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Anonymous
Is processed food really that bad for you? I mean, it depends on the product, right? Obviously Twinkies aren't exactly a health food, but what about meatless/veggie burgers that are frozen and processed in some way? Well, here's what in the veggie burgers I eat sometimes:

Ingredients: WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, RED BELL PEPPERS, CORN, ZUCCHINI, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, ONIONS, WHEAT GLUTEN, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF ASIAGO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), DRIED GARLIC, METHYLCELLULOSE, SALT, DRIED ONIONS, YEAST EXTRACT, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CARAMEL COLOR, SPICE, NATURAL FLAVOR (NON-MEAT), SOY SAUCE POWDER (SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), DEXTROSE, LACTIC ACID.

They have 80 calories, 13 grams of protein, 7 grams of carbs (3 of which are fiber), 0 cholesterol and are pretty low in sodium. All around, they taste good and don't seem to have a whole lot of garbage in them, What does /fit/ think about fake burgers? Also, no, I'm not a vegan or a vegetarian, I just like to enjoy a burger substitute without feeling guilty.
>> Anonymous
Sounds fucking fantastic for you.

/r/ing brand name.
>> Anonymous
>>173186

The ones I currently have are Boca Grilled Vegetable burgers, but I toggle between those and Morningstar Farms (they have a tomato and basil "pizza" burger that is utterly fantastic, although slightly higher in calories at around 120 per patty) and this other brand called Garden Burger (they make a pretty good frozen meatless riblet with BBQ sauce).

This stuff sucks ASS if you microwave it, but it comes out really good from a skillet or little electric kitchen grill. They're the best from a charcoal grill if you have access to one. It reminds me pretty much of a real burger if I dress it up on toasted whole wheat bread, load it with vegetables and put some ketchup and mustard on it. I find the ketchup+mustard mixture is what my brain seems to tie to delicious, fatty burgers, so as soon as I get that flavor mixed with a fresh tomato slice and onions and pickles, it feels like I'm eating a real burger.
>> Anonymous
>>173194

Cholesterol is definitely the downfall of my burger-love.

Will look into this.
>> Anonymous
>>173183
>it depends on the product, right
Exactly. I plan to pick up some of those burgers, btw. Sound great (and no, I'm not vegetarian either)
>> Kung-FU !!yKQtbs254kV
>7 grams of carbs (3 of which are fiber)

since when are carbs fiber?
>> Anonymous
>>173211

Since you look on nutrition info and see dietary fiber listed under carbohydrates.

Fiber is a type of carb that you can't digest because it's made of cellulose. Cellulose is the same reason you can't digest peas and corn unless you chew them enough to break down the cellulose walls. Because you can't digest it, it forces your shit out more regularly.
>> Kung-FU !!yKQtbs254kV
>>173217

oh alright thanks for informing me without flaming :p.
>> Anonymous
>>173201

You might need to shop around the different brands, they all have different tastes and textures. Boca uses more soy protein in their burgers, while Garden Burger has more "traditional" veggie burgers, for example.

If you get Boca, I suggest not getting the "Original Vegan" type, instead look for the Grilled Vegetable, Onion, or Garlic flavors. They're the same thing, just the flavored ones are generally better. They also have ones with cheese in them and a "Flame Grilled" type, but these have some added fat. I suggest taking a small skillet, dipping a paper towel in some olive oil and brushing the skillet with it so you don't add a ton of fat, but just enough to keep it from sticking and burning.
>> Anonymous
>>173221

lol, I'm not a flamer. Fiber is considered a carb that you can subtract from carbs. Like, on Atkins they don't count fiber as a carb since it doesn't add calories because you can't digest it.

So, if you look at my cereal that I eat for breakfast (Fiber One Honey Clusters), you can see it has around 39 carbs per serving, but 13 or 14 of those are fiber and I don't count them in my daily amount of carbs. Sugars are also under carbs and then there's usually a listing of "Other carbs".

IMO, it'd be nice if the FDA revamped the way carbs have to be listed to inform you of where the carbs in your food fall in the glycemic index or something. Granted, most of us know highly processed white breads and stuff are high on the GI and generally shouldn't be consumed very often, but it would be nice to have it laid out for you along with the rest of your food's nutrition.

Also, they need to fucking make restaurants provide accurate nutrition information for their food. Right now it's an option for them and only pre-packaged foods are required by law to provide the info...you could go into a Chile's for example and they don't need to tell you what's in their food.
>> Anonymous
>>173211
since always

there are 3 types of carbs: fiber, sugar, and starch

subtract fiber and sugar from total carbs and you get how much starch is in teh food
>> Anonymous
I used to be bulimic, so I saw plenty of foods shortly after being consumed. Anything that was processed came up as an unidentifiable mush. (Cereal, junk food) Anything that was just fresh came up looking like chunks of whatever was fresh. (eg. chunks of a banana or some lean meat)

Oh my god, Lucky Charms. It came up as a gray paste. I shit you not.
>> Anonymous
Thanks for bringing this to light, OP. These burgers sound amazing. I'm going to pick some of these up.
>> Anonymous
>>173237
how is a mom and pop restaurant going to be able to afford to calculate how much potassium is in their food? send it to a lab? that shit's HARD

and you can't just look at the ingredients, because cooking causes changes in chemical composition (things get taken out and others from the air go in, etc.)