Greek Spinach Feta Veggie Burgers

So I took a closer look at the ingredients of the morning star burgers and obviously I found some MSG (i'll tell you all about that below) and a trace of trans fats =/ I figured something that tasty would be processed so I found an old recipe I had for a different kind of veggie burger with lots of taste and freshness. 

 You'll need:

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic (minced)
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried dillweed
• 1 cup herb-seasoned stuffing mix
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 1 10 oz packaged of frozen chopped spinach (thawed and well drained)
• 1/2 cup feta cheese
• arnold's whole wheat rounds
• tzatziki sauce (check older posts)

Mix together the dry ingredients to the season mix, stir in the eggs and spinach. Mix well and shape into 1/2 in thick patties. Add the patties to a griddle or non-stick pan over medium heat and cook until browned and heated through.

Top with tzatziki and red onion! =]

Ok.. so all about MSG or Monosodium Glutamate. It's an additive just like high fructose corn syrup that a lot of people speculate to have a significant impact on your health. Essentially it is believed that the msg additive actually triggers your brain to consume more food and actually foods with a lot of MSG. kind of like nicotene, eventually you start to crave it. So two major concerns according to MSGTruth.org

1. MSG stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin. You see, MSG stimulates the pancreas to release insulin into the blood stream even when there are not any carbohydrates in the dish for the insulin to act on. Your blood sugar ends up dropping because of this flood of insulin, and then you end up hungry again an hour or so later. 
2. MSG tricks your body into thinking that the food you are eating is nutritious, even if it is not. The reason for this is that your taste buds detect the free glutamic acid that is in MSG. In “taste bud language”, this translates to “hey, there’s protein in this food I’m tasting!”. Therefore, your brain gets the signal that the food you are eating is actually nutritious, while more than likely, it is not.

Now I wouldn't go getting too paranoid if I were you. It just depends how much of a health nut you are but feel free to research it a bit more. And if you haven't already, watch the documentary FOOD.inc

also.. click HERE for the "hidden" names for MSG on the ingredient label