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The Isle of Wight Council is teaming up with a major food chain to encourage people to improve their fitness and eat more healthily.
The council is working with Subway as part of the company’s Train Hard Eat Fresh campaign, which is aimed at encouraging a healthy, active lifestyle. It is supported by Team GB Olympic medal winning athletes including Louis Smith and Antony Ogogo.
Discounts on healthy options
As part of the partnership, all Isle of Wight Council gold or silver One Card holders will be entitled to a 15 per cent discount on all healthy option meals and drinks in Subway’s Newport outlet.
Councillor Phil Jordan is the Cabinet member responsible for health and said:
“The council is very keen to help residents improve their health and our leisure centres, all of which have benefited from recent refurbishments and investment, continue to offer a variety of activity options to achieve this.
“It is pleasing that Subway is working with the council to improve health and any incentive to get people out the home, active and making healthier choices is a welcome one.”
Keen to encourage active lifestyle
Adam Moore from Subway added:
“Subway is committed to promoting a healthy lifestyle which can be demonstrated by the fact many of our products have reduced fats sugars and no trans fats. We also display calories on our menus to help people plan their daily food intake and diets.
“We are very pleased to be working with the Isle of Wight Council and are more than happy to offer One Card holders the discount on our healthy meal options if it encourages more people to get active and improve their lifestyles.”
The healthy food range at Subway includes low fat subs (pictured), soups, salads, children’s subs, water, tea and coffee.
To access the 15 per cent discount, One Card holders need to show their card when paying for an order. The discount offer is not available at Subway’s Ryde outlet.
Image: © Suzanne Whitewood
