If your local store carries only the fat laden Morningstar Farms and
Gardenburger lines, ask the manager to order the fatfree versions -
suggest that they might sell better. After all, they have the brand on
the shelf, so they are half-way there! These brands both have about a
dozen products, some horribly fatty, some vlf, and some lf. As to why I
buy them: people like my spouse will eat them for lunch, he is not the
type to warm food in the microwave. Without Gardenburgers, he'd be off to
the local all-you-can-eat. I'm sure lots of spouses and kids are spared
poor choices by this kind of convenience food. We also travel with a few
precooked patties made up into sandwiches in our cooler, a huge
breakthrough for traveling comfortably.
While I would love to finally find a recipe for my own patties, I have
tried MANY recipes and have yet to find one that both tastes good and forms
a firm patty (without lots of egg white, which I can't digest). Most of
them are really bad cold or reheated. Keep the recipes coming, though,
because these patties are one of the few things I eat that still contain
dairy. I would love to have a totally vegan vlf perfect patty recipe!
Anne Cox
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