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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 04.04.07 
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<br>HG, 
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<br>What are your favorite veggie burgers? There are so many out there now to 
<br>choose from, and I have a hard time figuring out which ones to buy. Help! 
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<br>Vicki Luvs Veggies   
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<br>Dear Vicki, 
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<br>There are obviously a lot of veggie burgers out there, and I have many 
<br>favorites. But figuring out which one is the best choice for you really depends 
<br>on what you're looking for. As far as a straight "MEAT" substitute goes, you 
<br>really can't beat Boca's Original Meatless Burger. It's FANTASTIC and really 
<br>does taste like a hamburger (for just 70 calories and a half-gram of fat!). If 
<br>you're more interested in veggie burgers that taste like actual vegetables, 
<br>there are sooo many great ones. I'm a huge fan of Gardenburger's line. 
<br>They make a black bean chipotle one that's AWESOME, a portabella burger 
<br>that I love, and also a sun-dried tomato and basil one that's GREAT. They 
<br>have a fairly new flavor called the California Burger, and that one is actually 
<br>my new favorite. It tastes a lot like Dr. Praeger's California Veggie Burger 
<br>but without all the grease. I still love Dr. P's burgers, but I have to warn you 
<br>to blot the HECK out of those things before eating them because they are 
<br>super-oily and there was that nutritionals scare with them a few months 
<br>back. PLEASE take my blotting advice and de-oil ANY of the Praeger's 
<br>products. Our friends at Amy's make a bunch of delicious veggie burgers, too 
<br>(pretty much everything that comes out of the Amy's kitchen is 
<br>INCREDIBLE) -- but sometimes those burgers are a little hard to find. Click 
<br>here to see some of our past veggie burger reviews, and here to see what 
<br>we had to say last year about Gardenburger's line. 
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<br>Dear Hungry Girl, 
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<br>Is dried fruit the same thing as freeze-dried fruit? And what about those 
<br>baked fruit snacks I see popping up? I love fruity snacks, but I bet some are 
<br>better than others. Give me the 411! 
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<br>Fruit Fan   
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<br>Dear Fruit Fan, 
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<br>Good question! Dried fruit and freeze-dried fruit are totally different. Dried 
<br>fruit is typically made by putting fruit through a machine called a dehydrator, 
<br>which sucks most of the water content out and gives us those shriveled, 
<br>somewhat ugly dried fruit pieces we all know (like raisins and dried 
<br>cranberries). While some organic and health-brand kinds are all-natural, 
<br>most of the ones you'd find at the supermarket contain added sugars and 
<br>preservatives. Between the added sugars and the fact that it takes A LOT of 
<br>fruit to make one tiny portion of the dried stuff, those calories add up fast. If 
<br>you grab a bag of dried fruit at the airport or quickie mart, you could easily 
<br>suck down 400 - 600 calories without even thinking about it. Freeze-dried 
<br>fruit involves a fancy drying process that removes the moisture and weight 
<br>but keeps the basic shape and size of the fruit. The freeze-dried stuff has a 
<br>melt-in-your-mouth consistency (think of that astronaut food you tried as a 
<br>kid at the space museum). This stuff's not as common, but it's less likely to 
<br>contain any added sugars and funky ingredients. A company called Crispy 
<br>Green makes AWESOME freeze-dried fruit snacks. Their snack bags have 35 -
<br> 40 calories each and come in flavors like apricot, peach, pineapple and 
<br>more. Baked fruit snacks (the fruit is dried out in ovens) have a chip-like 
<br>consistency. They're pretty low in calories as long as you don't overdo it and 
<br>they taste great, but they do usually contain some preservatives. General 
<br>Mills and Nature Valley both make portion-controlled baked apple snacks that 
<br>are pretty easy to find at most supermarkets. (Nature Valley's Cinnamon 
<br>Apple Fruit Crisps are the BEST, but GM's Fruit Ripples are great as well!) 
<br>Bottom line? Baked fruit snacks and freeze-dried ones are your best bets for 
<br>low-cal fruit snacks, but freeze-dried fruit is less likely to contain any extra 
<br>ingredients. Regular dried fruit gives you the least bang for your calorie buck 
<br>and usually has stuff added to it; but it tastes the sweetest and is the most 
<br>readily available. Whoa, that was a long answer.  Hope you're still awake. 
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<br>Links:
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<br>http://www.crispygreen.com/
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