Healthy Food Choices: Fuddruckers Buffalo Burger

This afternoon my husband and I went out to Fuddruckers for a meal and a business discussion. I usually stick with the turkey burger there, and he usually gets a regular 1/2 pound burger. But today he decided to try something new, and supposedly healthier: a Buffalo Burger.

Example of a Buffalo BurgerHe’s never tried Buffalo before, and is usually not very adventurous food wise. But it’s advertised as being high in iron and low in fat, and since he decided that if I’m going to shrink that maybe he should too, he decided to give it a try. 

And guess what? He liked it!

Wow! (like I said, he’s not adventurous with food)

So I decided to look up what the real deal was nutrition wise. Is the Fuddrucker’s Buffalo Burger really healthier?

Apparently so. According to The Daily Plate, the Fuddruckers Buffalo Burger with Cheddar Cheese and a bun is 520 calories, 12 grams of fat, and 32 grams of protein.

While my husband’s normal Fuddrucker’s burger choice: a 1/2 pound beef burger rings in (without cheese) at 660 calories, 56 grams of fat, and 36 grams of protein.

Now these are NOT the official numbers from Fuddruckers (which doesn’t make their nutritional info available online – bummer!), so I decided to go look up another source of nutritional comparison between beef and buffalo meat.  After all, if my husband will willingly eat a healthier meat source, then heck I’m all for it!

According to the National Bison Association, buffalo meat has not only less calories and less fat, but more iron and more Vitamin B12, than both beef and chicken.

So…buffalo is healthier. Cool.  Guess I better start looking into sources of Buffalo meat for him.

If you are looking for a healthier alternative to beef, maybe see if you can hunt a place that serves Buffalo Burgers and give it a try.

Enjoy!

…Shannon

Photo Credits:
Buffalo Burger by pengrin™ 

(Photo note: I didn’t think to take the camera to Fuddruckers, so this photo is just an example of what a buffalo burger looks like (much like beef), not an actual Fuddruckers Buffalo Burger.)