*Disclaimer, I am a Bzz Agent, and I received a coupon to
purchase this product for free from Morningstar, for trial and review purposes.
Ok, it’s that time of year when the practicing and non practicing
Catholics (who live with practicing Catholics), give up meat for Fridays. So often I’ll bite into something only to
realize that it contains some type of meat product. Then I immediately feel shamed then I have a
split second decision to either say oh well I already broke my promise, I may
as well just eat the rest. Or the most
unlikely is that you put down what you are eating and go and buy another
meal. For non Catholics out there this
does not include the “thing” we “give up” during lent.
So I picked up the MorningStar Grillers and was really
unsure about this, I have had some veggie burgers in the past and there is no
way you can pretend that they are anything other than a dried out veggie
burger. This time I took a different
approach. I bought some nice rolls a bit
hardier than a hamburger bun. Then I cut
a nice piece of cheddar, a hearty slice of a tomato, some fresh lettuce leaves,
a slight slather of mayo, a bit of mustard and ketchup, and if I am adventurous
I’ll have some onion as well. I made
this with some homemade oven cooked fries with some seasoning on tem.
I will happily brag that these were delicious. The roll held up and the real fixings added
to the taste of the burger. Would I take
a blind taste test and not be able to tell the difference between this and a
whooper? ; probably not. But that is not what I believe the
Morningstar is striving for. A whopper
is loaded with so much fat and things that are bad for your body to achieve that
taste, which no company should be striving to taste like them. Instead Morning Star is putting out an
assortment of products that offer an alternative to the consumer who is making
a committed descion to not eat meat for a meal or as a way of life. There are hot dogs, corn dogs, buffalo
flavored wings, many versions of the hamburger, and many more products
offered.
MorningStar
Farms® Grillers® Original
Every bite of this meatless
masterpiece is chock-full of classic burger flavor.
- 130 calories, 15g protein, 57% less fat*
*MorningStar Farms® Grillers®
Original (64g) contain 6g fat per serving, compared with regular ground beef
(64g) containing 14g fat per serving.
Now I am on Weight Watcher so as you know they count your
food in terms of points so in case you are curious this burger alone, not the fixings
is 3pts. This is giving me a lot of
protein, and is low enough in points that I can spurge and make it into a nice
sandwich without feeling deprived. Again
Morningstar has a great concept, offer non meat items to people who it’s a way
of life for, but also for the person who on Friday’s can’t eat meat, or something looking to eat healthier without
feeling deprived.
