September 1st 2003 >> Source: Food
and Wine Taste Test: Veggie Burgers
Veggie burgers are no longer just pallid hamburger substitutes.
The best ones actually taste good—plus they're high in
protein, low in fat and have no cholesterol. Of the dozens
of veggie burgers we tested, we liked these three best.
— Lesley Truett
PRODUCT
STAFF COMMENT
INTERESTING BITE
Dr. Praeger's California
Veggie Burger
"Authentic vegetable taste and moist,
pancakelike texture."
Dr. Peter Praeger is
a practicing heart surgeon in New Jersey.
Morningstar Farms Spicy
Black Bean Burger
"Spicy, with a falafel-like texture."
Morningstar Farms products
are designed to fit a Seventh-Day Adventist diet.
Amy's California Burger
"Mushroomy, with a pleasant whole-grain
consistency."
Amy, daughter of co-founders
Rachel and Andy Berliner, keeps her dog on a vegetarian
diet
Down-home southern cooking at its best! The folks at Amy’s created
this traditional meal with the help of a friend from Louisiana…mashed
sweet potatoes, light cornbread with kernels of sweet corn and bits of
pimento topped with a flavorful sauce and tender pinto beans, and collard
and swiss chard “greens.” >> Click
here!
