Fitness Romance SagaTasting! Burger King Veggie Burger
April 19th, 2011 • 21 Comments | Leave a Comment »
You will NOT find me on the closed circuit security footage at the Burger King. I have friends in low places within the fattening-food industry, so I had that tape destroyed.
It’s actually the husband’s fault for dragging me there in the first place. He was in the mood for a Whopper (ewww) and that’s when I remembered someone tweeting about the BK Veggie Burger. They told me it was tasty, and I said, “Really?”
So now I’m dabbling in fast food doldrums for research purposes, but I almost couldn’t find the damn thing on the menu. BK apparently makes it hard for people to order their (healthy?) food. I almost gave up until I found it in really fine print in the abyss section of the menu. You would have to possess the superhero optic nerve of a Wander-Woman/Incredible-Sulk hybrid love child to read it. Unless, of course, you opt for the stealth vision of a peeping tom.
But alas! The BK Veggie burger is cheap – only $2.49 – so I took it home and began to chew frantically (Whaaat? I was hungry.)
Whatever happened to flamed broiled!? I think this slab of faux puppy meat was over-microwaved because the edges were cardboard-ish in texture. Yet once I got past its borders and finished b!tching about all the mayo they slathered on it, I determined the sammich to be ahhhh-mazing. It’s thick and hearty with quality taste.
Huh?
That can’t be right. I had to go online to find out more about this thing. And you know what? BK is actually pimping out Morningstar Garden Veggie Burgers and calling them BK Veggie Burgers. I’m glad they’re selling Morningstar, but the entire sammich has got enough sodium to replenish an entire village of electrolyte-deficient cave dwellers. That’s too bad. They’re still good, though. <— do not read
FAUX PUPPY MEAT NOTES
- Price Paid: $2.49
- Calories: 410
- Fat Calories: 16g
- Carbs: 44g
- Sodium: 1,030mg
- Sugar: 8g
- Protein: 22g
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Bonnie April 19th, 2011 at 15:09
I kinda like these too, but, I think, if, I was choosing in terms of Weight Watcher points, which I do, because I do Weight Watchers (like my dramatic use of commas?,), I would just go for a kids cheeseburger for like 7 points over this thing. I do miss the flame broiled taste of it, although they are tastey on their own. But then, I could make them at home so, I won’t get them. When i was a serious, oh yes, serious, vegetarian, I would get a whopper with no meat patty, believe it or not, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you for your honesty in your review, it’s refreshing when people don’t try to act like they puke at the very thought of walking into a fast food place. Truth be told, I’ve lost around 40 lbs over the last year, but if I could, i would eat fast food everyday, I LOVE IT! But I don’t, and that’s why I lost, duh!
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Lynn~The Learning Curves Blogger April 19th, 2011 at 16:09
I’m not a fast food eater, BUT I suppose, in a pinch, I’d order one of these. The problem I’ve seen with ordering veggie burgers at “hamburger joints” or grills is that they either grill the things where the burgers are (not very vegetarian if your “non-meat” is cooking in the left over fat from the bacon cow burger the guy in front of you just ordered) OR they throw it in the deep fryer!!! Yes, I have witnessed this…the patties are SO hard frozen that this is apparently the only way to cook them and still be called FAST food. Yea, so I really don’t want a deep fried veggie burger…and yes, it was deep fried in the same oil as the french fries and the fish patties.
Call my picky…I’ve been called worse. =P
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skippymom April 19th, 2011 at 17:04
Exactly which super heroine is Woman Woman?
I am sorry, but if I am going to blow my salt budget for the day then it is going to be a Jr. Whopper - tastier and less sodium. [I don't do mayonnaise]
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yumyucky Reply:
April 19th, 2011 at 5:22 pm
LOL! go read it again. It is not your average typo fix. I consider all of my typos to be artsy blogging, by the way.
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skippymom Reply:
April 19th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
@yumyucky, VERY artsy – I must say.
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Alexia @ Dimple Snatcher April 19th, 2011 at 18:20
I absolutely love the BK veggie burger so much!!!
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JourneyBeyondSurvival April 19th, 2011 at 20:00
DUDE! I was totally living in the South when that 911 tape went down…awesome! The morning radio shows went ballistic! I did too, in my car. If I’d already had a baby I’d have needed a change of clothes. Hilarious!
Mein seister is vegetarian. Her hubbend is vegan. She told me about BK veggie burgers a few years ago. However, I don’t think she put mayo on hers…;) I had them once, but I’d rather have a salad somewhere else. I’ve had bad salads lately. I’m getting tired of fast food.
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Princess Dieter April 19th, 2011 at 20:32
I like the taste of Gardenburgers and Morningstar Veggie Burgers, but the sodium is disastrous. I have them RARELY now….but I like em.
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Suzanne @WorkoutNirvana April 19th, 2011 at 22:24
YUM! I mean, YUCK! I actually love Morning Star burgers. But the sodium is criminal! Sigh… It’s doable if I don’t mind a stomach for two days.
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Coco April 19th, 2011 at 22:29
I’m ready for food manufacturers to start paying attention to sodium. It’s way out of control! I want a burger, not a salt lick.
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Fran April 19th, 2011 at 22:38
I used to eat at Burger King weekly in my fatter days. About 3 months ago I was there with the hubby and I declined to eat there. One burger is the equiv to 2 whole meals.
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HCGWillpower April 20th, 2011 at 1:08
Hmmm I am really going to have to look and see if this is for real around my town. Oh ya I forget we go to Wendy’s and I eat salad and thats why I never knew that there was such a thing at Burger King.
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Emma April 20th, 2011 at 14:43
I have never tried one…and LOL I probably never will! But yesterday my son and I went to Hardees and I tried their new turkey burger. It was awesome. I did ask them to hold the mayo, but it came on a wheat bun and I actually ate it without the normal fast food guilt.
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yumyucky Reply:
April 20th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
I wish there was a Hardees around here! I wanna try that turkey burger.
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mary a. April 20th, 2011 at 17:42
FYI, in addition to their veggie delight (no meat), subway has a veggie patty also. (at least where I live). It is ok, nothing spectacular. I do not know the brand, though.
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lisa April 20th, 2011 at 20:41
WOAH. 410 cals and 1030 mg of sodium!!? sheesh.
at least it only has 8 sugars.
still.
id rather just buy the morningstar and eat it sans bun (& mayo bc I HATE mayo) with ketchup and sweet tater fries instead
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Sheri April 20th, 2011 at 21:25
hmm, I love morningstar, but never ate one with 400+ calories, must have been the mayonnaise and bun.
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Tiffany @ Simply Shaka April 20th, 2011 at 22:32
I used to order their veggie burger all the time when there was a BK across the street and thought it was delightful.
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Carli April 21st, 2011 at 11:05
I’ve been wanting to go get one of these for weeks! I’ll have to tell them to hold the mayo, though.. I can’t stand it when places put globs on there.
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Joe April 22nd, 2011 at 11:03
Love the veggie burger
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Chas. December 28th, 2011 at 17:07
Stopped at BK to relieve myself and saw the posted menu with burger at $2.59. Not bad! I am dismayed by the high sodium but I think I can cut it to a reasonable level by eliminating the ketchup and mayonnaise. I am not much of a fan of either. I will try it sometime.
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