Adorable!  Yes, we prefer homemade burgers but sometimes there is only time for the pre-made kind. One thing to keep in mind, the only brands I have found that do not use MSG are Lightlife and Tofurky.  (All the others Morningstar Farms, Boca, etc still use MSG. I wrote the companies asking them about it, and the do admit it is true. We still occasionally buy their products, but usually favor Lightlife and Tofurky.)

dr. praegers veggie burgers are my fav for pre-made because you can see all the veggies in them, they are not as ground up.  of course we have our own awesome spicy raw dehydrated veggie burger recipe that rocks.  when we want a more authentic burger experience, we just fry them  :)

We like to use Amy's All American Veggie Burgers in a pinch.  Still searching for our favorite lentil, chickpea, black bean, etc homemade burger recipe....but we definitely enjoy trying them all!

I am going to be making chocolate fondue with sliced fruit and 7 layer dip using my recipe for vegan queso (YUM!).  I just posted about it today and included my recipe for the 7 layer dip.

http://veggiegrettie.com/2012/02/03/vegan-superbowl-recipes/

As for veggie burgers, I really like Quorn's new vegan burger.  Here is a link to my review.

http://veggiegrettie.com/2012/02/01/product-review-quorn-vegan-burgers/

The best veggie burger that I have ever had is Dr. Canto's Best Burger.  They were sampling it at our local Whole Foods by my home in NJ.  I used to eat Amy's all the time, however, these are far superior in taste!  They are big and taste like the closest thing to a real beef burger that I have had since being vegan.  They are sooooo good!  They are made in NJ.  The website is www.decantosbestburger.com.  If you can get them, they are worth it.  Made with sunflower seeds, quinoa, brown rice, raw carrots, raw onions, raw zucchini, raw cabbage, raw celery, basil, parsley, garlic and salt.  That's it.

If we're going with pre-packaged, we love Gardein.  For the first 6 months we ate them (maybe once or twice a month while I was working doubles) my 10 year old thought they were "real" burgers.

I'm always looking for good veggie burger recipes to try, if anyone has any.  Here we usually end up with black beans (cooked in the pressure cooker), brown rice (or other leftover grain) and diced veggies (whatever needs eating but my kids love it when I use zuchini, yellow squash, salsa, etc.) 

Hey, Gina, where are you in NJ?  I'm in the Toms River area.

In a pinch, I too like the ease of pre-made burgers. And potato salad is one of my vices, ha-ha! MSG has been banned in my house for years- due to my husband's severe migraine headaches. Thankfully, no migraines for years. Interestingly enough, the occasional Boca burger does not trigger migraines for my supersensitive husband. Worth a look is this link to Truth In Labeling, about MSG. It's truly amazing what products contain the smallest trace of (naturally occuring) MSG...

http://www.truthinlabeling.org/hiddensources.html

Gina,  The link and even googling the burger you mentioned doesn't work. Did they go out of business?

I love the Boca burgers as well, but after reading the an article from the Cornucopia Institute about soy protein isolate and how it is extracted by using the neurotoxin Hexane I found other alternatives.http://www.cornucopia.org/2010/04/which-veggie-burgers-were-made-with-a-neurotoxin/.

I think Boca makes a burger made with organic soybeans but I haven't seen them in my area.

I absolutely love Boca Burgers! Recently, I just tried Boca Chik'n Patties also and they're amazing! This is gonna be our first Super Bowl as non-meat eaters, so I plan on snagging some vegan recipes for burgers, potato salad, garden salad, fruit salad, homemade (vegan) baked beans and homemade salsa with chips. YUM!

looks great!  I love garden burgers brand..I prefer them to boca burgers.  think i'll try the decanto too..they sound great!

ps..cute hubby!

My fav veggie burger is sweet potato oat curry burger.  It was made in a Whole Foods class.  The BEST burger I've ever had!  We make them once a week :)

Hey Lonica,  I found the website for Decantos Best Burger at www.decantos.com

Thanks for the heads up on the msg in Boca burgers.  We ate them last night and I didn't even imagine msg would be in it.  Geesh, gotta check into everything!!