We spent the last seven days enjoying beautiful sunny weather in Texas with my sister-in-law and her family. This morning, we loaded the car at 4am and headed back to Florida where we are celebrating a very special event this weekend.
After driving for 13 hours we stopped at a hotel for the night. The kids were tired, I was tired, my mother-in-law was tired and we were all starving. Most of our snack stores were depleted and I needed to find food for dinner. When we are looking for a quick bite, my kids usually choose the not so healthy meal of nuggets and fries and I try not to count how many days in a row it has been since they have eaten anything green.
I was happy to see a Subway very close to the hotel. Subway is one of the few places that offer what I consider healthy choices for my kids. My daughter was able to get a ham and cheese sandwich, apple slices, and milk. Instead of a cheap toy that will break five minutes into the car ride, they now have these awesome re-usable totes from National Geographic. My four year old loves her new “purse.” (excuse the blurry hotel corridor picture, but at least it is real life 
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Subway has also launched a website with National Geographic that has games for kids, coloring pages, and fun activities. This is a great distraction for the kids if you are sitting in a hotel room and it is raining outside so you can’t swim. (Not that I have any experience with that)
You can learn more about Subway’s reusable meal bags on their website and follow them on Twitter at @SubwayFreshBuzz. When your kids reuse their bags at Subway they get a sticker and can track their adventures on a travel map. How’s that for teaching them to recycle at a young age?
The folks at Subway have generously donated two $25 Subway gift cards plus reusable National Geographic totes for my readers.
To enter please leave a comment and tell me what you like about Subway. I’ll pick two winners Friday July 2, 2010.
I love their fresh bread!! There is always something that each member of our family likes. At $5 for a footlong, a couple of us can fill up on one sandwhich, which stretches the money, too!
I love the bread smell right before you walk in…you take a deep breath and go…I WANT that BREAD!!!
I like the veggie option!
We love Subway as well. I love there $5 footlong. We will buy several of them and split them with out kids and they have even been nice enough to put different meats on the different halves of the subs a few times. I agree that it is a much healthier choice also. and I love, love, love that they have different choices of breads!
We live in Maryland, Eastern Shore!
I love the smell of bread! But my favorite part of Subway is the fact that one foot-long will last me two meals! Or split it between two of the children.
I like the healthier quick option of Subway rather than grease that sits in your stomach.
I love the veggies choices – as do my kids. We have the totes also – they’re great bags for the car!
I like that any time we have eaten there, it’s always fresh and good…unlike other fast food places, where you never get the same good experience time after time.
My favorite thing about Subway is choosing your own condiments and toppings! Yay for Jalapeno peppers.
I love that my kids can make their own sandwich so they are more likely to EAT it!
Plus I love their breads! YUM!
We love Subway! I just became a stay at home mom when my youngest was born (he’s 2) and I must say I am loving it! I hadn’t realized how much fast food my kids ate (15 and 7) until I was home to cook. When we wanted to go out as a family, I wanted fresh options that didn’t cost so much so we have been, almost exclusively going to Subway. My 7 year old even orders spinach and cucumbers on her sandwich! I found that my entire family has lost some weight in the process of changing what we eat and having Subway as an option is great. Even when we go on trips, we look for a Subway to eat so we can have our veggies and something fresh not fried.
I like the different types of bread that Subway offers.
I like that eating at Subway doesnt make my stomach hurt later from all the grease.
I like that the kids can pick what they want on their sandwich. They can see all the condiments and pick what they want — no complaining about having a pickle or onion.
I love all the fresh toppings. I always get lots of lettuce, tomatoes, olives, pickles and banana peppers. What other fast food restaurant has banana peppers?
We like Subway too! I like that the children can pick what they want on their sandwiches.
I love Subway because my kids can get something closer to healthy and since I’m a vegan I can eat something other than fries or a baked potato. There aren’t that many choices out there that make us all happy.
We love Subway…we buy the $5 foot longs, eat half at dinner and the other half makes a yummy lunch(flavors have time to combine). My 4 year old loves the purses, she recently got the pink & brown Paris purse, she told me she can use it for “all my clothes”.
We love the 5 dollar footlong because it’s cheap and healthy!! We love subway!!
I love that they have so many options that even my picky 3yr old can find a sandwich that’s just right for him!
I love the kids bags! My kids do not want me to buy a new lunch box for school in the fall. They have asked to use their Subway bags!
