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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 35 MIN

How to Eat at the Pub Without Derailing Your Diet, Plus the Truth About Subway's High-Protein Range

from The Nutrition Couch · host Susie Burrell & Leanne Ward

The pub has quietly become one of Australia's most budget-friendly options for a family dinner out. And with the cost of groceries where they are right now, that is not going to change any time soon. But if you are trying to eat well, the pub menu can feel like a minefield. Do you order the salad you do not actually want? Ignore the chips? Feel guilty for choosing the schnitzel? This week Leanne and Susie are cutting through all of it with their honest, practical, no-guilt guide to eating at the pub, the RSL, and anywhere else that serves a $18 special. Plus they take aim at Subway's new high-protein marketing claims, and the numbers are not pretty. In this episode: How to navigate a pub menu without ordering a salad you do not feel like and still ending up hungry an hour later, including the exact strategies Leanne and Susie use themselves Why splitting a meal is often the smartest move at a pub, and how to do it without missing out on protein The entrée trap: which pub starters are quietly adding hundreds of calories before your main even arrives, and which ones are genuinely worth ordering Why the pub salad is often not the healthy option it appears to be, and what to order instead if your goal is to keep calories in check Subway's new Packed with Protein range: Leanne deep-dived the nutritionals so you do not have to, and what she found about that 54-gram protein footlong will genuinely surprise you Why the Subway wrap is almost never the healthier choice over the bread, despite what most people assume The chocolate-coated health bar that is being heavily marketed to pregnant and breastfeeding women. Leanne and Susie break down the ingredient list and the saturated fat content, and explain why it has more in common with a chocolate bar than a snack bar The listener question: is a mini Coke a few times a week really a problem? Leanne and Susie give an honest, nuanced answer that is more useful than a simple yes or no Shop Designed by Dietitians: Looking for supplements that are actually formulated to clinical doses with real ingredients? Visit designedbydietitians.com to explore the full range. Keep telling your friends about The Nutrition Couch and join the private Designed by Dietitians Facebook community for exclusive content, giveaways, and free webinar recordings. DM Leanne or Susie on Instagram for the private link.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Leanne Ward and Susie Burrell share their honest, practical guide to eating at the pub without derailing your diet, including what to order, what to avoid, and why the salad is not always the answer. Plus: Subway's high-protein range put under the microscope and the results are misleading, a chocolate-coated health bar exposed for what it really is, and a straight-talking answer on whether a mini Coke a few times a week actually matters. Real advice, no guilt, no fluff.

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