The Ramen Burger, created by NY based Keizo Shimamoto, has become a food truck foodie's dream. This new form of burger takes away that boring ol' bun and replaces it with a yummy ramen cake instead. With ramen noddles rising in popularity and burgers being an American standar, it is no wonder that this little morsel has become as popular as the cronut. And, it is also no surprise that, in it's original state, the ramen burger is not a super healthy treat. The average serving of ramen noodles are high in calories and salt, add in the meat and condiments and we have a bonafide guilty pleasure.

Thankfully, there are a few healthy[er] options for making ramen burgers at home. The first is quite simple and is what most have already figured... Instead of using a beef patty that is high in artery clogging fats, opt for a low-fat turkey patty instead. By doing this quick switch, you will be reducing the calorie content by over 100 calories and the fat content by about 13 grams! Now that we are on a role, let's reduce that unneeded sodium found in most ramen noodles by using the Hakubaku Organic Ramen Noodles instead. This will lower the sodium and carbohydrate content while increase the amount of protein found in each serving.

These simple changes will bring down the calorie content, fat content, and sodium content of this popular guilty pleasure, but we can take it a step farther with the condiments we choose. Condiments are one of the easiest ways to take a healthy meal and bring it to the unhealthy zone. If you wish to keep those burgers on the side of healthy, opt out of the teriyaki sauces, ketchups, aioli's, and barbecue sauces and go for the yellow or spicy mustards instead. This simple swap will save as much as 100 calories and 35 grams carbohydrates. Now that is what I call a healthy ramen burger!