Got your "Fat Pants" on? Yeah, Thanksgiving did a heavy number on me too.

And it's only the beginning of the overeating season. Still lurking ahead are all those boozy and woozy festive parties, restaurant meet-ups and family gatherings that demand you pass tons of dishes, trays and tables overloaded with rich holiday goodies. You can say you'll only nosh in moderation, but we all know self-control is a tough sell when everybody else is whooping it up.

What to do? Well, as there's no avoiding the fatty-and-fancy-food-fueled social obligations, why not at least try eating as leanly as possible in the privacy of your own home? To that end, I picked up some locally sourced Luna burgers.

Clocking in at only 160 to 170 calories apiece, the big and thick frozen vegan patties are not only created in Columbus, they're also made with mostly Ohio-farm-grown produce.

The company's website notes that Luna burgers are made with spelt berries and oats from Millersburg's Stutzman Farms, beets and kale from the Sippel Family Farm, herbs from RainFresh Harvests in Plain City, and apples and blueberries from local orchards like the Blueberry Patch in Lexington.

So Luna burgers score high in the health and ecology departments, but how do they rate on the dinner plate? I'd say more than just fine.

The dark and somewhat hockey-puck-looking veggie burgers cook up in a quick 10 to 12 minutes, either baked or (my preference) heated and crisped in a lightly oiled pan. There's three varieties, but all form a decent crust on the exterior and are rich and moist underneath.

While their primary flavor is of pureed black beans leavened with a hint of apple, they actually have a rather complex taste and texture, and that makes them fun to eat. They're pretty satisfying on their own but definitely take nicely to being "burgered" up with your favorite sandwichy condiments and toppings.

Of the three, I like the Classic and the Farmhouse Chili more than the Garden Thyme because the latter is a bit heavy on the herbs for my palate. But any of the three would serve as a healthy, convenient and "don't splurge at home" holiday-season meal.