Vegetable fritter burgers vs sausages

I have a confession. I have always loved food, it's the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing before I sleep.  That's normal right?! In fact I like it so much I have created this blog, it may be the only way I overcome this condition - and yes I'm also into self diagnosis, have you heard of orthorexia nervosa? 

Vegetable fritter burger

Actually, to be honest I don't like to boast about food and I really wish I didn't focus on it so much.  Especially considering that most of the world eats for sustenance and I often get a feeling of guilt for posting recipes of beautiful organic food that is so readily available for us.  And have you noticed the online movement of people doing the same thing. Posting beautiful healthy meals to motivate and inspire others to eat well.  

I waste countless hours a day checking out these posts, and it does inspire me to keep focusing on posting my recipes as well.  I still have this underlying feeling of guilt but I want to show people how easy it is to prepare healthy meals and how unnecessary it is to eat 'fast' food, which unfortunately is what the majority of products offered in supermarkets are.  Packaged and processed rot.  Limited or no nutritional value and we feed it to our growing children because it is marketed that well we often believe the claims of 'high in fibre' and 'wholegrains'.  Being a mum of three children under 6 I know how much they eat and how hard it is to continuously find wholesome food that they willingly eat.  But I have committed my days to doing this and will share my ideas through this blog.

Do you ever wonder how something as natural as eating has become so confusing?  Why do we need to be reminded to eat vegetables, fruit, protein, carbs and good fats.  Really that's it.  It isn't so hard.  But then we have advertising leaking into our subconscious each and every day telling us to eat more sugar, bad fats, take some supplements so you can continue to do this. My o my.

I still believe the famous saying 'everything in moderation'.  Which is why I cooked  'Bangers and Mash' as requested to satisfy the grumbling stomachs of the men in the house.  Sausages are on my personal banned list but that doesn't mean I will refuse the other family members who truly enjoy them, I just make mental notes of the very limited times that they will be on the 'menu'.

Instead of sausages I whipped up this vegetable fritter burger. And I'm no fool.  I realise that if I had of said no to the sausages and dished this up for the rest of the family, they would not have enjoyed it and the serotonin kick in wouldn't have happened for them.  Not me though, this is my idea of a perfect meal. So we all had our serotonin levels working a treat. Happy people all around the dinner table.  Winning.

   

If you'd like to try these you'll need:

1 grated zuchinni

1 grated carrot

Kernals from a fresh cob of corn

1 egg

1tbs of chia seeds - soaked in 1/4 cup of water

1 small sweet potato - cooked and mashed

2 tbs of coconut flour

2 tbs of buckwheat flakes

Freshly grated pecorino cheese (optional)

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, make into fritters and then cook in a fry pan that has been heated with one tablespoon of olive oil. 

To serve place one fritter on a plate, place a cooked mushroom, red onions, mini roma tomoatoes and fresh baby spinach leaves then place another fritter on top. Garnish with avocado, herbs, pesto and relish.

Jacinta x