Far Healthier Way To Increase Your Energy Than Those Toxic Veggie Burgers

Veggie burgers are nutrient dense food that increases your energy with protein, complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins and minerals.

They are very low in total and saturated fats while providing small amounts of good fats such as polyunsaturated and mono-saturated oils as well as being an excellent source of Omega 3’s.Unrefined plant foods found in veggie burgers release their energy to the blood stream slowly over time.

But, it turns out that there are good veggie burgers and bad veggie burgers. A study by the Cornucopia Institute says that non-organic veggie burgers often contain the neurotoxin hexane, a petroleum byproduct that is bad for those who work with it and can cause explosions in wastewater and is an air pollutant.

A neurotoxin hexane is used to pull the fat out of soybeans to make many veggie burgers  and it doesn’t seem healthy to the vegetarians.That’s probably not what the veggie-burger buyer is bargaining for. A lot of people who eat veggie burgers are doing so because they’re conscious of their food choices and the impact on the environment.

The Cornucopia Institute also revealed some popular veggie burger brands that absolutely do use hexane: Amy’s Kitchen, Boca Burger, Franklin Farms, Garden Burger, It’s All Good, Lightlife, Morningstar Farms, President’s Choice, Soy Boy, Taste Above, Trader Joe’s and Yves Veggie Cuisine.

Brands that do not use any hexane in their veggie burgers are: Helen’s Kitchen, Superburgers by Turtle Island, Tofurky, Wildwood and Morningstar “Made with organic”. And,

Andy Berliner, CEO and Co-founder of Amy’s Kitchen in her response email about using hexane writes:”Because of concerns around soy protein extracted with hexane, we have eliminated the use of any soy protein ingredient that uses hexane in its processing. Only four products (some of our veggie burgers) out of over 170 products have ever contained soy protein concentrate.

We have replaced soy protein concentrate in these products with organic tofu. Tofu production is similar to cheese making and uses no unnatural ingredients.Our best selling burger, the California Burger, has never contained soy protein of any kind”. Sounds very good to me.

I personally like the Sunshine Burger. It is based on raw sunflower seeds (no soy or wheat in it) and uses other whole grains and vegetables in it. It contains no funky ingredients — pure and simple ingredients only. I suggest trying it out next time you have the chance.

But the best way to increase your energy is to try homemade black bean veggie burger. You will never want to eat frozen veggie burgers again. These are so easy, and you’ll be proud to have created such a vegetarian delight.

Prep Time: 15 Min, Cook Time: 20 Min, Ready In: 35 Min

Ingredients

  1. 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  2. 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 2 inch pieces
  3. 1/2 onion, cut into wedges
  4. 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  5. 1 egg
  6. 1 tablespoon chili powder
  7. 1 tablespoon cumin
  8. 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce or hot sauce
  9. 1/2 cup bread crumbs

Directions

  1. If grilling, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and lightly oil a baking sheet.
  2. In a medium bowl, mash black beans with a fork until thick and pasty.
  3. In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Then stir into mashed beans.
  4. In a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.
  5. Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. Divide mixture into four patties.
  6. If grilling, place patties on foil, and grill about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place patties on baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side.

Want to know more about veggie burgers?  Then, click here:

Health Warning:Neurotoxin In Veggie Burgers | Your Organic Gardening Blog

Yours truly for great health, mind and body,

Michelle, natural health advocate

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4 Responses to “Far Healthier Way To Increase Your Energy Than Those Toxic Veggie Burgers”

  1. Judith W. Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 6:47 am

    Sounds wonderful. While I would not have a problem with the egg, my daughter is vegan-preferred so is there a suggestion for using this recipe without the egg? I am assuming that it is used to ‘bind’ the ingredients. When I make vegan waffles at home, I use nonfat tofu yogurt, which works fine but I’m curious about this recipe. I can try it and see how it comes out. Just sharing a thought with you regarding it since I know a lot of vegans would not use this recipe as is. Thanks!

  2. admin Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 7:02 am

    Thanks for responding. Your daughter can use an egg substitute instead .

  3. Mckenzie Mansker Says:
    May 21st, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    Please, can you PM me and tell me few more thinks about this…

  4. Robert Says:
    January 27th, 2011 at 5:02 pm

    “If grilling, place patties on foil, ”
    I have read that foil is not a healthy item to use, especially with heat..???
    RB

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