> I often eat bunless burgers. Most of the time I do it just by leaving the bun. I'm not worried about getting fat, but buns are usually made of white flour and my diet calls for whole wheat. On rare occasions, I run across whole wheat hamburger buns. If Subway can do it, why can't the bun places provide some bread options?
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I think Subway did it because they serve sandwiches, not hamburgers. There's just something about an actual sandwich that calls out for a classy bread. Even McDonald's offers whole wheat on its new "deli" sandwiches.

Burger places are all about minimizing the number of different ingredients they have to stock. Many of their different items are just rearrangements of the same ingredients. If a particular item doesn't sell, they just order their ingredients in different proportions. Low cost and consistent product keep people coming back.

> Eating out offers a lot of challenges. We had a Chinese buffet the other day, and I'd have to say they had the best dessert buffet I have ever seen. But nothing was sugar free. Considering the number of fat people and diabetics out there, you would think at least one sugarless dessert would be available. I'd pay extra.
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Since we're talking about food, let's talk chickens and eggs. Considering the abundance of sugar and fat laden desserts, are you surprised so many people are fat and diabetic? At least this Atkins nonsense should help you out a bit in some places.

On the subject of BBQ sauce, apparently that varies from region to region in the US. In some places "sweet" sauces are the norm, and they're generally loaded with brown sugar, molasses or equivalent. Since you're a traveler, try seeking out regions where they prefer spicy BBQ sauces or some other variety.

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