DON LEE FARMS VEGGIE PATTIES

DON LEE FARMS

VEGGIE PATTIES

A walk through Costco with my new low fat mentality lead me to Don Lee Farms Veggie Patties.  They look good on the box and are made with all fresh vegetables.  For under $11 you get 14 fully cooked vegetable patties.  At 8 grams of fat each these are well within my goal of consuming less than 15 grams of fat for each meal.  I paired up the veggie burgers with Oroweat Sandwich Thins.  Ultra thin buns with less than 100 calories.  The Veggie Patties contain carrots, onions, celery, bell peppers, breadcrumbs, sunflower seeds, wheat flour, malted barley flour, salt, carrageenan, soybean oil, spice and natural flavor.  I cooked them up the way the wrapper recommends.  Grilled on skillet.  You can also microwave or bake the patties.  I added lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup and mustard.  The verdict:  Entire family did not really like them.  They were a bit "earthy" tasting and the crunchy seeds don't remind me of eating a burger.  Out of the three of us, I was the only one who finished the veggie burger.  We have 11 of these veggie patties left.  Don't know if I will be able to get these down anytime soon.

THE FINISHED VEGGIE BURGER WITH 8 GRAMS OF FAT
AND UNDER 200 CALORIES

14 VEGGIE PATTIES FOR UNDER $11

LOW FAT THIN SANDWICH BUNS

UNCOOKED VEGGIE PATTIE RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX

PAN GRILL FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES ON EACH SIDE

ULTRA THIN BUN - LOW CALORIES AND LOW FAT

NICE GRILL MARKS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEGGIE PATTIES