Yves has refused to tell customers whether their products are GE or not. They used to label them as “non-GMO”, but they had a contamination incident in 2001 which led them to remove that label. According to Greenpeace, they have committed to removing GE ingredients from their products, but until they do, where can we get GE-free veggie burgers?

Make them yourself! I got a recipe off of vegetarian.about.com (original recipe), and then I made some changes. The following is the recipe I used.

• 1 15oz can of black beans
• 1 head of garlic
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 cup of diced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup of oats
• olive oil

Cut the bottom off the head of garlic, place on foil and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap it up tightly and place in the oven (or toaster oven) at 350 for 30 minutes to an hour. Sautee the onions until transparent, then add the mushrooms and cook for 5 or so minutes. Set aside. Drain and rinse the black beans and then mash them up. Squeeze each clove of roasted garlic in, add the sautee, add the oats, and mix thoroughly. They will be a little runny, so if you want a non-vegan version add an egg to hold it together. Drop with a spoon into olive oil and fry.

I’m not a vegetarian, but I love veggie burgers. These were exceptionally delitious, and they weren’t that hard to make. It took about as long as making meat burger patties, and they taste so much better. They are inexpensive, and healthy.