I'm a vegetarian so I've been substituting vegetarian "meat" products for the 4 ounces of lean protein... servings in the meals. Understanding that the goal of that serving is to get protein, I've been looking for the most protein-packed fake meat I can come up with and the Morningstar Farms "steak" strips have the most protein of any of the vegetarian products out there. That's what I use in place of the meat in any of the meals.
For veggie burgers, I prefer the Morningstar Farms Garden Veggie Patties. They are two full vegetable servings per patty! That's what I use when the meal plan calls for a veggie burger.
There are a lot of different varieties of veggie burgers out there so you might have to look around and see which ones you like best. I don't particularly care for the Boca products myself. I think the Morningstar Farms ones cook up much better. I also really like the Quorn products, although some of them are breaded. They're made from quinoa, which is a grain (although it has a lot of protein).
Hope that helps!
Kara
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