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Firehouse announces healthy menu options

April 16, 2014

Firehouse Subs now has a new menu geared toward healthy eaters. "Hearty & Flavorful, Under 500 Calories" is the largest and most significant menu addition in Firehouse Subs' 19-year history, according to a company press release. The Hearty & Flavorful menu includes six subs and four chopped salads, each under 500 calories and is available at all Firehouse Subs nationwide.

Co-founders and former firefighting brothers Chris Sorensen and Robin Sorensen spent more than a year developing each signature recipe, ensuring the menu didn't sacrifice taste and retained the signature flavors Firehouse Subs guests expect. The sandwiches have the same portion size of meat as a medium-sized sub but cut calories with new recipes built upon Firehouse Subs' private recipe wheat sub roll, Sargento cheeses and the addition of Duke's Light Mayonnaise. The chopped salads are made to order using a base of Romaine, tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, mozzarella, pepperoncini, Kalamata olives and light Italian dressing, Robin Sorensen said in a news release.

"The creation of a low calorie menu without sacrificing taste [part of the brand's mission is its commitment to hearty and flavorful food] was a tall order," he said. "Our guests now have 10 new choices, full of flavor and under 500 calories, to add to their healthy lifestyle."

The Hearty & Flavorful Menu includes:

• Sriracha Beef (480 calories): USDA Choice roast beef, Monterey Jack, spicy Sriracha sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion, light mayo, and light wheat roll.
• Hook & Ladder Light (450 calories): Smoked turkey breast, Virginia honey ham, Monterey Jack, lettuce, tomato, onion, deli mustard, light mayo, and light wheat roll.
• Turkey Salsa Verde (430 calories): Smoked turkey breast, Monterey Jack, salsa verde sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion, light mayo, and light wheat roll.
• Captain Sorensen's Datil Pepper Grilled Chicken (430 calories): Grilled chicken, Monterey Jack, Captain Sorensen's Datil Pepper Sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion, light mayo, and light wheat roll.
• Turkey & Cranberry (495 calories): Smoked turkey breast, Monterey Jack, cranberry spread, lettuce, tomato, onion, light mayo, and light wheat roll.
• Momma's Homemade Chicken Salad (495 calories): Chicken salad, pecans, Swiss, tomato, light mayo, and light wheat roll.
• Firehouse Salad (330-400 calories; No meat – 240 calories): Smoked turkey breast, grilled chicken or Virginia honey ham.
• Italian with Grilled Chicken (490 calories): Salami and grilled chicken.
• Hook & Ladder Salad (370 calories): Smoked turkey breast and Virginia honey ham.
• Momma's Homemade Chicken Salad (425 calories): A scoop of chicken salad with pecans.