The New Meatless Burgers: Are They Healthy?
There has been a lot of excitement recently with the arrival on the market of plant based burgers which simulate “the real thing” – traditional burgers made of meat: I have tried them myself.
But the key question is: are they healthy?
The first place to start when considering this is the label to look at the ingredients:
Strike Number One:
One of the ingredients in these products is canola oil: highly processed canola oil extracted under extreme heat and pressure does not belong in a health promoting diet!
Strike Number Two: and The Final Strike: