"The New American Burger"

This burger was inspired by a Men's Health article I read in last month's issue entitled "The New American Diet." The article was inspired by the book with the same title. The basic point of the article was that hidden chemicals in our foods are making us fat. Even things like fruits, vegetables, and lean meats such as chicken and fish are full of steroids and pesticides that are causing us to store more estrogen which in turn leads to less muscle and more body fat. So for this burger I ventured to Whole Foods for some good organic meat and produce. To start I hand mixed some grass fed ground beef with no hormones included with a large organic cage free egg. Then I added diced red onion and organic fresh spinach leaves which I chopped finely. The last two ingredients were organic shredded cheddar cheese and one cup of old fashioned oats. Not instant oats like you would make oatmeal with but old fashioned whole oats which are a great source of fiber and can be really filling. When they make oats into instant oatmeal it completely takes away all the nutrients. The reason that instant oatmeal is all that you see is because it is a lot easier than boiling water and infusing and slow stirring the oats. I hand mixed all of these ingredients and formed them into patties to cook on the cast iron. Of course I seasoned the beef with salt and red pepper flakes before I put them on the pan. I cooked the burgers for about 8 minutes on each side to medium rare. The buns were whole wheat which I toasted in a toaster oven. I topped the burger with a slice of organic tomato, two slices of organic avocado, and some Guildens brown mustard for moisture. The burger was very good. It was just a nothing fancy, good tasting, filling burger. I really liked it and because it was made with healthy fresh organic products it made me feel good to eat it.