Happy St. Patty’s Day! I’m not Irish but do enjoy holidays that involve green beer 
Who else agrees that we should have off so we can drink all day? Okay…going to change the subject now because I am getting thirsty over here! Time for a little food recap of yesterday! I pretty much lived on veggie burgers and fries! No complaints here.
No burger for breakfast but I did have a delicious Fage yogurt filled with banana slices and Cinnamon Puffins.
I had a lot more Puffins throughout the morning! They are addicting!
I met up with a friend for lunch and we decided to try Bill’s Bar and Burger in the Meatpacking District. It is always packed when I walk by so I figured it had to be good! It was very cute inside with a bar, high tables, and fun music. I was very happy to see that they had a veggie burger on a whole wheat bun!
It came with a delicious roasted red pepper sauce and pickles. The burger was okay but nothing special. I seemed to be a fried veggie burger which kind of defeats the purpose. The normal burgers also just looked like something you would see from a fast food restaurant. We were expecting something huge and juicy. Oh well. The fries were okay but kind of boring!
I think it is always packed there because the beers during happy hour are only $3.00. I would go back there to drink but not just for lunch.
I met up with another friend for dinner! Anyone remember Amanda from this guest post a while back? Since that last post, she gained about 5 pounds and looks great now. We were roommates in college but hardly get to see each other so I was very excited about dinner! We decided to go to Vynl. I started off with White Cranberrytini. It had Kettle One, white cranberry juice, lemon, and one more thing but I can’t remember.
It was nice and strong
I thought about getting a salad for my entree but none of them seemed too exciting. Then I saw that they had a new veggie burger on the menu and had to get it! I did not care that I had one at lunch when I saw how good this one looked:
VYNL Roasted Veggie Burger *sweet onion, carrot, mushroom, red bell pepper, asparagus, sweet potato, tofu, black bean, spinach, lentils & chickpeas blended together and topped off with goat cheese on toasted multigrain bread. **
Now that is a veggie burger!! It was 100 times better than the one I had at lunch! I loved all the goat cheese they spread on there! And those fries….also better than at lunch. I love when they are crunchy and well done! I ate about half of them and let Amanda help me with the rest! Delicious! Vynl definitely beats Bill’s Burger!!
1) What is your favorite place to get a veggie burger..or your favorite brand?
2) What are you doing for St. Patty’s Day?
Drink some green beer for me
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there is nothing worse than a pathetic veggie burger…and usually its the only veg item on a menu, so ive had my fair share. the second one looks great though!
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Can you believe I’ve never had a veggie burger? I usually avoid them because of the soy, but I am really aching to try one recently! I may make my own…
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Wow those veggie burgers look great! The second definitely better than the first. I am hungry now
Not doing anything for St. Patty’s – I am not Irish, so it means basically nothing to me, and I’m too old to drink all day on a Wednesday and actually function the next day!
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I love the gardenburger original….but that second one you had looks delicious!!
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I have to say I’m a huge fan of veggie burgers. The ones in the grocery store leave me somewhat disappointed, but we have a local restaurant that makes their own and they are out of this world, topped with lettuce, tomato, banana peppers and some dijon/honey mustard that they make their own blend of. Yum, yum, yummy! And Cheesburger-Cheesburger here has a veggie burger on the menu for Lent that is right up there on my list. I wish they would keep it all the time.
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Missy Reply:
March 17th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
The veggie burger at Cheeburger is always on the menu
I get it a lot! Also delicious!
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Andrea Reply:
March 21st, 2010 at 10:21 pm
I actually worked for Chee and the veggie burger is fried! Please ask them to put it on the grill! It takes longer, but way healthier!!!
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I’ve never had a good veggie burger at a restaurant. They’re always fried or made with preservatives making them even worse for you than just regular beef burger. I’d eat that one with the goat cheese though!
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I only do Dr. Praggers! They make the best veggie burgers. I am still searching for the best one – ihave yet to find it!
“…huge and juicy…” thats what she said.
i plan on taking a walk with Mickey…if i may say so- i look hella cute in my green shirt and green eye shadow.
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ugh I hate when they do that to veggie burgers! I’m always hesitant to order them when I’m out for that reason. My FAVorite brand is Morningstar – the tomato basil flavor! Tastes like pizza.
I’m going to grab some drinks with some friends for one of their birthdays – nothing too crazy (I wish!). Last year I called in sick the day after SPD – oops. Too much fun!
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now THAT is a veggie burger indeed! omg st pattys day two years ago was on the day me and my friends were coing back from Spring break and our flight was cancelled back to new jersey so we flew into JFK and my friends BF picked us up and we had to drive through teh city and all I remember was TONS of screaming drunk people drinking green beer it was fun to watch
would have been more fun to participate in though!!
I really liek the boca “flame grilled’ veggie burgers!
Girl, when I come to NYC, we are going out for drinks!
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You know, I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a veggie burger at a restaurant! I feel like it’s such a hit-or-miss kind of thing, you know? I’d probably try it if it were like a vegetarian restaurant, though.
My plans for St. Patty’s day is to go out to dinner with my friends for my birthday
My actual birthday is tomorrow, but I need tomorrow night to pack for my trip to FitBloggin/Florida (I’m going to FL directly after FB, ah!)
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OMG I want to try the 2nd burger! it looks so freaking good! I am not a huge fan of veggie burgers but that one looks mouth watering!
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Thanks Missy for an awesome time! I really enjoyed my dinner too! That was the first healthy thing Ive had in a while… Between the nice weather and you being present, I felt obliged to order healthy! For anyone wondering, I had a spinach salad with sliced almonds, grilled chicken, cherry tomatos, and bacon vinagrette (on the side!) During our dinner, we were trying to find a way to satisfy the urge to “snack” at night without feeling guilty. We discovered that its not about what your eating at night, its the fact that you wanna just chill out and snack! Snacking would usually consist of something of quantities, like cereal, chips, popcorn, etc. Snacking is not something that you can consume in one sitting, like a piece of fruit, or a cupcake, etc… Our minds just want that continuous consumption… Missy had some good ideas to satisfy that nightly urge… popcorn kernalls, popped in a popcorn popper appliance are low cal… if you want to satisfy the sweet tooth, spray the popcorn with the fake 0 cal 0 fat butter, and add a blend of cinnamon and splenda (or any 0 cal sugar supplement.) If you want something with a bit more savory flavor, add some spices/seasoning… Be creative!!! I thought it was a great idea and im gonna try it!!! Thanks MISSY!!!
XOXO Amanda C.
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Missy Reply:
March 17th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
I had a great time! I should have snapped a photo of your salad! Bad blogger! Excited for our night time snacking ideas! What did I tell you about that Splenda though!? Haha jk but let me know if you think of anything else!
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Missy Reply:
March 17th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Oh and you should write another guest post for me..maybe on this topic!
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My fav brand is Morningstar Farms.
Veggie burger number two looks amaaaazing!!!! I really need to go there!
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I’m actually going to try a new brand of veggie burgers soon… they are sitting in my freezer! They are Gardenburger’s Portabella Mushroom ones… have you tried them?
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Morningstar Farms has realllly good black bean burger. But my favorites are the Morningstar Farms Garden Burger Patties!
I have no St. Patties Day plans. And I’m fine with that.
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I like Amy’s veggie burgers.
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looks totally delicious. I love puffins, but have NO control around them.
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looks alone? numero dos wins it all
i’ve been such a terrible blogger friend!
i’m about 89% sure that thursday (a week from tomorrow) is perf for a date! how bout it? CF+TLC? the 89% as of right now assures you that i won’t pull a horrid cancellation like i did last time hahaha i’m sorry
puffins are like crack to me
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I think I am lucky living in California… I have lots of favorite restaurant veggie burgers but they are all local joints.
I chaperoned kids today… so no partying. But the insanity outside our hotel for the parade was fun to watch!
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I’ve never tried any brand of veggie burger except some homemade ones. i like it! I wish every restaurant serves veggie burger and WW buns.
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Hands down, Sunshine Burgers are my favorite <3
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