I love Subway! They have such a great variety. I can always find something that each member of my family will eat and not complain about. What a relief!
I love Subway for a special lunch but don’t feel guilty about spending the money or too many calories! The Buffalo Chicken is my fav
I love all the healthy choices you can get there. Plus, they have such a great variety of sandwiches! Thanks for the great giveaway!
The $5 footlongs.
I have tried to get my children to understand the difference between living foods and dead foods.So,in my journey towards this I have used the terms living healthy foods or garbage foods.Now, when we are out,my 4 year old insists that we not go to the garbage place,but we need to go to the healthy place and that place is Subway.I am glad that they know which one to choose!Myself,I love all the veggies and the oil and vinegar and I love that in the evenings,you get 3 foot longs for $12 and that feeds 7 of my crew and you can’t beat that!
What do I like about Subway? Mmmmmm….just thinking about a 6″ turkey on honey oat bread piled high with every vegetable and pickle they’ve got topped with oil & vinegar as well as creamy Italian then sprinkled with oregano is making my mouth water…….
I enjoy subway, but what I love about it is the smell of bread when you walk in.
I love how I can always find something healthy, and put exactly what I want on it. We love getting it while on the road – no feeling of “I just ate a pound of grease” afterward. And I actually feel full when I’m done!
LOVE Subway! When I was pregnant this past year I craved Subway like crazy! Yum-O!
I love a fresh Turkey sandwich!! Yummy!
I subscribe to your blog! Can’t wait for some new “how to” videos!
We love Subway! Our two main reasons to visit are, like you, road trips where I’m thrilled to get something healthier than a burger, AGAIN, and on our way to the beach – for the price you can’t get a better meal and it comes packed and ready to go – who can argue with that?
My kids love Subway and a good value also!
I love that we can eat ‘fast food’ without my feeling so guilty about it.
I also love the honey whole wheat bread!
LOVE the fresh veggies. At least, much fresher than you can get most other places
Thank you for this great giveaway! I love that Subway doesn’t give me gastro-intestinal issues like other fast food places.
I love the fresh veggies available at Subway!
I like that everything is fresh.
I love Subway because I believe that it is a more healthier choice not only for the children but, for the adults too. I think the bag is cute too.
when we decide to have sandwiches for lunch, we always pick subway because that is the ONLY sub sandwich my granddaughter Mia will eat. also I know they are fresh and tasty and each one of us gets exactly what we like on our own sandwich. they are easy, convenient and tasty. what more could you possibly want in a sub? and the people behind the counter making these great fixings for you are the nicest (at least the subway we usually go to).
I love Subways fresh, healthy choices. My son loves that he can get his own pizza, my husband and I love that we don’t have to eat “crap” in order to make him happy when we do decide to eat out . We will soon be taking a road trip from IL to Boston I’m sure we will be making many stops along that way at Subway!
I like that if you pick right it is a good choice when you are trying not to eat junk. There are things on the menu that are actually good for you.
I love the healthy alternatives to a burger joint. I have ti admit my kids are allowed once a month to eat any where they like. I figure once a month will not hurt. This month the choice is the younger boys they want to go to mickeys d with the play place so after jaden sessio today thats where we are headed for lunch. have a safe trip and keep the tips a coming
I LOVE the fact I can have as many pickles on my subway sandwich as I want!
I like the fact that we can get the $5 footlong and they will fix half my way (load it up)and half DH’s way.
When we went into Subway the other day, my son noticed the ad about the totes. It has been a long time since I have allowed my kids to get a kids meal because I do not like the toys that they get out of the meals. I told my son that they could have the kids meal and they absolutely love their tote bags. They will be putting their goodies in them for our vacation next week.
We love Subway because it is a place that our whole family loves to eat at. It has gotten my one son to start trying new things, like vegetables! They love going their because they think they are pretty special because they can order the sandwich the way that they want. I love going their because I know it is a healthier choice than the fried foods at other fast food restaurants.
I love Subway for many reasons:
affordable!
great variety of fresh veggies
i can always get my sandwich just the way i like it!
My favorite: footlong veggie delight, wheat, provolone, S&P, oil & vinegar, “the works” no jalepenos but banana peppers are okay. YUM!
I love their choices of bread.
I love Subway! Whenever we go on a road trip it’s my favorite stop b/c it does’t make me feel bad for eating it or for giving it to my son. We are traveling for the 4th and a gift certificate would be a blessing!!!