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Look, if you’re going to be the lame guy or gal who shows up at the summer cookout with veggie burgers, you might as well be the lame guy or gal who shows up at the summer cookout with good <\/em>veggie burgers.<\/p>\n

Veggie Burgers That Aren’t Just Flavored Soy<\/h2>\n

\"CollectionWhen I started searching for different veggie burgers to review, I was overwhelmed by the number of choices.\u00a0 So many of them seemed so similar, and that’s because so many of them are based on soy.<\/p>\n

I think soy is fine to eat in moderation.\u00a0 But it doesn’t taste like much, so somehow it seems like cheating to add flavors to it to produce fake meat.\u00a0 Kind of gross, actually.<\/p>\n

So this taste test is a little different; it’s a taste taste for the non-soy-based burgers.\u00a0 These burgers are based on less-processed grains and vegetables, and as a result, they’re generally healthier than soy burgers, even if the protein numbers aren’t as quite as high.<\/p>\n

Simply for comparison, I included one classic soy burger, Boca, in the test.\u00a0 All the burgers were prepared in a skillet with only a light layer of oil except Morningstar and Dr. Praeger’s, whose directions called for grilling.<\/p>\n

And keep in mind: My nutrition grades are based on the needs of those training for marathons or other distance events.\u00a0 In other words, calories are a good thing (as long as they’re nutritious).<\/p>\n

Read on to find out how these six veggie burgers measured up in terms of taste and nutrition.<\/p>\n

Gardenburger Portabella Veggie Burgers<\/h3>\n

\"GardenburgerVegan?<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n

Soy-free?<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n

Main ingredients:<\/strong> Brown rice and vegetables, including portabella mushrooms<\/p>\n

Per patty:<\/strong> 100 calories, 2.5 g fat (1 g saturated), 17 g carbohydrates, 4 g protein, 490 mg sodium<\/p>\n

Gardenburger Portabella Veggie Burgers<\/a> were one of the most flavorful brands we tested.\u00a0 They had a smoky, almost-but-not-quite-too-salty tang to them, with lots of chunks of vegetables, making for an appealing texture.\u00a0 All this flavor comes at a cost, though, in the form of 20% of your daily recommended sodium<\/a> intake and a list of ingredients longer than—well, you get the point.<\/p>\n

Nutrition: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taste\/Texture: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunshine Original Burgers<\/h3>\n

\"SunshineVegan?<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n

Soy-free?<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n

Main ingredients:<\/strong> Brown rice, sunflower seeds, carrots, herbs, sea salt (that’s all <\/em>the ingredients)<\/p>\n

Per patty:<\/strong> 190 calories, 13 g fat (1.5 g saturated), 14 g carbohydrate, 8 g protein, 320 mg sodium<\/p>\n

Sunshine Burgers were the nutritional powerhouse of the bunch.\u00a0 The only competitor not to violate Michael Pollan’s five-ingredient rule, Sunshine also packed in healthy fats and a relatively high amount of protein in addition to being gluten-free.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the flavor outlook wasn’t so sunny: Everyone who tried Sunshine mentioned that it tasted bready and dry, with a little too much sunflower seed flavor.<\/p>\n

Nutrition: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taste\/Texture: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bahama Rice Burgers<\/h3>\n

\"BahamaVegan? <\/strong>Yes.<\/p>\n

Soy-free?<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n

Main ingredients:<\/strong> Risofu, the company’s proprietary rice-based meat alternative, and beans<\/p>\n

Per patty:<\/strong> 140 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated), 19 g carbohydrate, 4 g protein, 420 mg sodium<\/p>\n

Nutrition: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taste\/Texture: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boca Vegan Meatless Burgers<\/h3>\n

\"BocaVegan?<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n

Soy-free?<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n

Main ingredients: Water, soy protein concentrate, wheat gluten<\/p>\n

Per patty: 100 calories, 2.5 g fat (0 g saturated), 9 g carbohydrate, 13 g protein, 470 mg sodium<\/p>\n

