My burger? Obviously not beef. It's a double decker veggie burger with fat free cheese.
My fries? Obviously not deep fried crunchy goodness. I make myself a baked sweet potato.'
I'm not going to lie. I occasionally use ketchup on my burger. Normally I just top my burger with mustard. {Mustard=0 carb goodness}
For the bread I use the SandwichThins. So, as you can see, I can turn something that is normally ridiculously UNhealthy into something fairly healthy. My other blog isn't named the Fat Free Queen for nothin'!
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Let's break a burger down piece by piece and I'll show you how to healthify it!
Bread -- normally people use buns that are VERY high carb
Whole wheat sandwichthins
Low carb bread (I use Sara Lee 45 calorie)
Lettuce
Protein -- Here's where you can kind start to go wild
Veggie burgers (either store bought or homemade)
Fish (a nice thick chunk about burger size)
Portobello mushroom (grilled or broiled about 5-7minutes each side)
Toppings -- This is where you can REALLY go wild
Tomatoes
onions
lettuce
avocados
mushrooms
The sky's the limit!
Condiments -- Use these sparinly. Condiments are normally filled with carbs and sugar
Mustard (0 carb goodness, like I said)
Salsa (low carb)
Ketchup
Barbecue sauce
Guacamole
What other ways can you think to healthify a burger?
