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source If that brings you warm fuzzies, you're welcome.  If you don't know what the heck that's referring to, then you might be too young to understand most of my references here and should probably brush up !   We are going on year 9 of not having watched the news.  I remember the last time we went to Kauai in 2016 (holy crap, that makes me want to cry) we didn't watch the news once and couldn't believe how much happier we were.  We decided to see how long we could push it and here we are almost a decade later.   It's enough to be inundated on internet sites on the hourly with the latest dumpster fire lit that should have nothing to do with the kind of stuff it's reporting but to voluntarily watch the news just is not something I have in me.  I rarely watch live tv because of the commercials (well more commercials) but I left it on once a few years ago when a show I was watching went live and the news came on right after.  I wasn't watchin...

Beyond Meat: The Beyond Burger

After trying Beyond Meat's Beast Burger with such positive results, we wanted to try other offerings.  We didn't make it to Whole Foods for the brats, but we did see the Beyond Burger in with the regular meat and decided to see if there was a difference.


Here's the nutritional info:


It's still 4 ounces like the Beast Burger but somehow is smaller.  Like the Beasts didn't fit well next to each other in my skillet, but these did.  These are just refrigerated and not frozen like the beasts.  I got them ready to roll, and you can see they look like real meat burgers.


It would be VERY easy for someone to pick these up on accident since they're in the meat section!

They fried up like real burgers again from the crusty char appearance to the "blood" of the beet juice to the grease from the oils in the patty.


This time we put a little BBQ sauce with it, and it looked like the real thing.


But how did it taste?


When I peeled back the plastic to open these, I swear I almost yarfed!  I think maybe it was the beets, but it truly tickled my gag reflex so I was thinking of other things I could make quickly if these tanked.  As they cooked, the smell didn't dissipate much, so I was worried.  Then I took the bite, and it just tasted like a regular veggie burger.  A little Earthy, and not fooling anyone but a good alternative for those looking to go meatless.

The Mr said they were okay, but we both agreed we'd choose the Beast Burgers over these because while this made us full, the Beasts kept us full for hours after and you didn't have that awful smell to deal with.   If you're used to the Earthy smell of veggie burgers, they may not bother you at all but I'm not so it was a new experience.  :-)  Definitely, a good source of protein especially if you're looking for a soy free option.

What are your favorite toppings for a burger, veggie or not?


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  1. I could eat this but that beast burger of theirs was about as close as I've seen to the real deal in terms of what a veggie burger can taste like. This one, I think, if you were to actually buy it accidentally (since it is in the meat section) you would think something was very wrong with your burger before maybe realizing you'd inadvertently purchased a veggie burger instead. The beast burger, however, I'm not positive that you would notice it if you made that same mistake.

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  2. Mayo split a squirt of ketchup mixed in, OLonion, mustard and pickles. I swear the restaurant secret is to mix the mayo and ketchup!

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  3. My favorite toppings are lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup (pickles must be near the ketchup), mustard, and sometimes a little mayo on the bun.

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