Chad makes these healthy burgers with black beans, brown rice, roasted bell pepper, fresh tomato, carrot, green onions, sweet potato, nutritional yeast, cumin, chili powder, hot pepper sauce, and garlic.  He uses the pre-cooked sweet potato as a binder in this recipe.  He mixes all these ingredients together, and places the mixture in the refrigerator for a little while to firm it up.  Then, he forms his burgers and places them in the oven.    He builds his burgers on a whole wheat bun, with guacamole, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and cilantro.  He serves it with baked “sweet potato fries”.  This is a delicious and very healthy alternative to a traditional hamburger made with meat.  Try it and Enjoy.

From Whole Foods Chad Sarno Blog section –

“Chad Sarno is a culinary educator, chef, consultant, and presenter. He has been bringing his approach to healthy cuisine to some of the world’s premier health focused restaurants, resorts, film sets, and healing spas globally. Projects range from launching a boutique chain of international restaurants stemming from Istanbul to London, to the ongoing development of culinary curriculum and innovative food concepts for Whole Foods Market’s healthy eating program.

Chad has been contributing chef to over 10 recipe books as well as featured in numerous national publications. He has been a guest on dozens of morning shows, and food focused programs on television and radio internationally over the years. Through the intersection of clean food and culinary education, Chad continues to share his passion for helping others achieve their health goals, starting in the kitchen, one bite at a time. For more information on Whole Foods Market’s Health Starts Here Program, visit: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/healthstartshere”

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