugar than deep-fried food.

Yes, and the sugar content of the wheat bread mentioned is extremely high. Further, wheat's glycemic index isn't too far off from sugar.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/glyce...

HIGH-CARBOHYDRATE FOODS

White wheat bread* 75 ± 2

Whole wheat/whole meal bread 74 ± 2

Specialty grain bread 53 ± 2

SUGARS

Fructose 15 ± 4

Sucrose 65 ± 4

Glucose 103 ± 3

Honey 61 ± 3

When I first moved to Europe, I am ashamed to say my first meal was a Subway, because I wanted to give my digestive system something familiar before starting a new life.

There’s no shame in that. I’m from the US and I’ve had McDonalds in both Japan and Switzerland. It can be nice to have something familiar when you’re feeling out of place or homesick.

Do you mean healthiest amongst the others named, or that you don't have acces to fresh vegetables and the likes?

I mean specifically if I want to not have to cook something. Even among sit-down or carry out places near me.