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Good Monday morrow to you all.  I hopeth thee hath much tomfoolery to reminisce upon from thine weekend.  (Damn that would be exhausting to talk like that all of the time.)   We've had biblical rain all week and weekend so road tripping would've been out of the question.  No one wants to drive on slick roads for hours so we were stuck at home.  I am pretty sure unless it's for pizza, we're done eating out for a while.  I got so ticked trying to order from a new place and all of the hoops they wanted you to jump through that I said screw it and the Mr was ticked too and said they were shysters.  ($42 for what equates to Chinese takeout "bowl".  Nope.)   Then he mentioned a BBQ place and I was resistant because BBQ always makes me sick, without question.  I relented because we'd spent 20 minutes trying to find a place by that time and were both getting irritated.  Not like we spent less than we would have if we'd gone to th...

Review: Trader Joe's Thai Sweet Chili Veggie Burger

When we started our weight loss efforts, I thought I would give soy Boca Burgers a try.  Boca's are okay and while they certainly don't taste like regular burgers, they come sufficiently close with fixins. (I'm really selling 'em, aren't I?)  

I don't know why but the thought of having veggie burgers made with, you know, other veggies or black beans just sounded gross to me.  I have no idea why.  But as time went on, I wanted to see if there were tastier options out there.  So I decided to throw these in the cart on a TJ's run:


I used to just microwave my Boca's out of convenience but decided I could make the rest of my lunch while these cooked on a skillet.  But you can see, there are several ways you can get them from package to burger hole...


Here's the nutritional info...while the calories are about 60 calories higher than the Boca's I was used to, the sodium was better by 80mg and that was my goal along with taste.


Here's a gander at the ingredients...


Each burger comes individually wrapped.


I turned the skillet on medium, gave a squirt of canola spray and slapped the burger in there.


After 5 minutes, I turned it over and let it cook for 4 more minutes until it was a nice crusty brown like this.


Since I treat myself to King's Hawaiian Sweet Bread Buns once a week, this seemed like a perfect vehicle for this along with some mixed greens.


HOLY. CRAP!

WHY did I not try these sooner!?!?  They are amazing.  I wish I could even describe the taste to you other than yum...delish...veggie-gasm.  Does it taste like a burger?  No.  You're never going to mistake this for beef but it tastes so much better as a sandwich in general.  It's great by itself or with your favorite condiment.  You could also easily use this as taco meat, in wraps, spring rolls or topping a salad.

If you have a Trader Joe's near you, get these!  I promise you won't regret it!

(I should also mention because it's Trader Joe's don't get used to it either since they like to yank products and break your heart.)

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  1. This looks delish! I am going to put these on my next TJ shopping list!

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  2. They gets points for individually wrapping these! The frozen mahi mahi and salmon burgers are 2 to a pack with 2 packs inside. I think the bison is all 4 in one pack!

    I think I'll give them a shot next time I go to TJs!

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