My family and I went out to eat tonight at one of our favorite "fast food restaurants" Panera Bread. I enjoyed my usual sandwich, the cuban chicken panini, along with a water. The sandwich is made up several ingredients. The fresh Focaccia bread with citrus herb chicken breast and ham, along with chipotle mayonnaise, ale mustard sauce, and sliced swiss cheese. The sandwich has 840 calories, 37 grams of fat, 80 grams of carbs, 6 grams of sugar, and 46 grams of protein.
I was very surprised to see the amount of calories and the grams of fat that were in the sandwich. Panera Bread has always advertised as being the healthier and more fresh fast food restaurant. Even though this one sandwich has a high amount of calories and fat, they are still a more healthier choice to eat fast food. The company makes their food from recipes and also bakes their own bread. The meat is not processed or frozen but comes from certain deli dealers. I feel much better knowing that I am eating a fresh sandwich with deli meat than eating a frozen product that has to be shipped from certain factories across the United States. Panera has been competing with McDonald's for many years and Mcdonald's has had to change their menu's to try to meet what consumers want. Consumers have realized that they need to eat healthy but also want it to be convenient and fast. Panera Bread is exactly what the consumers have been looking for. Even though Panera may be a little more expensive than a normal fast food restaurant, it is keeping us away from processed and unhealthy foods.