Doing the Impossible: Whopper, that is

Burger King Whopper and Impossible Whopper

I joined a Green Challenge and one of the items was to eat plant-based meals. Now, we have tried plant-based proteins before, and they practically tasted like cardboard. Plus, when you look at how much sodium and preservatives are in the ingredient list, you would think twice about this being a better option to meat. These plant-based proteins are also highly processed—in the attempt to make it look and taste like meat. Add these to the fact that our family is essentially composed of carnivores, we have not fully embraced plant-based protein. Now, having said that, I had to get my points for this Green Challenge. So, when I saw that Burger King had the Impossible Whopper, I took it as an opportunity! 

Burger King Impossible Whopper

The family did not commiserate with me and ordered the regular beef Whopper. Only I had the Impossible Whopper. And I do have to say, it tasted good! As I was hyperaware of the fact that it was not the usual beef patty, I can detect that it did not have the same mouthfeel and grilled tasted of the regular burger. But it was not bad at all! It offered the same taste and almost quite the satisfaction (unless one had a serious craving for a Whopper—which we do get sometimes) of the regular Whopper. 

 The Impossible Whopper does have fewer calories and less fat, but the difference is not very significant. It is also packed with Sodium (3x more than Whopper) but a winner on cholesterol (with the Whopper having 9x more). Guess you just have to pick your evil. 

nutritional facts from Burger King website

Overall, it kept me full, made me happy, and I will have it again, if I had to select a plant-based option.