The week before last we wrote about the Chicken Salad Taste-Off between Arby’s Grilled Chicken and Pecan Salad sandwich and Subway’s Orchard Chicken Salad Sandwich. We’re guessing that a lot of Whole Grains Council fans voted for their favorite, ‘cause the final count was Arby’s 8,820 votes vs. Subway 1,048 votes. (Almost as good as the Red Sox’s 14 to 1 win today.)

We’re probably not real objective here, but we’re thinkin’ it was the whole grain option that put the vote for Arby’s over the top, since their chicken salad sandwich comes with either honey wheat Market Fresh bread (23g of whole grain per sandwich) or a whole-grain flatbread wrap (18g of whole grain per sandwich). Subway does not yet have any breads that qualify for the Whole Grain Stamp, but we’re hoping the Taste-Off results send them back to the kitchen, and that they’ll up their whole grain offerings soon. (Cindy)