# Meat eaters - do you ever eat veggie burgers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2011, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642 "2011-03-14T11:20:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/81 "2011-03-16T03:01:00Z")
> [@Normal\_Phase](#): > > Almost everything here matches me, except for whatever reason I do like (most) veggie burgers. Especially black bean-based ones. The types of veggie burgers I like (like the black bean ones) I don’t feel are trying to be “meat” burgers. They’re just another type of sandwich. It’s the Boca Burgers and their ilk that are trying too hard to be a meat substitute. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/82 "2011-03-16T03:27:59Z")
I love the black bean burgers. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/83 "2011-03-16T04:22:00Z")
I might be willing to try a vegetarian burger – made from the ground meat of a vegetarian – just for the poetic justice of it. Would definitely at least consider it. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/84 "2011-03-17T00:43:14Z")
Oh, I gotta add: I LOVE vegetarian jerky snacks. There’s a brand of seitan-based stuff I would absolutely, 100% take over actual meat jerky almost anytime (except, maybe, good jerky made by a good smokehouse). The stuff is perfectly chewy, fatty, salty, and flavorful without the gristle of the real stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Sycorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/85 "2011-03-18T02:41:00Z")
I’m an omnivore, but recently started eating veggie burgers because of high cholesterol levels. I’m on medication, but my doctor nags me (gently) about my eating habits: no eggs, very little fatty meats, no shrimp (I thought shrimp was okay and it’s my favorite seafood :mad:) I’ve been eating the Morning Star burgers, and put them on Arnold’s sandwich thins - bread rounds about the size of burger buns, but thin and only 100 calories (multi-grain, whole wheat, or white), with tomato, lettuce, and onion. They’re okay, but are thin and not satisfying when it comes to taste. I’m going to look for Boca burgers; I haven’t tried those. Let’s face it: no veggie burger is going to be as good as a McDonald’s Angus burger, in which I indulge every two weeks or so (with fries too, of course!). ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/86 "2011-03-18T02:46:05Z")
> [@Sycorax](#): > > I’m an omnivore, but recently started eating veggie burgers because of high cholesterol levels. I’m on medication, but my doctor nags me (gently) about my eating habits: no eggs, very little fatty meats, no shrimp (I thought shrimp was okay and it’s my favorite seafood :mad:) I’ve been eating the Morning Star burgers, and put them on Arnold’s sandwich thins - bread rounds about the size of burger buns, but thin and only 100 calories (multi-grain, whole wheat, or white), with tomato, lettuce, and onion. They’re okay, but are thin and not satisfying when it comes to taste. I’m going to look for Boca burgers; I haven’t tried those. Let’s face it: no veggie burger is going to be as good as a McDonald’s Angus burger, in which I indulge every two weeks or so (with fries too, of course!). OT: Do some reading about the relationship between dietary cholesterol and serum cholesterol. Eggs and shrimp don’t seem to be the culprits for high serum cholesterol and related issues. ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/87 "2011-03-18T04:35:04Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I might be willing to try a vegetarian burger – made from the ground meat of a vegetarian – just for the poetic justice of it. Would definitely at least consider it. So you’re aspiring to be a humanitarian? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/88 "2011-03-18T15:01:23Z")
Yeah, that’s the ticket. Mmmmm, grain-fed vegetarians. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/89 "2011-03-18T16:42:07Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Yeah, that’s the ticket. Mmmmm, grain-fed vegetarians. Hey, ‘grain-fed vegetarians’! Those are what I call ‘cows’! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Winkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Winkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winkie)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/90 "2011-03-18T22:23:05Z")
I love hamburgers, and I love veggie burgers - but like others here, I think of them as two different things. My very favorite are the Morningstar Farms Asian Veggie Patties; lots of recognizable vegetables (carrots are the first ingredient listed) and a little bit of a spice kick - yum! ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/91 "2011-03-19T03:31:04Z")
sure. i eat meat, but i’m trying to eat more vegetarian foods and especially limit red meat. i enjoy the occasional veggie burger and i get veggie subs often. also, i eat a lot of tofu, especially with thai food. yum. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/92 "2011-03-19T11:39:25Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Hey, ‘grain-fed vegetarians’! Those are what I call ‘cows’! 😉 Now, now. Sure, some of these New Age Earth Mamas are a little hefty, but I wouldn’t want to be insulting like that. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/93 "2011-03-20T00:45:55Z")
My sister used to eat them (she was a vegetarian at the time) and just the smell alone was enough to put me off from ever even considering eating such a thing. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/94 "2011-03-20T00:55:32Z")
I like the UK Burger King’s veggie burger with cheese and bacon, and real mayo instead of vegan mayo. It just tastes good. ---
**Author:** ![FilmCourage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@FilmCourage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmCourage)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/95 "2011-03-20T01:05:17Z")
As a former meat-eater, accidentally getting a taste of it again is a real shock to the system. We make a veggie meatloaf at the holidays that many meat-eaters like, but it has eggs, so that meat taste is still there. Morningstar Black Bean burgers are the best! Trader Joes has great veggie burgers, too. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/96 "2011-03-20T16:55:06Z")
For a very specific, narrow definition of veggie burger. That it to say, there was one brand of tempe burger that I loved. One flacor, actually- lemon something. Mmm. Then they stopped making it or stopped carrying it or it went non-kosher or something, so for now I just eat the meat. (Not that I’m such a huge fan of meat burgers, either). ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/97 "2011-03-21T03:51:27Z")
Meat-eater – I love the things. I wish I had a good recipe for them, and then I’d eat them all the time. Also big on TVP, and, not a health-nut at all. Just like vegetables, is all. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/98 "2011-03-21T05:08:01Z")
I buy Boca and Morningstar (I like the asian and fake chicken) burgers every so often because I like them, but as junk food really. They aren’t much more healthy than any frozen dinne. As far as eating out rarely will I order a veggie burger. Though Fitger’s Brewery in Duluth has the most amazing wild rice burger ever and I will eat one of those every time I’m there over a meat burger. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/99 "2011-03-23T01:47:34Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > I don’t eat the burgers that are formed out of some kind of vegetable matter, but I will eat grilled portobello mushroom burgers. This. I’ve occasionally eaten chik’n patties cause I was hungry and the SO had 'em on the freezer. I don’t hate them but I wouldn’t eat them unless I was pretty darn hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642/100 "2011-03-23T03:12:58Z")
I used to eat them a lot - but most meat substitutes are gluten filled, and I avoid gluten nowadays. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-ever-eat-veggie-burgers/574642.md?page=4)