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The Veggie Burger

© Stephanie Raymond

Barbecuing season has arrived and along with it the veggie burger has hit the market in full-force.

These melds of grains, vegetables and soy have been popping up everywhere from the grocery store freezer to the McDonalds menu.

The veggie burger, which has become a popular alternative to the traditional ground beef version, isn't just saving the lives of cows but hearts as well.

A veggie burger contains half the calories of a beef burger and has less than 80% of the fat. If you haven't already tried one, now is the time to do so.

A variety of Veggie burgers can now be found in almost all supermarkets, natural health food stores and most restaurants. Veggie burgers are also being served at Burger King, Harvey's and most recently McDonalds.

Read on for some great veggie burger options...



The Veggie Burger Comparison
(A LISTING OF 3 POPULAR BRANDS AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER)

Garden Burger http://www.gardenburger.com

Garden Burger offers three different flavours of veggie burgers; the Original, the Veggie Melody and the Flame Grilled.

The Original and the Veggie Melody are grained based and each have their own unique taste.

The Flame Grilled is soy based and flavoured to satisfy that meat eater looking for a healthy alternative. When grilled on the barbeque, this burger is almost undistinguishable from the real thing.

You can find Garden Burger in you local supermarket or health food store.

Yves Veggie http://www.yvesveggie.com

Yves Veggie burgers are currently being offered on a whole wheat bun at McDonalds, as well as in your local grocer's freezer.

Yves offers a wide variety of flavours; the Veggie burger, the Garden Vegetable burger, the Black Bean and Mushroom burger and the Veggi Chick'n burger.

Morning Star http://www.morningstar.com

Morning Star is a division of Kellogg's food. They offer the Garden Veggie Patti which can be found in your local grocery store as well as at Applebee's, the Hard Rock Cafe, the Rain Forest Cafe and at Planet Hollywood.

The Garden Veggie Patti consists of a blend of grains, carrots mushrooms, bell peppers, black olives, brown rice and rolled oats.

If you can't find one you like you can always make your own.

A veggie burger can be altered to fit anyone's taste by substituting your favourite ingredients into a traditional veggie burger recipe. For recipe ideas see: http://www.allrecipies.com/direcroty/190...