anybody have a recipie for low calorie hamburgers?

I always use turkey or salmon burgers. They are a lot better for you!! I usually dress them with spinach leaves, hummus, and grilled peppers and onions! It's def a nice treat!

I use ground bison exclusively. Tastes great and is LEAN.

Just use lean beef and season it, if you are grilling be careful for moisture becuase it will dry out easily

I use lean ground beef, grilled, but the only thing I don't use is the bun or ketchup. Mustard, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Takes a little getting used to it but it satisfies my red meat cravings once a week.

Grass fed beef is significantly more healthy for you than typical grain fed beef. No surprise, it is also more expensive. Make sure the package says grass fed beef.

http://www.americangrassfedbeef.com/grass-fed-natural-beef.asp

If you dont mind, you could always buy some quorn mince, add an egg and some flour....i think its flour. Then make your own little pattys. These are much much lower than turkey or salmon burgers. And they're vegetarian too! Yum yum

I use 1/2 ground white turkey and 1/2 ground 94% lean beef. I also put spinach leaves. tomatoes and peppers. Another neat trick a friend showed me, is to pick out the center bread on a 100% whole wheat bun. I also make up 6oz burgers (before cooking) and after cooking I split the burger through the center for a very thin burger. Those are the tricks when I am really cutting back my calories!!!

ground turkey breast, which is generally fine on it's own if you are going to use a skillet or oven. I generally try to grill, so I tend to have to mix the ground turkey breast with a little egg white & a few breadcrumbs before making the patties. If you have problems incorporating enough protein into your diet, that'll solve it.

The bison she mentioned above is probably a good alternative if you live close enough to a place to buy some, I think Whole Foods carries it. I'll have to try that one out, too.

Oh, ground turkey I'm learning is incredibly awesome to use as a replacement for alot of meats. I probably cook it two or three nights a week now. I've started substituting it for ground chicken in Larb (I have no earthly idea how its SUPPOSED to be made, but I make it by sauteing the ground turkey, then put it in a mixing bowl to mix in some chopped cilantro, lime juice, a dash of sriracha oil, red pepper flakes and cayenne pepper. Serve it with some cabbage leaves that you roll it up in), use it to make burgers, I saute some to add to my salad for protein, etc. But make sure you get the ground turkey breast instead of just ground turkey...tastes better, fewer calories, etc.

If you still want beef, get a Foreman grill, they take out a lot of fat.

Not all fat is bad, and she asked for low calorie. I haven't lowered my fats all that much, but have lost 75lbs.

The turkey burgers on sandwich thins mentioned above is what I do. You can darn near put whatever veggies on there that you want. (Pickles might be the exception, but it's the pickling that increases the calories, not the veggie itself.) Use mustard instead of mayo or katsup to knock down calories further. Cheese is going to be costly even if it is the skim variety, so if you can go without it...

Even with these suggestions, a burger is not "low calorie". However, if you compare what I have mentioned to what your regular homemade burger costs you, it is a far sight better. Even better... go look up what a burger at Carl's Jr. (Hardee's) will be in calories!

If you still want beef, get a Foreman grill, they take out a lot of fat.

Not all fat is bad, and she asked for low calorie. I haven't lowered my fats all that much, but have lost 75lbs.

The turkey burgers on sandwich thins mentioned above is what I do. You can darn near put whatever veggies on there that you want. (Pickles might be the exception, but it's the pickling that increases the calories, not the veggie itself.) Use mustard instead of mayo or katsup to knock down calories further. Cheese is going to be costly even if it is the skim variety, so if you can go without it...

Even with these suggestions, a burger is not "low calorie". However, if you compare what I have mentioned to what your regular homemade burger costs you, it is a far sight better. Even better... go look up what a burger at Carl's Jr. (Hardee's) will be in calories!

Dill pickles are very low calories since they are acid based however way too high on sodium, but if you just gotta have it - stick to one serving. If you go for the sweet relish or the bread and butter style pickles, that's where you'll find the added calories from the sugar in the brine. Despite their sweetness, they're also high in sodium.