The Impossible Whopper has the same look (including the black, flame-grilled charing marks), texture and red juiciness of its beef equivalent.īut is eating an Impossible Whopper much healthier for you than the beef version?įor starters, the Impossible Whopper is not vegan the way it’s made you have to ask for no mayonnaise. Who ever would have thunk it: All 7,000-plus Burger King restaurant locations offering a plant-based alternative to its iconic Whopper… Perhaps millenials are indeed forging a nation of vegans. ![]() Let’s take a look at a few of the most popular vegan fast food options and see if they’re really healthy. What a change from just a few years ago, when the most exciting plant-based patty was a Gardenburger that was nearly impossible to cook without it falling apart. Meatless fast food burgers are the new normal. Vegan patties that sizzle just like a flame-broiled Whopper and that have the same mouthfeel as one, not to mention ooze blood-red just like real beef?Ī vegan sausage that eerily resembles pork brats and that’s just as juicy? But is there a dark side to vegan fast food burgers? Without doubt, plant-based diets are healthier and better for the environment than the Standard American Diet (SAD). To capitalize on the growing trend of plant-based diets, many fast food chains now offer vegan alternatives to burgers and breakfast sandwiches. What a great time to be a newly-converted vegan. *Photo featured is Boku's own "Super Burger"! Check out the recipe here! ![]() We already have too many ‘so-called’ dietitians publishing incorrect food advice.Before You Sink Your Canines Into That Plant-Based Patty, Are Vegan Fast Food Burgers Healthy? Unless the continuous daily intake of the food eaten by individual people is known, then stating that all the food listed and shown in the article is unhealthy causes the information in the article to be worthless. We often see ads for healthy salad, the ingredients may be in a healthy state but it does very little to keep the body in a continuous healthy state if it is the only food eaten at every meal. There never was and never will be unhealthy food, in certain circumstances any food is better than no food over a short period of time, it is the continuous eating of the food which does very little to keep the body in a continuous healthy state that is not good for a body’s well-being. For any person doing continuous, manual work every day it is not an unhealthy meal to eat an Ultimate Double Whopper with 4860 kilojoules for lunch as it is an excellent meal to keep up the energy needed for the job. Unhealthy is not the word to be used for good food. “With two fresh-grilled 100% chicken breast fillets, sizzling bacon, fresh tomato, fresco lettuce mix, cheese and creamy mayo.” If you’re trying to cut down on the amount of junk you eat (without going cold turkey), you can find alternative menu choices that are slightly less bad for you below. It’s important to note that a burger’s kJ count doesn’t tell the entire story – so we’ve also included a breakdown of fats, carbs, sodium and sugars along with the amount of protein contained in each product. Hungry Jack’s was the worst offender, with the Ultimate Double Whopper tipping the scales at 4860 kilojoules – and that’s before you add a soft drink and chips. ![]() The burgers are ranked based on total kilojoule count. The following burgers from McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Oportos and Grill’d pack in more kilojoules than any other from their respective chain. However, some options are obviously worse than others – and the potential damage to your waistline is considerable. Depending on the sauce and toppings used, they can sometimes be healthier than takeaway salads. Burgers aren’t always a bad choice for lunch or dinner.
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