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From:	Marty Kilroy (67.39.204.135)
Subject:	veggie burgers??
Date:	June 20, 2008 at 7:33 pm PST

I have coronary heart disease. I have the Esselstyn book on order via slow boat from the west coast - it's not here yet.

I want to start now. I am on day 2 of my efforts at changing my diet.

On day one I bought a veggie burger - "spicy black bean burger" and I had it for dinner with some rice and salsa.

Today I look at the ingredients:

Textured vegatable protien (soy protien concentrate, wheat glutin, water for hydration), cooked black beans(black beans, water), cooked brown rice (water, brown rice), onion, corn oil, egg whites, diced tomatoes, roasted corn, white kernel corn, bulgur, mild green chili peppers, contains 2% or less of calcium caseinate, corn starch, onion powder, spices, tomato juice, tomato (dried), dextrose, yeast extract, garlic powder, salt, hydrolyzed vegetable protien (corn glutin, wheat glutin, soy protien), autolyzed yeast extract, natural and artificial flavors from non-meat sources, paprika for color, soy sauce (soybeans, wheat, salt), jalapeno pepper, citric acid, xanthan gum, disodium inosinate, calcium cloride, caramel color, lemon oil, nitric acid, contains soy, wheat egg and milk ingrdients.

Does the corn oil (or anything else) make these veggie burgers a bad choice? It seems that it is not one of the major ingredients. Will it be okay because my fat will be under 10%?

thanks for your help!

Marty

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