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Some people might mistakenly assume the word "veggie burger" is a shorthand for "vegetable burger." This may lead them to believe the meal is made with vegetables, and therefore, packed with nutrients.

But according to Bonnie Taub-Dix, a registered dietitian, this is not always the case.

Taub-Dix told INSIDER, "Not all veggie burgers are alike. Some are made with plant protein (like pea protein, tofu, beans) while others are made with fillers and grains and may not contain much protein at all."

These fillers can be as innocent as quinoa, an actual food, to strange things you’ve never heard of, like methylcellulose, maltodextrin, or vague descriptions like caramel color and hydrolyzed yeast extract. None of these are things you’d find growing in your garden.


And while not all filler ingredients are bad, if there’s a lot of them in your burger, it probably isn’t filled with as many nutrients as you think.

Although veggie burgers are presented as a meat alternative, they don't always offer comparable amounts of protein

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Horsea
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Does being health oriented mean never having something commercially made and heavily procesed? I hope not.