There are many variations of the burger. This article looks at the nutrition information of Fast Food Burgers, varieties, recipes, and food safety.
The Fast Food Burger
Burger Love Handles is a song written by Don MacLeod about his personal battle with being overweight. The song focuses on the fast-food burger as one of his difficulties in losing weight.
Many fast food items are high in Fat, Cholesterol, Saturated Fat, and Sodium and are Risk Factors associated with Heart Disease. However, the informed customer can make healthier choices at fast-food restaurants. Below is the nutrition information of some Fast Food Hamburgers. Calories range from 140 for a White Castle Slyder to 1061 calories for a Burger King Cheeseburger, Double Whopper.
The variations of burgers are constantly changing and expanding to meet our personal preferences, cultural differences, and/or nutritional needs.
A burger is not just a ground beef patty served on a bun with numerous extras, such as tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, onions, jalapeno, cheese, ketchup, mayo, mustard, relish - the list is endless. Today, you can prepare or order a burger made from just about any food you can ground up and serve on a bun.
Some of the ground beef alternatives include:
Beans
Tofu
Seitan
Turkey
Chicken
Veal
Pork
Lamb
Bison
Deer
Seafood
Recipes using Alternatives to Ground Beef
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Black Bean Burgers. courtesy Sandra Lee from Sandra's Money Saving Meals. This recipe is 302 Calories and 5 g Fat
Stuffed Turkey Burgers, Ellie Krieger, Show: Food Network Specials Episode. Calories 286 and 10 grams Fat.
Food Safety
Memorial Day is quickly approaching and many Americans will be using the Barbecue to prepare their favorite Burgers. It is extremely important to practice good food safety techniques.US Dept of Agriculture experts are sharing advice
on food safety for barbecuing with
chefs from the US Army's "Grill Sergeants"
on food safety for barbecuing with
chefs from the US Army's "Grill Sergeants"