Battle of the Best Low Carb(on Dioxide) Burgers

One night, after an inaugural 10-hour bout of playing Guitar Hero, it was time to grab some burgers. Having grown up in Stockholm, Sweden, I was craving anything but McDonalds, especially being an ex-employee as well as a lifelong vegetarian. To my surprise, a northern Swedish burger chain had expanded into Stockholm and according to my friends, had become the destination for fast food.

The name of the chain is “Max” and I had never bothered frequenting the chain, assuming they were a dollar a dozen; you live and you learn. We walk into the restaurant and my jaw proceeded to drop. All the food and drink items had prices, and, the amount of grams of CO2 that went into making it. As my friends proceeded to order food, I was too flabbergasted to think straight. My eyes wandered to a big poster explaining the company’s policy of offsetting carbon by planting trees in Africa.

So, I thought to myself, how long will it be until we see this in the U.S.? Well, a week later, on the day I got back from winter break, I stop by “EVOS” – a Floridian burger chain with a Chapel Hill, NC location. I walk in, and once more, my jaw drops. Another progressive burger chain? What’s going on here? As for the environmental credentials, check out the following websites to determine that for yourself:

http://www.max.se/en/
http://www.evos.com/

On a related note, I must say that EVOS had the single best veggie burger I have ever eaten at a fast-food joint. My carnivorous friends seemed to love what they ate. The air-baked fries and quality shake were not bad either. In the end, I walked out feeling good: good in the physical sense, the environmentally aware sense, and good about some signs of where we might be heading.

Know of a better low carb(on dioxide) burger? Do tell…