Building Healthier Burgers

Grilling for friends? Maybe you're having a family barbecue this weekend? Or perhaps you just want a juicy burger fresh off the grill? Try these options to help build healthier burgers. The Food Network shares these recipes.

• Reduce meat content and add bulgur for texture.
• Consider portobello burgers for a meatless option.
• Use 90% lean beef and whole-wheat English muffins for lighter burgers.
• Offer turkey burgers for those who avoid red meat.
• Add crunch with panko breading, which may have fewer calories, sodium and fat.
• Avoid extra oil to maintain low calorie and fat totals.
• Replace ketchup with sambal oelek (Indonesian hot sauce) (recipe in link).
• Use diced apple and mango chutney for a fruitier topping or a lighter coleslaw to incorporate more veggies.
• Create vegetarian burgers with edamame and millet.
• Use millet for its fiber, iron, and B vitamins, or substitute with quinoa, brown rice, or bulgur.