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Saturday, April 21, 2007

project 355: you can sub it MY way!

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i have very bad eating habits. and admittedly, most of them are craving-based. i could be a good gay person and be munching on crudites and low-fat salad dip for lunch. by dinner however, you would find me at McDonald's ravenously wolfing down a McSpicy. which basically defeats the purpose of the crudites in the first place.

maybe i lack the self-discipline to calculate my calorie intake, or maybe it's just the fact that i'm bad with numbers. but don't you think it's too troublesome to keep thinking about calorie count when it comes to food? besides, we only live once and in this volatile world where anything can happen at anytime, i feel that one shouldn't deprive oneself of favorite foods, be it healthy or not. i guess this is why i always give in to cravings. mostly, unhealthy ones, unfortunately.

i remember one time when i had a sudden pseudo-pregnancy urge for peppermint milk tea with pearls. right away, i dropped whatever i was doing and tottered my way to the nearest bubble tea shop, buying four cups of peppermint milk tea at a go, all with extra pearls. of course, i skipped eating anything for that entire day. not that it helped, though it did quell the accumulating guilt (and gut).

but tis' true that the world is very divided when it comes to eating habits. obviously, there is a clear line drawn between the ones who eat to live, and the ones who live to eat. equally obvious too would be the fact that i belong to the latter. which prolly explains why the boyfriend is full of love, while i'm just full of love handles.

this is why going out for meals with the boyfriend is indeed a good thing for me. he's in the Unofficial Queen of Nutrition Labels. at the supermarket, he scrutinizes the nutritional facts for any indications of trans fats and calorie content. me on the other hand, will just look at the presentation of food on the packaging. if it looks tantalizing and is accompanied with words like 'low-fat!' or 'reduced sugar!', i will buy the product in all the three different flavors available.

this is also evident when we pick an eatery for meals. i tend to bring up a never-ending list of foods which slowly get gunned down one-by-one (eg. pasta, fast food, Malay food, western sets) for being too oily, too fattening, too expensive, etc. and just when i'm panicking about how boring our food choices have become, the boyfriend will always think of something cheap and healthy. my growing waistline has no choice but to admit defeat. ok lah, not defeat but a truce that benefits both the boyfriend and my pant size.

most of the time though, it's soup and/or sandwiches. and when it comes to sandwiches, there can be only one place that both of us will agree on: SUBWAY. 6 grams of fat and healthier choice symbols come to mind. i've never been a fan of Subway till the boyfriend introduced it to me on a regular basis. there's something about sandwiches for meals that just doesn't fill up the stomach like it's supposed to. that was until i had my first subway sandwich with the boyfriend. add in a coke light and perhaps a Peanut Butter cookie and your tummy is beyond full.

nowadays, instead of bubble tea, i simply have cravings for Subway sandwiches. that's the good thing. the bad thing is, THERE NO SUBWAY ANYWHERE NEAR MY PLACE!! (cue horror theme) i stay in the far west. the nearest Subway i can think of is even further west, all the way in Boon Lay! to make things worse, even my place of employment doesn't have a Subway too! which is why i spend so much money on iced coffee (kopi-peng) instead. it's not as healthy, but it'll do. sigh. maybe the hospital should cut back on publicity and spend on a healthier alternative like Subway.

i'll end this today with a Subway question that the boyfriend and i always have discussions about. how do you pronounce Chipotle? is it KI-POTE-LEH? or CHI-POTE-TLE? because every time we want the Chipotle Southwestern Sauce for our sandwiches, we skip the Chipotle and just say 'Can i have the Southwestern?'. either than or we stick to boring ol' Oil and Vinegar/Mayonnaise/Mustard/Sweet Onion. it's the equivalent of saying 'Can i have item no. 32 on your menu?' at an uber-posh French restaurant. it's as offensive to your Maître d' as it is to your Sandwich Artist. so if you know, please enlighten. because it wouldn't do my Italian 6 inch Beef Steak sandwich with all the vegetables in it any justice unless it's the southwestern sauce.

posted at 12:26 am by the nurse | Permalink |

14 Comments:

My favourite's the Tuna. Yah like so waste of money, I know. Why pay $4 for a Tuna sandwhich when I can just buy my own tuna for less than $3. I like it anyway =P, otherwise it's the Roast Beef for me with Honey Mustard, all veggies except Chilli, Onion and Peppers with Honey Mustard, on Honey Oat bread.

You should try the wrap. It works wonders for us girls. Light and not too filling.

As our darker skinned brudders and sisters would say..powerrrrrrr.
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:56 am  

I think 'chipotle' is pronounced as 'kar-pear-lo'.

=)

:: yuji ::
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:35 pm  

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chipotle
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:41 pm  

If all else fails, just point and say "this one, this one".
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:06 pm  

skye: i've never liked fish. but i have to agree with you on the point of subway being overpriced. like $6-7 for a sandwich????? and it's not like it's prime beef from cows which listen to Bach or something like that. haven't tried the wrap though. will try it the next time i'm there with my mat kakis seahl.

flannery: i'll take that in mind. but nothing beats saying the real thing.

yuji & anonymous: karpearlo? it's very distant isn't it? but thanks to anonymous person here who kindly put up a link.
By Blogger the nurse, at 10:55 pm  

I love subway too! Always try to have it in school though coz it's discounted for students. I prefer red wine vineigrette for my sauce. Can really get 'drunk' on it coz it's so tasty! And the double chocolate cookies too. Haha.
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:34 pm  

There is a subway in NUS, west but not that far west.
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:22 am  

chee-poat-lay
By Blogger Unknown, at 8:03 am  

Its pronounced chi-paw-le.
Easy enough?
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:10 pm  

yupz, the nearest Subway that's easily accessible by train's Jurong Point. my suggestion's to get bread & toppings, & make them by yourself. i prefer toasting mine in the oven. but if u're loaded & lazy, there's always that friendly service they have at SUBWAY.

alternatively, it's sweet hot stuff with someone, aka dessert. lol!!!
By Blogger thelostguardian, at 1:31 pm  

Chipotles (pronounced chee-POHT-lehs) are smoke-dried jalapeño chilis used primarily in Mexican and Texmex cuisine.
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:19 pm  

ok i'll say it once and for all:
CHEE (as in chee-bye)
POTE (as in Capote)
LEH (as in 'i'll lay with/on you the whole night long')

Chee-Pote-Leh. Got it.
By Blogger the nurse, at 10:38 pm  

i love freedictionary.com and subway as well and it's been my 2nd day going through this blog, and i like you malenurse. well, your writing at least ;)
cheers for SUBWAY..!!!
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:44 am  

it's pronounced as chi po tle
i work in subway before.

ash
By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:49 am  

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