As the only “soy burgers” in the taste test, Boca Burgers<\/a> stood out with huge protein numbers.\u00a0 (Ok, huge to us.)\u00a0 Unfortunately, it comes mainly in the form of soy protein isolate, a highly-processed and difficult-to-digest form.\u00a0 The list of ingredients after that is surprisingly short.<\/p>\n

At first taste, I thought I had found a perfect substitute for a slightly-overdone burger; actual thought revealed that it was simply the familiar taste of charcoal.\u00a0 But if you’re craving a dry hamburger, Boca might be as close as you can get, short of slaughtering a cow.<\/p>\n

Nutrition: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taste\/Texture: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morning Star Garden Veggie Patties<\/h3>\n

\"MorningVegan?<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n

Soy-free?<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n

Main ingredients: Mushrooms, water chestnuts, onions, more vegetables<\/p>\n

Per patty: 110 calories, 3.5 g fat (0.5 g saturated), 9 g carbohydrates, 10 g protein, 350 mg sodium<\/p>\n

Morningstar Garden Veggie Patties<\/a> hit a homerun with everyone who tasted them.\u00a0 We described them as “sausage-like” and “not just tolerable, but actually good.”\u00a0 A little bit of spice and just the right amount of char made Morningstar our favorite brand to taste.<\/p>\n

Nutritionally, they bombed.\u00a0 TVP, another highly processed form of soy, and a long list of ingredients with hard-to-pronounce words landed them near the bottom of the pile, in my eyes.\u00a0 Still, they taste good, and if you’re bringing a\u00a0 veggie burger to a barbecue, why not enjoy it?<\/p>\n

Nutrition: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taste\/Texture: A+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Praeger’s California Veggie Burgers<\/h3>\n

\"Dr.Vegan?<\/strong> Seems like it, but processed in a facility that uses milk, eggs, and fish.<\/p>\n

Soy-free?<\/strong> No, contains soybeans.<\/p>\n

Main ingredients: Lots of vegetables, with onions and string beans first<\/p>\n

Per patty: 110 calories, 4.5 g fat (0 g saturated), 13 g carbohydrate, 5 g protein, 250 mg sodium<\/p>\n

Dr. Praeger’s<\/a> California Veggie Burgers were just what the doctor ordered—if that doctor had ordered a mouthful of succotash shaped like a patty.\u00a0 Actually, I was the only one who didn’t love them; Erin and Christine ranked them near the top of the list.\u00a0 They’re billed as the burger “where you recognize all the ingredients,” and that I did.\u00a0 Lots of vegetables and little else made it taste like—well, a vegetable patty.\u00a0 And that’s good, it just doesn’t taste like a burger.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, nowhere on the box does it say that Dr. Praeger’s burgers are vegan, yet no ingredients seem to make them non-vegan.\u00a0 Perhaps it’s that they’re processed in a facility that handles milk and fish?\u00a0 Worth looking into if your diet is very strict.<\/p>\n

Nutrition: A-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taste: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, no clear winner swept both the Nutrition and Taste categories.\u00a0 Perhaps such a combination can only be found my making them yourself<\/a>.\u00a0 (Though I have yet to find a homemade burger with the texture of these from the store.)<\/p>\n

Do you have a favorite veggie burger that I left out of the test?<\/strong><\/p>\n

And finally, please check out my Zen Habits post<\/a> if you haven’t yet.\u00a0 Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Despite their name’s evoking images of a warm beach and a few bottles of Kalik,\u00a0 Bahama Rice Burgers didn’t fare so hot.\u00a0 We described them as “homemade-tasting, in a bad way,” “lentil-y,” and plain-old “not flavorful.”\u00a0 They are gluten-free, and the rice idea is kind of cute.\u00a0 It’s worth noting that Bahama Rice Burgers contain salvia hispanica<\/em>, chia<\/a> to you and me.<\/p>\n